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Introduction<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

For this project, our driving question was: “How do you creatively and truthfully portray a significant person, group, place, idea, or issue in the community?”<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

To answer this question, each student did a number of things: first, a research-based paper about the subject, and second, a final product that showcases what we learned. We all conducted interviews and online research to gather the information, and in the end, our goal was a product that exhibits narrative-style journalism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For my project specifically, I created a documentary about my maternal grandfather, Tsoi Hinfuk (or Tsai Xianfu in Mandarin). Throughout my life, I had heard little tidbits about him here and there, but I was curious to learn his whole life story, because I knew he was a very courageous person. I feel very lucky that my project was so family-oriented, because I was still able to conduct my interviews as planned, even under shelter-in-place. So, I had the luxury of some extra time to complete my project. However, I don’t want that to take away from the fact that I used the extra time in a very focused way to get my animation done and with the quality of drawing that I would be satisfied with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Animation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The animation process, in sum, was nightmarish. That is probably an overstatement, but all of the extra time that I thought I would have from not going to school was swallowed up by this project. I put a lot of pressure on myself to do a good job because I usually do that, but for this, especially so, because the subject is my grandpa and I want to respect him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Storyboard
Storyboard of my animation<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

When we started this project in March by conducting our first interview, and we would base our animation around whatever audio we got from this first interview. I interviewed my mom, and I asked her to tell me everything she knew. She actually had a brief biography of him written by my grandma, and she translated it for me. However, I had to cut it to its bare-bones for the purpose of the animation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Color
The color plan for my animation project<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Screenshot
Screenshot of my production process in After Effects, featuring my favorite shot in my animation<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

During this project, I learned a lot. I learned a little bit about animation\u2013I am now addicted to clipping masks\u2013but the most important thing that I learned was time management. Because my goal for my animation was very ambitious, I had to really make sure that I could allot enough time towards this project. Because of this project, I started to use Google Calendar to try to fit this into my schedule, and I will probably continue using the calendar like this for a long time. This skill will take me very far.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"My
My very full calendar. I made sure to allot a few hours a day to this project so that I could finish it. My animation time was the row at the bottom: from 8pm to 11pm every day.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

My Final Animation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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