As an introduction to Animation Mentor, they have given us a Scavenger hunt!!! We have been given 12 easy clues and 12 hard clues and we need to find the answers to these clues within the site and submit them using the support ticket tool on the site.
Its a great idea to get a better understanding of the website and if I answer the 12 easy questions correctly, I will be placed in a draw for a super cool AM prize!
But if I correctly answer all the clues I will be placed in a second draw for another prize! When the closing date has passed I will post my answers on this post :)
Although, I only have till the end of week 11, specifically Sunday at 12:00pm Pacific Time.
THE CLUES
Easy1. What link in the menu do you use to upload your assignments?
2. In which orientation video does Bobby discuss the Syllabus section?
3. We highly recommend taking detailed notes while watching the lectures, but we also provide printable notes for each one. What are these called?
4. Where in your Orientation workspace can you upload your reel?
5. Post a workspace comment to six different students and list the 6+ names here. Say hi, comment on their public reivew, have fun!
6. We e-mail a monthly _____ full of industry news, insights, and tips and tricks. What section can you find an archive of each of these ______?
7. What file do you download from the Tools section (beginning Week 1) that is used in the mandatory Video Standardization Procedure?
8. What Orientation Q&A is available to you in Week 11?
9. Updating your time zone in the My Settings is important since it will adjust all the times on your ______ to your specific time zone.
10. What is the second Helpful Tip for avoiding common technical issues?
11. What category of support ticket would you choose if you had an technical issue setting up your webcam for a Q&A?
12. Name one student who lives in Europe, one student who lives in Asia, and one who lives in Africa. Include their countries as well.
Hard1. What is the penalty for submitting late work?
2. Beyond lectures, assignments, and eCritiques, what are other activities you can do at Animation Mentor to help you succeed?
3. What assignment(s) do you upload in Week 5 of next term?
4. When you verify your encode, what message is displayed that ensures your mentor can see your assignment in the eCritique tool?
5. Name one reason why we don't recommend rendering your assignments
6. Name a student who's favorite old school movie is "Blade Runner"
7. What month and year did Shawn Kelly give the tip "forget about the legs?"
8. When exporting your playblast in Quicktime, what compression type and Frame Rate do you use?
9. What did Spike "say" when asked for advice for incoming students?
10. Submit a ticket to the Q&A Technical Issue category with the topic "AM rocks!", who responds to you?
11. Name a student whose video journal shows them singing/dancing to the theme song from an animated TV show?
12. What time does the Office Hours Q&A happen this week?
I just read this months Animation Mentor newsletter and at the top the is this Harry Potter Spike. I had to share it as it made me smile. I am a big fan of Harry Potter though, wish I had gotten the chance to of worked on one of the films.
The is an interesting article called Animation Around The World: Part 2, I enjoy reading about graduates of Animation Mentor and animators in the industry and how they got to where they are. I like to hear how people travelled the world working for different companies and to think how one day I will be telling similar stories and seeing loads of countries and companies over my lifetime.
