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First of all, congratulations on landing your first animation project!
Whether you’re part of a team or a freelancer, your first animation project sets the stage for the rest of your career as an animator. Therefore, it’s essential to understand the structure of animation work to ensure a smooth animation creative workflow that supports your growth and doesn’t trigger loops of revisions.
‘Crunch culture’ seems to be a common story for the animation industry or even the creative industry as a whole. It has become one of the contributing factors for creative burnout despite the passion for the arts. Surely, there are better ways to conduct animation projects without sacrificing creatives’ mental health, right?
Giving visual feedback needs to be approached with efficiency and precision. When executed effectively, it can elevate work quality and improve team collaboration. However, poor feedback can cause a domino effect that could potentially derail the entire project.
Have you ever noticed how attached you get when associated with a certain colour, animal or even a symbol? While humans’ natural response of forming strong connections and attachments is one of the reasons, everyone grew up attached to a symbolic character or animal, one way or another.
