Week 10 Blog
And so we entered the storm, and in the end we were swept away by the crushing waves. With the project being cancelled, it lead to a gloomy Tuesday afternoon. It seems like it wasn't meant to be, and it was unfortunate that it ended up that way. I imagine some may be thinking of who to blame for the way it turned out but I don't want to think like that, in the end we all go down together, we shouldn't villainize each other.
The last client meeting we had definitely felt like a killing blow to me personally, particularly with the ship texture I showed to him, which was less than satisfactory. I felt gutted that it was such a damp squib to end it on and I was convinced that that alone would lead to a life lost (although with what happened it didn't matter in the end). I felt quite drained that after coming back from a hiatus where I had a failed project before that I had another project that fell apart. I guess it's just one of those things that you have to be prepared for, you win some you lose some. If there is one thing that I will be taking from this conclusion is the factors to avoid in future projects.
The main feeling I felt in the aftermath was guilt as I felt like I let down our producers. Given all the hard work they put in to keep the project together and to organize meetings and sorting out tasks they did a good job with all that, I can't help but feel like I let them down. While they and the lecturer assured me I was doing enough work for the project I can't help but feel like I still could have done more, especially early on in the semester, heck my time sheet reflects that. When the time comes for me to do the capstone project I will take the mistakes I've done here and make sure to avoid them for that and other future projects. It has definitely been an important learning experience for me and even with the sad conclusion we ended up in, I'm glad to have gotten the chance to do a project like this. It has been vital experience to me and the most relevant unit I've done at SAE so far.
With the new duo projects assigned to us (which involves the remote study skills) I'll have to shift my attention to refining my drawing skills which will be put to the test as I have to combine it with photogrammy. I'm unsure as to how this will go and it certainly will prove a challenge but hopefully it goes well. Having to do a lot of house moving stuff this weekend I didn't get much time to look at it so the next week will be a grind to get that ball rolling, hopefully it won't be too stressful. The post project report will also be a good chance for me to do more self reflection on myself and with how often I've been reflective on myself lately I should be able to get a lot out of it. Hopefully with the above I can end the semester on a high rather than a low.
The last client meeting we had definitely felt like a killing blow to me personally, particularly with the ship texture I showed to him, which was less than satisfactory. I felt gutted that it was such a damp squib to end it on and I was convinced that that alone would lead to a life lost (although with what happened it didn't matter in the end). I felt quite drained that after coming back from a hiatus where I had a failed project before that I had another project that fell apart. I guess it's just one of those things that you have to be prepared for, you win some you lose some. If there is one thing that I will be taking from this conclusion is the factors to avoid in future projects.
The main feeling I felt in the aftermath was guilt as I felt like I let down our producers. Given all the hard work they put in to keep the project together and to organize meetings and sorting out tasks they did a good job with all that, I can't help but feel like I let them down. While they and the lecturer assured me I was doing enough work for the project I can't help but feel like I still could have done more, especially early on in the semester, heck my time sheet reflects that. When the time comes for me to do the capstone project I will take the mistakes I've done here and make sure to avoid them for that and other future projects. It has definitely been an important learning experience for me and even with the sad conclusion we ended up in, I'm glad to have gotten the chance to do a project like this. It has been vital experience to me and the most relevant unit I've done at SAE so far.
With the new duo projects assigned to us (which involves the remote study skills) I'll have to shift my attention to refining my drawing skills which will be put to the test as I have to combine it with photogrammy. I'm unsure as to how this will go and it certainly will prove a challenge but hopefully it goes well. Having to do a lot of house moving stuff this weekend I didn't get much time to look at it so the next week will be a grind to get that ball rolling, hopefully it won't be too stressful. The post project report will also be a good chance for me to do more self reflection on myself and with how often I've been reflective on myself lately I should be able to get a lot out of it. Hopefully with the above I can end the semester on a high rather than a low.
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