What were the three most important points you absorbed from the mid-semester crit?

Well, once again it was suggested to make Welles more menacing or threatening at first.

A good suggestion (which I actually took upon in one shot) was to cut to a reaction rather than focus on the lip sync the entire time. And while I still had to work on an additional shot, it did help to break up the scene a little.

Points that I did like were suggestions on how to make the film more cinematic or atmospheric, but once again, there's the matter of time and resources and there's only so much left I can do in only a month an a half.

Overall I was just glad to get feedback from additional perspectives. One person learned something new about film trivia, and another person was impressed with the ways I would deal with characters' heads at different angles.

March 25 animation progress from Victoria Heckman on Vimeo.

what’s the approach to working on this piece that’s worked the best for you so far?

• what elements do you find you need to put you in a comfortable and productive frame of mind for working:- at home with a hot cup of tea just before/after dinner?- working early in the morning for a couple of hours before anyone else is awake?- breaking up your six hours of out-of-class work time into smaller chunks, e.g. three times a week for two hours at a time? twice a week for three hours at a time?- mixing work with clearly defined breaks for exercise or other play time?


Approach?
Mainly getting work done when I have the time and I'm in the right frame of mind.

Elements required?
Home setting; whenever I'm in the right mood for drawing a lot and particularly on this project; no longer than two hours in one sitting, otherwise I burn out; usually in the afternoon or evenings.

shots1 and 7 inbetweens from Victoria Heckman on Vimeo.