The Reflection

The documentation of this project was vital to its progress. By involving myself in the process week by week, I was able to manage what needed to be done for the animation series and consistently contribute to its development. During the development of my animation skills, I've realised that documentation is essential. Through documenting each stage of the project, I am able to analyse and build off each stage, which leads to improvement and further progress. For example, through creating and documenting the animations' storyboards, I am able to critically analyse them and utilise that to progress to the development of each animation's illustrations. By doing this, I am able to move forward and develop my animations. I've realised how much the project's stages rely on their previous stages and that the relationship between each stage needs to be acknowledged if there is to be progress. Through documentation, I am able to refer back to parts of the process to consilidate whether I'm still achieving what I planned for the project initially. By doing this, I am able to maintain the project's focus on burnout and utilise my earlier research and development effectively. Although documentation had its benefits, I also realised that progress was sometimes hindered as I was constantly thinking what should be recorded for the sake of documentation, despite it not really benefitting the project. At times I found myself sidetracking to take extra photos or record extra content just so I could have more stuff documented. I feel like this 'documenting for the sake of documenting' mindset occassionally delayed the project's progress. When I have been a bit lost about where to go next with my documentation, I feel like I have struggled to be independent and figure out this loss of direction for myself.