I suppose I am happy with how my self portrait turned out. The animation was interesting, charming and full of texture in a way only something hand-drawn could be, it and had a good (and perhaps surprising) twist as well. Played with the expectations of the viewer nicely, I thought.
I also really liked how improvisational its creation felt, from the stream of consciousness style drawings to the transformation of the idea as I created it. This is a vein that I can trace throughout my work in this class and perhaps even before this class. From the first projects where I got my group to go in a circle making completely random noises on a whim to the editing style of the rapid-fire picture to the use of improvisational elements such as fire and fluid physics, I feel as though I have touched on one of my fundamental beliefs about art: that the creation of unique, pure idea is best done on a whim.
While I am certainly someone who likes to plan, to be on time and to have everything in order, I do not believe that any amount of planning begets genius. Planning and execution certainly begets refinement, stability and ensures that you follow through, but it does not create the spark, the seed, the whatever you want to call it which starts your piece.
With this class I think that I have learned to step back and get out of my own way. To let my projects evolve, twist, mutate and grow of their own accord. While I have not grown less discerning or critical of my own work (I personally regret putting the words into my video, I feel like it was more subtle and less obvious without them) I have learned a bit of the courage/recklessness to experiment -- something that very possibly will not work -- just to see where that will get me. And I think where I end up in life 5, 10 or 400 years from now that knowledge will help me.
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