Personal SWOT Analysis

Recently I went to a lecture and group discussion about how we can market ourselves within a work environment. In this discussion we were made to fill out SWOT analyses for ourselves, and then the group. We had to give our strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threads in various forms of our lives. In terms of strengths, I put down that I am ambitious, motivated, and driven to get things done. My weaknesses were things like organisation, writing, and keeping a regular schedule. In terms of opportunities I already know a good amount of people already in the artistic industry, since I've gone to a specialist art school before I went here. In terms of threats I put down things like not exploring my ideas well enough and stagnating as an artist.
We then had to do each over again for Interpersonal Relations, Technical Skills, and Artistic Skills. In terms of Interpersonal relations, I would say that I'm good at compromise and working with people for a common goal. I'd say that sometimes I have trouble following decisions If the person i'm working with is overbearing and won't let me have any creative freedoms. I think that interpersonal group projects can create several creative opportunities and I would like to see them explored. However, if your partners fail to get things done it can be a very big threat to the group and you as a whole. In terms of technical skills I am adept at most of the programs within the Adobe Creative Suite, as well as some other video editing and drawing software. Weaknesses include Maya, for now,HTML5, C+, C++, and Adobe flash, for now as well. My opportunities include my weaknesses, since therein lies the ability to get better at both of those things. Threats include not using the programs and stagnating.
Artistically I would say that I have strong backgrounds in both traditional art and Graphic Design, as well as photography and animation. My weaknesses would include writing and painting, as well as some aspects of colour theory that still elude me. All of those weaknesses can become opportunities for strength if i apply them to my work correctly. And the threats to that would me not being motivated to do those things at all.
I feel like I have many skills and many weaknesses, but all of those weaknesses can be improved upon with time and practice, as well as habit.

Who Am I Now?

I've learned a fair amount in this past year at this Unversity. I've learned several different techniques in animation. I've learnt how to pixellate and do 2D animation. I learned several skills within After Effects during my Applied Animation project last year. I learned how to use green screens and edit in objects using After Effects. I learned how to used several Effects and how to toggle them to get the picture the way I want it to. Ive also learned several audio skills as well, since I had to cut together audio for my first 30 second animation project. 

This year I would like to learn more about 3D animation. I would like to do more 2D digital animation, since I didn't really do much last year. I also want to develop my art skills and create more characters and story ideas. And with what this years curriculum is, I feel like I'll be able to fulfil most of these wishes.  

I think that so far I have several new strengths. I know my way around most of the Adobe Software Programs. Im learning how to use Maya, and I find that is coming to me fairly well also. I know several skills in animation, all of which I consider strengths. I can edit audio, and splice together sounds to create audio for my Animations. I also know a lot more about colouring in animation as well as illustration, which I think will help me along in general. 

In terms of things I want to improve. I want to develop my skills as an artist within drawing. I also want to learn more about motion capture and how I can use it in my animation. I want to develop my modelling skills more, and create more detailed characters. I want to find out more about VR and how I can integrate it into my animation. I also want to improve my highlight and shadow skills within 2D drawing. 

In terms of people that show my interest in animation. Some names include Harry Partridge, Hiroyuki Imaishi, Jean MacCurdy, Takeshi Koike, and Nora Twomey.

Heres some links about some of the things I want to be able to do within the context of animation:

http://www.wareable.com/vr/snackable-cg-animated-vr-headset-reel-fx

http://www.organicmotion.com/mocap-for-animation/

http://www.tested.com/art/movies/442545-2d-animation-digital-era-interview-japanese-director-makoto-shinkai/

http://creativeskillset.org/job_roles/353_animator_2d_computer_animation

http://creativeskillset.org/job_roles/370_animator_3d_computer_animation