Claymation reflecion

This post is about the Claymation project we have been doing in Mr. Bergquist's class for the last quarter and a half. This was the first big project we have done all year. My partner was Cassandra Marcial, we had some ups and downs but overall I thought we got along pretty well and had a pretty good finishing project. Although Cassie and I only finished 5 scenes we are still working on them. One thing I liked about this project was that it was fun making the little clay people. Another thing I liked about it was looking back over at the scene I had just made, and thinking it looked pretty good. One thing I disliked about this project was that there was not enough time in between each scene. Overall this project was okay but I’m sort of glad it's over, so I don't have to worry about it.

My favorite part of this project, was making the people I thought it was really fun and creative. I liked making the people because it was something i could do it, well talking to my friends and partner. Some other things I liked about this project were that it was fun making the actual video and doing the audio on Imovie. I thought this was fun because I learned a lot more about Imovie and making video's. I thought the movie we actually made was okay, but if I ever do this again I know what I could improve upon. Another thing I liked watching was our video and other people's videos because I knew how much effort and work had gone into each off those projects. Another thing i really liked was just having fun with my partner. Cassie was a really good partner and she did a lot for our project. Cassie was the best partner, although she couldn't be there some of the time we had a really good project t the end. Overall I liked this project more than I disliked it. I thought this project was pretty fun, hands on, and creative.

Some things I disliked about this project were that I didn't think there was enough time in between scenes. Only about half the class was done on time. Although I may have procrastinated a little bit during the scenes I still didn't think that there was enough time given. Another thing I didn’t like about this project was how confusing it was to get the pictures in order. When you uploaded the pictures to the mac's than they just came up in random orders. But by far my most frustrating thing was getting the little people to stand up and learning how to make them thick enough. If you didn't make them thick enough then they would fall over, and you would practically have to re due the whole scene. If I were to re due this project having known what I was getting into, I would not have procrastinated as much. Some things I wish I could have controlled better were the amount of time we got to have during each scene. Overall I think i liked this project more then i disliked it.

The most important thing I learned doing this project was how to stream pictures together and make a movie. Before i knew a little bit about imovie but i didn't know how to make the pictures into movies. Some other things I learned were how to make clay people, how to use Imovie, and not to procrastinate as much. Another thing I learned was how to be more prepared because the first couple of days my partner and I couldn't even work because we didn't have the clay. Next time I do a project like this or as big as this i will be prepared a lot more. This was the first major project for first quarter and overall I thought it was a pretty good one. I hope the i learn even more from the next project. I thought overall I learned a lot of things from this project.

In conclusion I thought this whole project was pretty good, and I learned a lot. This project was fun and creative for the most part although I’m glad I don't have that pressure hanging over me anymore to get my scene’s done. My partner was overall really helpful and we worked pretty well together. I hope our next major project turns out to be as successful and fun.