Summer Goals 2017

Making a Successful Start

1: Plan ahead

2: Plan to be able to make up for lost time

3: Do SOMETHING every day

4: Don't lose sight

5: Keep track

6: Be enthusiastic

7: Be forgiving

8: Get skills up to reel-worthiness

9: Be prepared with work that you feel confident enough to bring to the table- ready to collaborate starting next school year

10: Learn something- walk away from the summer feeling empowered and ready- (have a new reel)

Practice:

Maya

-animating

-modeling

Zbrush

Substance Painter

C4D

Personal projects:

Professional website

Reel

Resume

AE App animation

I get nervous when I write these words. I make a list every year. I've even done this in high school. Thankfully, I've been able to accomplish most if not all the things on this list every summer. However, my goals in the past have been broad. I would write things like: "work on..." or "try..."

This summer though, I am going to need to commit and have an end goal in mind.

It still feels weird to have passed up on an actual internship opportunity and also to pass up on the chance for it again this summer. But I try to keep promising myself that I will be glad that I did later. And that it's better because my work isn't up to par anyway to be worthy of a real and actually good internship. More importantly, I should be shooting for paid internships. Time is passing quickly as always. I have 2 more years to prepare for the industry world. By the end of this summer I should without a doubt feel confident about my path, my desires, my passions, and my skills. I need to be certain and I need to have a committed goal in mind. No pressure.