Premise Reflective Statement

I feel like with premise I both underestimated it as well as at times overestimating it. My time management on this project was not good enough and I'm disappointed that I know there was wasted time. At the beginning of the project I wasted 6 weeks on an idea that was not really going anywhere before I finally put a stop to it. After that I really did struggle in terms of thinking of stories and ideas that I would feel happy about doing for a year and a half. Finally after some talks I was able to find a framework that also worked with my way of thinking.

Once I got onto my current idea I felt like I was finally getting somewhere. However, throughout this project I let worry get in the way of me progressing and ended up procrastinating leading up to my OGR. I let ambiguity stop me from experimenting with this project and I wish that I had just said "**** it" more often and just went for it. Despite this I was happy that once I got to making animatics, each one then lead me to better understanding my story and felt like each one impacted the other. Character design was hit or miss, I had moments where I would really thrive and come out with something good, but at points I let correct anatomy stop myself from exploring characterization or textures. Once I had gotten over the anatomy trouble though I feel like I was able to better understand my characters and it allowed me to better explore the kind of character they are going to be.

Overall, I am happy with my story and my characters. Having presented at the crit and hearing that this idea could be seen as a short film was amazing to hear. As well as, the tweaks and changes I need to make inspiring me to work more on developing this idea to the best it can be. Something I will always need to improve on with projects is time management and not allowing myself to procrastinate because I'm unsure or worried that what I'm doing is wrong.