It just wasn’t captivating enough, no matter how much research I did or hours I poured into it it just didn’t capture my imagination anymore. Attempting to fix the problem didn’t help. Despite that, I didn’t want to quit what I had been working on for almost a month, and with my doubts continuing to grow and fester, I kept at it. I couldn’t tell what it was, but something was missing. But, after a few days of work, I started to get the sense that something was wrong. After weeks of designing scenes and the assets that populated them, I jumped into the animation side of things. I spent hours, days, weeks working on what I thought would best demonstrate the message I needed to convey. I had broken the script down into scenes, decided on an art style and jumped straight into designing the assets for the animation. You won’t always be right the first time around Having studied the script, and determined to impress my seniors and directors, I dived straight into the first idea that came to mind. I should have stopped there, taken stock of what was required of me, but instead, like a newbie, I rushed into it. It was the opportunity I needed to show what I could do. This was my chance to prove myself and express my own creative spirit. For me, however, it was important for another reason. It was an important client, too, and it was made very clear to me that this was an important video to get right. ![]() ![]() ![]() The brief was as basic as it gets: turn a script into an animated video – no assets, no storyboard, no nothing.Īll I had to work with was a script and the client’s CI and logo. I was working at one of the most prestigious 3D studios in South Africa, and already, I was given the opportunity to make a name for myself. Biting off more than I could chew In 2014, and approaching the end of my second year working for a local animation house, I was tasked with my first solo project – a big moment for myself. In fact, it’s sometimes the best thing you can do in a situation. That presentation had reminded me of a number of personal projects I never quite managed to complete, lacking the militant discipline I think I needed.īut, it also reminded me of an important lesson I learnt early in my career – sometimes it’s okay to give up. Starting new tasks is easy enough, but it can be difficult to follow through with our commitments, especially when it gets difficult. As a fellow colleague of mine recently reminded me during a rather uplifting presentation, not giving up when things get hard is a skill in itself.
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