On graduation which area or environment of production do you wish to focus upon and why?

On graduation I think at the moment I would want to focus on the side more towards creation in the scene as opposed to steps such as rendering/lighting/compositing practices. Modelling, animation and texturing as well as aspects of simulations are what I enjoy and have the most experience with, and it is the side of this course that I feel suits me better.

What skills will you need to attain the standards required for vocational practice?

In order to attain the standards required for a job, I think that I will need to further develop my modelling, texturing and animation skills, despite them being my “strong area”, the difference between my work and professional work is still a gap. Mostly this can be achieved just through usage of the software required, however setting tasks that stretch what I am capable of is useful to push myself to learn techniques I do not already know.

How will you showcase your FMP practice for the final shows?

I will showcase my FMP practice by developing a project that goes beyond what I was capable of before, using the knowledge I have gained to create something better than anything I have made before.

Is it important to directly connect the thesis research to your practical work?

I think it is important to at least slightly connect my research to my practical work, because it will help me to actually care about the subject of my research – if it has tangible benefits to allow me to create something better due to the research then it is obviously something worthwhile for me.

Do you have an area of research you wish to conduct that is unrelated to practical element?

The only area that I would potentially be interested in would be the process of merging sound and animation elements – most animation work that I regard as high quality work heavily utilises sound and I feel like even if my job is not relating to sound, knowing more about how that department works would help allow me to better collaborate with them, as I would know what difficulties they would face, their process, etc., allowing me to better consider how I make work from a perspective that is helpful to them.