{not} the end

Hello everyone!

Today is the last official post of the 20-time project, but not my last post on this blog! The end of the school year is fast approaching and so is the end of 20-time. I learned a lot from my project and I definitely plan to keep going with it. I achieved most of my goals from the action plan I made at the beginning of the project, including researching digital animation, creating at least 2 animation tests (I ended up doing a lot more than that!) and analyzing my tests to improve them. The goal I haven't completed yet is to create a final video, which I'm currently working on and hope to finish before the end of the school year.

One of my most important insights was that for this project, I need to set aside larger blocks of time to allow myself to be productive. I also learned that although I still have a lot to research and learn, I shouldn't let myself get "analysis paralysis"! One of the best ways to learn is to do and learn from your mistakes! This project has been helpful for me in learning to take Van Gogh's advice and "always be doing that which I cannot do, in order that I may learn how to do it" (one of my favorite quotes!)

I've also thought a lot about my career path as it relates to this project. I've always thought it would be amazing to work in animation, but I didn't think I could really do it. My 20-time project has been an important factor in helping me realize that working in the animation field is actually a possible career. I still certainly don't know if it's what I want to do with my life, but I've come to see it as a real possibility. Oddly enough, the project has also helped me understand that I don't have to choose animation as a career to still enjoy it! I always saw animation as something too complicated to become a hobby, but I've learned that I can make time for anything if I'm willing to plan accordingly. I'm the type of person who likes it put 200% into everything, but it can also be rewarding to have a less deadly serious project without so much riding on it. That's honestly one of the most important insights I've gained from this project, actually.

That's all for now, folks! Thank you for joining me on this journey and make sure to keep checking back for more posts about my adventures in animation! :)