Webinar 01

 

 “Webinar Series on Basic Computer Animation”

 

I. Details of the event/activity

            The Nueva Ecija University of Science and Technology (NEUST) - Training Department and the College of Information and Communications Technology hosted the webinar I attended, titled "Webinar Series on Basic Computer Animation," which is now focused on "2D Animation." The series' first topic, "Illustration," was covered on September 9; the series' last topic, "3D Animation Concepts," will be covered on September 22. In September, there will be three days of webinars starting at 8:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. Mr. Angelito I. Cunanan Jr. is the presenter for each webinar series. He holds an MSIT and works as faculty at NEUST-CICT.

II. Reflections on the webinar/activity give rise to (learnings)

            I recognize the potential advantages of this type of webinar for BSEMC students, particularly in our CAPSTONE project in animation. The speaker first talked about how much he enjoys animated films and showed Disney, Pixar, and other studios are among the numerous ones. The speaker talked about his knowledge of 2D animation. In animation, when a character moves, such as through "Inbetweening" or "Tweening" production taught us how to animate using only a mouse and a keyboard in Adobe Animate.methods for accelerating activities that call for numerous frames or layers. He shows us a practical trick.because he was conscious of the labor-intensive nature of animation.

            Because of the way Mr. Gel interacts with the students in this webinar, I find it to be both entertaining and educational. The speaker cited examples from the Disney, Studio Ghibli, Pixar, and other animation sectors. After demonstrating how it's done and how an animated rough draft functions with sample clips from the company's studio, Mr. Gel gives a thorough tutorial. Mr. Gel went on to explain how "Grid Lines" aid animators in handling "tweening" or "inbetweening" in 2D animation. Since Mr. Gel skillfully demonstrated the actual animation, the emphasis was more on demonstration than instruction, even though the majority of the aforementioned lessons—such as the production process and storyboarding—had already been taught to us earlier this semester. Nevertheless, we still comprehend what he taught us, and it was helpful because Mr. Gel had already taught us earlier this semester. Since Mr. Gel demonstrated how to use the shortcut keys in Adobe Animate, how to animate solely using the mouse, and how to speed up work when there are numerous frames to complete, this webinar has been quite helpful to me. Simply put, it's like seeing a life hacks animation, thus as a BSEMC student, I really enjoyed it and learned a lot from it. It was also a great reference for our Capstone 2D Animation project Before it was through, Mr. Gel effectively covered the differences between the 12 Animation Pipelines and Principles as well as how to use them in Adobe Animate with just a few basic examples. The speaker encourages us to love animation projects because he views them as stressful work given how many hours and days are required to complete a straightforward animation project. Then Mr. Gel shows us an illustration of an animator's process and some tips for speeding up the animation process.

 

III. Reflections on possibilities on implementing some of the webinar input on a practical level (practical application of learnings)

            This webinar is very helpful to me because it connects to our 2D animation-focused capstone project. Because I want to learn more and improve my skills with 2D designing and animation, I choose this day for the webinar series. It not only gave me a lot of ideas, but it also helped me get better at animating, and it showed us how to make a project in a quick, original style that was yet easy and appealing. My animation portfolio will get better thanks to a tip the speaker gave me that will help me land better animation-related employment or break into the field. Because of this webinar, my enthusiasm for making tiny animation projects has increased, which inspires me to pursue my goal of becoming a professional animator.

IV. Positive feedback (on the event organization)

            I enjoyed participating in this webinar not just because of its subject matter 2D animation but also because of how warm and welcoming the host speaker is. The Speaker helped us increased our understanding of the entire field of animation and production. Beginning with a discussion of various animation studios and their works, production methods, storyboarding advice, and the book "The Animator's Survival Kit" by Richard Williams, which is recommended for beginning animators, we move on to the 12 animation principles, explaining how they are applied to animations while demonstrating a real-world animation created with Adobe Animate.

 

V. Suggestions for improvements to be made/consider for future activities

            I found the webinar to be a full success because the host speaker, Mr. Gel, did a great job of explaining the 2D Animation topic and demonstrating a real step-by-step animation. Only the issue itself could be suggested for improvement. The 12 animation principles are discussed, as well as the outputs of an animation studio, various production kinds, and how to perform a storyboard, during the entire webinar.