I just realized I'm halfway through class 3 and haven't updated this blog yet. So here it is. My thoughts on class 3, Intro to Acting, are that is a lot more fun than classes 1 and 2! I have to admit I was worried starting out, my body mechanics are not great. I told my mentor this at the start, and he said sometimes its more motivating to work on a shot that's your idea, instead of just an exercise. I'm paraphrasing, that's not exactly what he said. But he was right. It's more fun to work hard to make an idea work, not just trying to make the animation work. Not to say that my animation works, but I'm getting better.

Our first assignment was a pantomime shot. This is what I finally turned in, but I'm continuing to work on it. I've ripped out some of the animation and replaced it with some stuff that doesn't work as well. But I really like doing that, especially without the pressure of having to hand it in. I'm learning a lot from that.


Our current assignment is a dialog shot. I'm beginning to block it out, trying to take care not to create any large body mechanics problems for myself at this point. I'll let you know how it goes.