After each member of the class chose what brief we wanted to work on we were put in teams based
on what animation we wanted to work on.
I was hesitant about this process of selection and initially it seemed to work out, but then later in the
project the team I was in started to fragment to the detriment of the process and output.
The brief was a recorded audio file with transcript, as seen above, by Sarah Ichioka, extracted from
an interview.
In the audio file, Sarah Ichreallyioka, an Urbanist and systems thinker, describes how we may
transition from sustainable design to a radical regenerative approach - one in which everything we
do has a net-positive impact on people, places, and the planet.
As you will see, in this section of the document, all the content created for this RSA project.
The Change is Necessary team decided that the animation could be a mixture of 2D (Characters) and
3D (Backgrounds) to complement each of the team members strength. Notably, although we did aim
to the team’s strengths there was no attempt for individuals to enhance any other skills further
which could have benefited the project from a technical perspective. Often some individual’s skills
that could have enhanced the projected were ignored and due to the lack of sustained leadership
the group adopted what they individually thought were an easier and perhaps less accomplished
approach. Again, the limited structure and cohesion with the group had a negative impact on the
processes and output. We thought we could do the 2D animation elements in Adobe Character
Animator (to help the non-2D artists in the group with contribution) after learning in a previous
Pipeline lecture.
Everyone seemed to enjoy this software, as it made 2D animation an easier and effective process.
However, due to personal problems one of the group who was comfortable with animation was
unable to participate sufficiently and this seemed to be one of the turning points within the project
that weakened the group. One aspect of this was limited participation in timetabled Pipeline
activities. This has left me wondering about how successful the group would have been if this had
not occurred.
