Physics of Animation: Mini-Portfolio

Before presenting my "mini-portfolio," I'll start this post with a brief self introduction. I'm in my 6th year at SJSU, finishing my BA in Japanese with a minor in Linguistics. As my major may give away, I'm interested in various aspects of Japanese culture, such as language, music, art, fashion, etc.. I've been immersed in this subculture for fifteen years, so it has a great impact in my life and has influenced many of my choices, such as choosing to further my academic studies in Japanese. However, I feel that this subculture has become more like a background lifestyle rather than a passion; therefore, I have changed my directions in academic studies. Over the years I have gained a passion for Linguistics, thus I plan to pursue a master's degree in Linguistics after graduating from SJSU this Spring.

My history with Japanese culture (specifically, watching Japanese animations and reading comic books) has made me appreciative of art. Therefore, I took various art classes back in high school. They were mostly classes in fine art, which involved a lot of drawing and painting with various mediums. Strangely, I never took any animation classes, so other than watching it, I have zero experience in animation. During college, I've only taken art history courses, as I focused my attention to Japanese and Linguistic studies. As for science, I've only taken Chemistry here at the university. However, I have taken courses in Biology and Physics back in high school, though I don't know how applicable my knowledge in these fields would be at the university level. This semester I am taking Linguistic courses and other required courses for graduation. This class would be my only art/science course this semester, as a matter of fact, in a long time, so I'm really looking forward to it.

I don't have artwork of my own to present; therefore, I will present a few illustrations and a video from other people I admire.

The following three images are fashion illustrations by my older sister: