When you work for an entertainment company, like a game or animation company, your efforts are part of a larger common vision. Develop diplomatic skills both to give and receive constructive criticism becomes especially important.
This subject came during our last visits to entertainment companies. Angela Lepito, director of development of art and training at DreamWorks, said that the entry level artists are assigned a mentor to help them learn business etiquette. It can be vital to the career of an artist concept of when it is appropriate to speak in meetings and when it is better to keep silent and listen.
Kevin Bjorke Trion World Network, a massively multiplayer online game company in Redwood City, told me how Phil Perkis teaches critical to his being shot. In a word, "It is the work and not on the person who does the job"
Perkis established the following rules to critically class, which are strictly followed.
1. no vulgarity
2. no competition
3. no tell the artist what it means to work on them (review is not psychotherapy)
4. the class chose that work will be talked about (students should feel free to ask for their work to be treated because they need feedback). No need to treat all work in all classes
This is the main principle :.
"the person whose work is addressed can answer factual questions at the beginning, ie where the image was made, what film, lenses, etc. They can say nothing about the intention , content, or other senses. At that time, the rest of the group can say whatever they like the work, either crafts, aesthetics, politics, art history, et al. Are free to say anything. They can report the associations in their minds, dreams and fantasies as he is on the job and not the person who did the work.
"something interesting begins to take place if this is done with openness and intelligence; the student receives real information about what their work communicates to a group of people who are as honest and care as possible. this information is for use by the student, and they can do what they want with it. the work should never be defended, justified or explained. at this point, if a student wants about the work just mentioned, they can do as they would like, and much discussion back and forth can take place.
"the role of the teacher in this process is to moderate and being a participant with everyone.
"the sole purpose of the review is for students to have an overview of their work and have information that will help them move to the next stage of development. As a group works together week at a level of trust and understanding can develop so people are more willing to take risks both in the discussion, but more importantly, in their work. Then you have really done something useful .
"It is of vital importance for the group, and especially the teacher to clarify the difference between reality (smaller aperture gives more depth of field) and opinion ( this image has a violent edge). Make this clear difference allows the discussion of much greater range. "------
Perkins method to criticize
DreamWorks Animation
Trion Worlds
Photo Eckert is the bill, Gary and I Geraths Otis College of Art and Design
Thank you, Angela and Kevin!
