Blue Sky Postmortem: What I Learned
A couple of days ago, I wrapped up my first internship at a feature animation studio, and I learned a ridiculous amount. Before too much time passes, I want to try to write down as much as I can for future reference, and for anyone else interested. - Don't be afraid to ask questions. As an intern, it's not expected that you'll know everything. In fact, it's expected that you'll have questions and that's totally okay. The first couple of weeks of my internship, I struggled to find the right amount of time to spend wrestling with an issue before asking a coworker. The more experienced I got through the summer, the better and more comfortable I became with asking people for help - only after attempting several solutions myself as well as having put in a good amount of research online. At that point, it's a waste of time for both you and the studio to keep struggling. - Get to know your colleagues. There were so many amazing people at Blue Sky, and on the last d...