FACEBOOK PAGE

Hi everyone,

I've created a Facebook page for Motivation Animation. 

I have more ideas in the mix and  I want to provide people with more practical knowledge but most of all provide a more casual setting to provide people with updates and any news I receive from my Sheridan friends.

Please feel free to contribute your thoughts, comments, and questions with the Facebook page here:
https://www.facebook.com/MotivationAnimation

More to come.

Regards,

Lee @Motivation Animation

DRIVE// A LITTLE BIT OF PRACTICE EVERY DAY GOES A LONG WAY

Drive.

Drive is the word that makes you push harder. Drive is what takes you far beyond the reach of other students. Drive is what takes you down the path of passion, hard work, and determination. Everyone has a reason to do this. Everyone has a reason to work harder than the next person. You do it because you're driven. 

What makes you a formidable artist/ student?

I often find myself in big open-ended conversations with my peers about what makes not only a hardworking artist but more importantly what makes the individual a worthwhile and invaluable person for a job. The key point here is what makes you a potentially good applicant for a job in animation, video game industry, comic books, or any job in the arts for that matter. In my experience, from what I've gained from the instructors at Sheridan is that the industry is highly competitive and jobs are constantly going through a flux of being scarce to readily available depending where you are. It depends on how good you are. Are you willing to go the distance, take risks, and challenge yourself to get the job done? Do you want to put in the time to develop your skills to an industry standard? It's all about getting good and simply when it comes to that point when you do land a job hopefully your skills and your work will speak for itself. 

There is a competitive nature to all of this. The truth is is that, it is really competitive when it comes to a challenging degree program not to mention a competitive work place. Sheridan Animation is highly competitive in nature. While some might disagree, there are individuals who have successfully entered into Sheridan only to find that they are not competitive students nor do they try to achieve more. They might lack some determination but I feel its more to do with their resolution and overall focus. You have some individuals that simply lack some dedication but being successful doesn't mean being the "best" artist. It also means being someone who is credible, someone who has a good track record, and generally someone who can work well in teams. Personally, I find it challenging to work with people who lack common sense and a simple sense of morality. 

What does competitiveness mean? Regardless of where you go and what career you fall into you will always find that most careers and jobs are highly competitive next to everyone who is applying for it. But I say, competitive programs breeds lions or more accurately it breeds individuals with a high aptitude for learning and achieving more than the next person. You can see this in many different programs like for example law programs where you see big characters and individuals with big egos entering into competitive programs. By and large, my peers and friends who challenge themselves and continually set goals for themselves are the people who enjoy competitiveness. This competitiveness makes them disciplined.

So all I wanted to say is you must reach for the sky. Work hard and try to achieve more. At the end of the day you can't simply draw for fun or draw when you 'feel like it'. You need to draw and work at it all the time, each day, push past the pain barrier because you need to begin to develop your skills to the point of it being muscle memory. That's my advice for the day.