Hi! How are you doing?
pretty good, the weather is so gloomy though
I know right.... I kind of hate it. I wish it was warm
same! Im dying
I know! Hey was it you that we were talking about rockclimbing for a little while?
Yes! it was!
Oh hahaha sweet! So didn't you say you were going on rockclimbing trips this summer?
yes thats the plan
That is seriously so cool! I need to buy shoes, so I don't have to keep renting them
You really should, its a worthwhile investment. Im sure you could find some on ebay for super cheap too
Yeah I keep looking for them on amazon
check ebay a lot of people sell brand new shoes for dirt cheap
On ebay? Ok yeah I'll for sure do that! Thanks!
no problem
So what else do you like doing? I can't remember if I've already asked you that... I probably have but I can't remember
I really like listening to podcasts and watching anime do you do either of those?
Yeah? you like anime? Haha umm no... not really. The only kind of anime I like is Avatar...
love it Ive seen all of naruto and now we are watching boruto
What is that? Is that a show?
Yes ! you dont know naruto??>?> you havent lived Keena!
Hahah I have literally never heard of that! Maybe I'm just not pronouncing it in my mind correctly?
you should look it up its sweet its very long though
Haha ok I'll look it up... but honestly I can't stand most anime... haha
really ?? why
I just don't like the animation that much... it kind of annoys me
lol what kind of animation do you enjoy?
Um, just not super jerky or glitchy... I just can't handle how anime animation is a little off with the mouth... if that makes sense
whats your preferred  animation
I don't know if I have a specific kind of animation I like I love the old classic 2D animation
give me an example
But I also really love and appreciate the new 3D animation too... it just blows my mind how real they are looking and how beautiful it is Well just the old disney movies
disneys stuff is getting insanley realistic to think someone sits there and draws that do they draw every frame?
Yeah it seriously blows my mind... I've done a little animation and it's so hard
do you think they use programs and algorithims to get the lighting
Um no they draw up the characters and stuff and draw certain things But the actual characters and movements are not For some things they do have algorithms and stuff. For like hair blowing in the wind and stuff because that would be way too hard to animate every little piece of hair But for the entire character it's more like a puppet
wow thats insane so do they have to learn how to code on top of draw too?
No... so there are different positions for every thing. There are coders who do that sort of thing, then there are animators, character designers, shaders, textures... etc And each thing is different. So big companies will hire people for their specific field
thats nice at least be a lot easier to focus on one thing do you know what youd want to go into?
Yep, it definitely makes it a lot nicer, not quite so hard Umm I'm still trying to figure that out I would love to be a character designer... but that is one of the most competitive fields and hardest fields to get into... I also love designing book covers, or childrens books
what year are you in the program?
Um I'm a couple years into the program
do you know marie savage?
Hmm that name sounds super familiar... is she in the program?
i think she is applying or she may have already applied im not sure shes my girlfriend cousin
Oh ok... I'm going to look her up on facebook and see if I know her It's not a very big program so we'll see
yeah let me know if you do
hmmm ok so I just looked her up... she doesn't look familiar... I lied, I don't know who that is
lol you should make friends i think she needs friends lol
Haha ok, do you know if she is in the program yet?
im not sure ill have to ask
Yeah you'll have to let me know, I'll keep an eye out for her:)
will do im sure shed be glad to have friends higher up in the program to give her advice i know i would appreciate it
Yeah for sure! I would love to help her! I know when I was in that position, I would have definitely appreciated someone helping me:)
your sweet. after this competition is over ill get your contact info from ben if thats okay with you.
Thanks:) Yeah of course! No problem! Do you know her pretty well then?
no not really but my girlfriend is with me and says she is really nice but super shy and has a hard time getting out of her shell without help
Ok cool, yeah is she a freshman then? or did she just end her freshman year?
i think she just ended it
Ok cool, yeah I applied for the program my freshman year
wow congrats i hear its hard to get into