hey all,

This semester has flown by so quickly even though it felt like forever while we all stayed indoors. during this semester I had the opportunity to take Motion Graphics and I really enjoyed it and since I progress so much in it I decided to put the majority of my focus on motion graphics and create 2d cutout animations.
To show my motion graphics projects to others I have created a youtube account. there I have most of my animations such as kinetic typography, 2 short 30 second animantion, gifs and more.

Also before I started college I had made a instgram page for my photography. I do need to polish up and add more contect in to but for now im mostly focusing on my animations.

As I learn more I’ll have more content and I feel like I should make a website for myself soon.

Looking for footprints of Motion graphic animators seems very complicated but I didn’t realize that I already know someone in person Our Prof. Caroline Voagen Nelson. She is the absolute best guru for motion graphics. I have learned the most in her class out of all my college years. Prof. Nelson has a pretty good digital footprint this semester I had the opportunity to visit her animated installation Her Vote in LIC. Her website is very detailed about her works and accomplishment.

My future peer that I have found is Eileen Kim. She is a 2d motion graphics artist at Nickelodeon. she has a Behance profile along with her website and Vimeo. her 2d animations are pretty cool and she has also done some digital arts which were pretty amazing. I could say her digital presence is very strong.

Pier Paolo has a very good digital presence. he is also an animator and a designer. he has Vimeo will most of his contents. His animation Cinematics has a Vimeo Staff Pick award. previously he had worked with Google, Coke, MTV, Volkswagen and etc. I loved his animation. it is inspiring me to do my final proposal. I hope to hear back from him soon.

I’m terrible at writing introductions but the draft letter made me realize how should I make a first impression. How to describe me in short and a few sentences. Since I already wrote a letter about myself before and recently I have done some more work to keep under my belt. I’m going to update the letter. Finding an internship is getting harder and harder but this letter is going to make it a step easier to make an impression on my employer.

Dear Mr. M,
I hope this email finds you well. My name is Umme H. and I am in my final year studying Communications Technology with a concentration in television production at York College/CUNY. I was excited to learn about you and your work while looking for internship opportunities here in New York. You have clearly had success in the field and I wonder if I could connect with you for an in-person informational interview or a quick phone call.
At York, in addition to my studies, I’ve had the opportunity to work on a short portrait documentary about my experience staying in quarantine when COVID hit NYC and made a few motion graphics animations including a short 30 seconds animated infographics about skeletal system targeting an audience for the ages 5- 8. As I finish my studies at York, I am eager to begin making connections with other people in the field (like yourself!) and, ideally, to find an internship. If you have a moment, I would be very grateful. I’m happy to come to you or to call you at a time that is convenient for you.
Warm regards,
Umme H.

Here is the link to the Reel.

Thank you all for reading and watching.

Looking for a role model is more complicated than it sounds. There are many people who are doing so many different things to achieve their own personal achievements. Now just like how I’m looking for a mentor who can help me understand how to find a job in a similar field my future peer has done the same thing.
It was very challenging to find someone on LinkedIn, but I have finally found someone who has accomplished what I want to do in the near future. Alex Delesky is a Production Assistant at NBC Universal. Previously Alex has worked with Final Cut Pro and taking video footages.

Another person that I have found is Melanie Rose Meilinger. She is currently working with CBS Corporation as a Production Assistant for two years now. She knows Premiere Pro along with social media platforms. She has a very good background working with different well-known companies such as Fox, Adidas, and more. she working on the new TV series FBI as a PA and Background helper. I’m Looking forward to talking with her about the process of her success. she has a very detailed resume.

The idea that I have for my final Portfolio Project is to create motion graphics animations about a journey of 2 bugs crossing a river. I want to pursue this project because I really enjoyed myself working with the concept of motion graphics and the possibilities that I can achieve with after effects. The idea came to me as my niece was sending me photos of her drawings. And since I have learned more about how to create motion graphics with after effects with the help of illustrator and photoshop I think I can make something that I can relate to my portfolio. here are some prototypes/ illustrations of my idea.

This project is going to be my biggest project in length because of that I’m very much concerned about time management and creating the assets, deciding on design options.

my story is going to be about a ladybug and a butterfly flying across a river while they do they are talking about the beautiful spots on their body also how the river is so big for them to cross.

I have look for some animation for research and have found Hanna Jacobs‘s Dinosaur in love is what I’m trying to achieve in this animation.

when I was 5 years old I wanted to be a doctor, at age 11 decided to be a teacher, at age 15 wanted to be an entrepreneur, at age 18 an accountant and at 20 I wanted to be in the media production field. Now considering my future job I’m thinking about being in video editing. 90% of my time I spend watching some sort of video whether it is a TV show or a movie, this will be an adventure from seeing what kind of work happens that I spend most of my time in.

To find a job in editing Prof. Smith recommended me to watch the end credits and look at their path of work, find their assistants and see what projects they are doing and try to reach out to them.

Thinking about what am I going to do after college kind of scares me. It makes me think that what if I’m not creative enough, what if no one hires me, what am I going to do when I do have a job, it makes me doubt myself. Now for me, I have to keep confidence in me, keep making connections, and keep the focus on my ultimate goal.

Thank you for reading.

I have heard so much positive and negative about internships that now I’m actually scared. I tend to procrastinate more than I should so I always end up missing deadline but for my internship, I promised myself I wouldn’t procrastinate and I have already looked into some after tried to apply for them but in the end, was stopped for a “portfolio” which I don’t have yet. here is a link the company is called hydrant and the position is as a video production and animation intern if anyone has a portfolio already and can apply for the position.
Also, I have found the PSC Work-Study internship they have positions in motion graphics and I’m planning to apply for it right after midterm.

For my future project, I have decided to make an animation for my niece. A little background about Raisa, 7 years old, currently she is being homeschooled right now. She loves to draw and doodle and she loves to share them with me, she is a very talented little girl.

The idea to create her drawing into animation came up to me recently while I was learning to create musicals shapes, squish, and stretch projects.
The steps that I’m taking to create this project is to get high-quality assets by teaching her how to take photos on her iPad and teach her about light composition. After collecting my Assets my next step is to edit them on photoshop and create moveable parts.

Hopefully, my idea of my Big Goal follows through and I can successfully finish my project by the end of CT 401 class. I’m very glad that I have thought about the project beforehand. Now I don’t have to waste time thinking about what my final project would be. Plus I have got her very excited about having her own drawn animated video.

Thank you all for reading.

Hey all, I’m Umme. This is my 5th year in York and if all goes well one more semester then I’ll have the biggest achievement of my life. When I was in high school I had no idea how and what college was supposed to be like. I had no one for a guide, I just figured it on my own. Luckily we have the CT Portfolio class to show us the blueprint of how can we go on utilizing the education we got from our college experience. For some, they are already on the path of their next Achievement, some have no clue, some want to go to a different path, and for some like me are thinking what their next achievement will be.

In today’s class, we discussed the best and worst class in our college experience. For my partner, her best-experienced class was Digital Storytelling( CT 101) where she enjoyed the encouragement and visual presentation of the class’s understanding; Cinematography( CT 355) she enjoyed working with the cool props, equipment knowledge for how to work at an actual studio. Her worst classes were English 126, where she experienced no communication and bad hygiene from the professor; Music 110, where the professor was very stricken and her expectation of expanding her music knowledge was not successful.

York College has given the knowledge that I have never thought I would get and the lesson was how to be an adult and from every class, I have learned to be a better adulting. For this class, I hope to learn more about my future goals and how to achieve them.