My 5 Year Plan
What is a five year plan?
A five year plan is looking ahead to see where I'd like to be and how I can get there and achieve it.
Ideal situation - In five years to be working within the animation industry as a junior animator. To be submitting my personal stop motion film into animation festivals.
Steps to success - Applying for jobs that are advertised, emailing animation companies, using social networks like Facebook and Twitter to message other animators to see if I can shadow them on a project.
Skills -
Character animation - Intermediate.
Replacement head building - Intermediate.
Model making - Beginner.
Silicone mould making - Beginner.
Set and prop building - Intermediate.
Dragonframe - Beginner.
After Effects - Intermediate.
Photoshop - Intermediate.
SWOT -
Strengths - Stop motion animation, set and prop making, replacement head making.
Weaknesses - Silicone mould making, armature building, use of dragonframe.
Opportunities - Runner, work experience, junior animator.
Threats - Competing against other graduates, experience using dragonframe.
Year One
A five year plan is looking ahead to see where I'd like to be and how I can get there and achieve it.
- Current situation.
- Ideal situation.
- Steps to success.
- Skills - beginner, intermediate, advanced.
- SWOT - Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats.
Ideal situation - In five years to be working within the animation industry as a junior animator. To be submitting my personal stop motion film into animation festivals.
Steps to success - Applying for jobs that are advertised, emailing animation companies, using social networks like Facebook and Twitter to message other animators to see if I can shadow them on a project.
Skills -
Character animation - Intermediate.
Replacement head building - Intermediate.
Model making - Beginner.
Silicone mould making - Beginner.
Set and prop building - Intermediate.
Dragonframe - Beginner.
After Effects - Intermediate.
Photoshop - Intermediate.
SWOT -
Strengths - Stop motion animation, set and prop making, replacement head making.
Weaknesses - Silicone mould making, armature building, use of dragonframe.
Opportunities - Runner, work experience, junior animator.
Threats - Competing against other graduates, experience using dragonframe.
Year One
When finishing university I will be looking into getting an intern job or work experience as a runner in a stop motion studio.
During this time I will also be working on finishing my third film at home as I could only make the trailer during my final year.
Year Two
To continue with work experience jobs or intern work, learning by watching the animators around me and hopefully gaining contacts to call upon for more intern work after the project I'm working on finishes.
To be hopefully be showing my own film on my show reel (copyright permitting).
Year Three
To possibly be working as a junior animator and to be working under the lead animator.
To look for other personal projects to work on, by contacting authors like I did with the project I'm currently working on.
To pitch this project to other animators and model makers I have made connections with.
To pitch this project to other animators and model makers I have made connections with.
Year Four
To continue working as a junior animator under the instruction of the lead animator.
Building up relationships with other animators to possibly have contacts to bring on to my next personal projects one day.
Building up relationships with other animators to possibly have contacts to bring on to my next personal projects one day.
Year Five
To continue as a junior animator.
To be entering competitions such as the CITV Share A Story and E4's advert E-Stings.
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