Crit 2012 Supervision

As I wasn't able to attend the pitch session for the second semester due to an illness at the time, I can't comment on the progress the students have made but it is evident that most of them put a lot of thought and effort into their work.

The first years have a good basis of research, but need to start work on their final projects. They also tend to jump into the practical work too early before enough pre-production and concept work has been done, which I pointed out to them. As they only had two practical modules to show us, there was little more feedback we could give them.

Apart from one second year in the group, the concepts were very well developed and a lot of thought has gone into their projects. A much better pipeline was in place here and all steps, from concept to storyboarding to production, were being followed. A few students were struggling with certain modules they didn't feel were their forte and overly focused on others they preferred more. I suggested to link modules and use work produced for one module for another project. This way they could transform the projects they weren't too keen on and make it theirs, step outside of the box.

The third years both had very strong ideas and detailed animatics/storyboards but not enough research and concept development went into the designs. They were also behind on production, also focusing more on their personal project than the other projects. We tried to make this aware to them and remind them the time was coming to a close.

Many students were still under the impression that the more they produced the better. We made them aware that quality comes before quantity and if they feel they can't finish their projects to the standard they planned them to, they should think about scaling it down and polishing a small part instead. This especially applies to personal projects.