Stop-frame Reflecion Essay

Stop-frame Animation Reflection Essay

We just finished our first quarter project and it could have been easy, but my partner and I had a lot of problems with the project....and each other. As you can tell already, it didn’t go well. We thought it would be fun and we could do well. Though nothing is as it seems, right? We did have some fun though.

The part of this project that I thought was the most fun was making the scenes funny even though it was based on truth. In one scene we made our main character throw up because he was so hungry. They didn’t have very much food on the boat when they were on their voyage. It was also fun making the people because we had a lot of clay. We started off being too detailed on the people and it put us a little behind. It wasn’t all as easy as “clay”.

The most difficult part of this project was my getting things in on time. First, I don’t really do my best when I work with a partner. I also found out I didn’t work well with my partner or get along with him much, either, so we would argue about what we would do. It was over dumb things. He goofed off a lot which got me to goof off also. I was trying to get him to work which then led to the project being late. When I was gone for a week he didn’t do all the project he should have. Then that lead to a poorer grade on the project then we could have earned and became a lower grade in the class. Now I am not very happy. I learned that he and I are nothing alike not in bad ways just don’t like the same things. If you know what I’m saying.

The most important thing I learned was to pick the right partner, I mean to think before I say yes to someone I don’t get along with. When you don’t it could bring the bad side out in you and him/her. Plus, poor grades which causes trouble with your parents. If you have a long term project choose someone who you are compatible with. Someone who is on task most of the time, has good ideas, you get along with well, or doesn’t get you riled up for the fun of it and doesn’t argue unless needed for good reason. I also learned to read all instructions thoroughly. This was our first big project. I guess I wasn’t really with the whole program and it cost me in my grade. That hasn’t been fun at home either because my parents are very disappointed with my grade on it. So, I learned my lesson the hard way. That could be also the reason why I put anger through this essay.

This project probably would have been a lot more fun if I had a been less tense. I didn’t have fun doing it because I was angry a lot because of my partners lack of interest and it was affecting my grade. He caused a ton of problems for, not only me, but others around him by doing things he wasn’t supposed to be doing. I’m not trying to be mean just telling what I feel and what happened. Next time I will choose somebody I know I get along with. Someone who takes his schoolwork and grades seriously. All of you out there should do the same. I’m sorry if I was too hard.