1/17/20

Universal was magical; something I'd never experienced before. Touring the back lot, I got to witness full town sets, how they make rain, what it's like to have an earthquake, car chases and more. The outside sets like Bates Motel, the 3D tunnel set where we saw King Kong save us from the dinosaurs and the picture cars they used in many well known movies were also informative and fun to see from todays tour. I learned so much that I would have never thought of.

After universal we got an exclusive tour of Sony Animations, all thanks to Caleb Bomysoad and of course Kaitlyn and Judy for showing us around! Here we learned all about story boarding, animation and bringing characters to life. There is so many parts to the process of making a feature length animation film that I never thought of. Something that surprised me was that depending on the length of the film there can be anywhere from 2 to 9 artists, creating the storyboard. I would have thought that having so many different artists, the characters and look to the story would alter or change but because of the technology we have today and the guides given to the artists, it usually isn't a problem.

To end the full, productive day, we met up with former Tc3 student Andrew Inglin. Andrew is a directory of photography, and film. Creating commercials and videos, Andrew gave us great advice and an insight into his journey to where he is today. It is not easy to get to where you want to be and you cannot lose sight in who you are and what you set sail to accomplish and that is exactly what Andrew explained in his many stories.