purapea: ([ ff ] not fucking impressed)
Pura ([personal profile] purapea) wrote2008-12-05 02:28 pm
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>8|

Now, I'm a pretty laid back person. A lot of people who know me well know that I'm usually not really phased by anything school work wise (I mean during my GCSE's, I did like no studying at all) but I think this university course is really starting to take the piss. I know work was supposed to be a hell of a lot harder, and that I wouldn't have a lot of time to myself, but I also thought I'd come here and actually learn stuff, instead of teaching myself. I'm getting annoyed that I've paid all this money for a course, and all we've done is talk about stuff, get shown videos and then released into the world on our own. I've heard of self-directed study but this is taking the piss.

Things that have to be finished by next friday:

(✔) Sketchbook work
(✔) Ball Bounce 3-5 seconds
(✔) Sack Jump 3-5 seconds
(✔) Human Walk Cycle conveying a particular emotion 10 second loop
(✔) Four Legged Walk Cycle 10 second loop
(✔) Dance Sequence to music of your choice that epitomizes Ballroom Dancing 10 seconds minimum
(✔) Lip Synching to a sound clip of your choice and body movement with 3/4 of the body 5 seconds minimum


Now this would all be manageable if A) I wasn't given a day to do some of the exercises and B) I was actually taught about animation techniques, experimenting and all that jazz. Seriously. What the fuck. I'm so tempted to drop out, move to Canada and do a Character Animation course over there. At least maybe I'll be taught. (Seriously, all that I've learned about animation I could've learned at home, on my own with a few books and access to youtube. It is not that hard)

Oh. And there is that little 2000 word essay I'm meant to be doing on.. what was the title again? Oh yes, I remember. "It could be argued that while live-action is a Modernist art form, Animation is a post-modern art form. Do you agree? Discuss with reference to the issues raised in the ANS1 lecture/seminar program." Well thats just dandy. Cept our teacher was missing for three weeks, the sub was far better at teaching than she ever was, and I do not understand half the things she is saying because of her accent. Man I am having fun.

I might go to the studio later today to despair at some of my peers (and maybe do some linetests/actual work) cause I know a lot of them haven't done all this either, so I wont feel as isolated as I do.


Seriously uni, can has learning soon pls?

[identity profile] fairytaledreams.livejournal.com 2008-12-05 03:19 pm (UTC)(link)
..... I hate classes like that. you sit there like "dude.. a little help here." Good luck with that >.<;

Yes, come to Canada! You'd be that much closer to the rest of us :D *eyeshine*

[identity profile] purapea.livejournal.com 2008-12-05 03:45 pm (UTC)(link)
Its not just classes though. This is what its like for my entire course and its starting to wear me down @___@

xDD YEAH AND UH. SNOW! :D

[identity profile] fairytaledreams.livejournal.com 2008-12-05 04:40 pm (UTC)(link)
Shit @.x i'd totally be all "screw this" ....

YEAH THAT WHITE STUFF >| THAT I TOTALLY SAW THIS MORNING.

[identity profile] purapea.livejournal.com 2008-12-05 05:10 pm (UTC)(link)
I think thats what my brain is doing to me. I seriously cant be fucked or motivated to do any work D:

I HAVEN'T SEEN ANY SINCE LAST YEAR WHEN WE GOT A LIGHT DUSTING.

[identity profile] fairytaledreams.livejournal.com 2008-12-05 06:24 pm (UTC)(link)
ugh I can't blame it >_> or you...

COME VISIT ME... YOU CAN HAVE ALL OF MINE...

[identity profile] purapea.livejournal.com 2008-12-05 06:31 pm (UTC)(link)
yeah, do not want majorly mk D:

OKAY SEND ME SOME MONEY THEN I WILL

[identity profile] purapea.livejournal.com 2008-12-05 06:49 pm (UTC)(link)
8(


OH YOU ARE BROKE TOO? D:

[identity profile] fairytaledreams.livejournal.com 2008-12-05 06:52 pm (UTC)(link)
SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOB MAYBE JUST MAYBE I AM DX

[identity profile] purapea.livejournal.com 2008-12-05 06:53 pm (UTC)(link)
WELL THATS OKAY. I AM TOO D8

[identity profile] fairytaledreams.livejournal.com 2008-12-05 06:55 pm (UTC)(link)
WE'LL ALL BE BROKE TOGETHER DX <3

[identity profile] purapea.livejournal.com 2008-12-05 06:56 pm (UTC)(link)
OKAY D8 <3

[identity profile] gatty.livejournal.com 2008-12-05 08:16 pm (UTC)(link)
Man that blows hard D: UEA was utterly useless and gave me no class time, so I quit, the course was so bad. There's no point waisting time and money on something you could do yourself.

[identity profile] purapea.livejournal.com 2008-12-05 08:52 pm (UTC)(link)
Mmn. I'm seriously thinking about it. I might wait till after christmas to see if it improves, I don't know what to do if it doesnt :\