SIU

I think all the non-animation students need to take a chill pill and man up. I keep seeing all these blogs about how awful these last few weeks have been because they were animated pieces and they couldn't relate and all this other crap. Guys, seriously? Its only been four weeks. That's hardly any time at all. Have you ever stopped and wondered how the animation people might be feeling? Because the six to seven weeks leading up to this has been mostly live action, and the rest of the semester will probably be focusing on live action. So where does that leave us? We got four weeks to focus on what we came to college for. Four weeks. Not only that, but in DigiTools we've been forced to learn things that aren't really useful in our field, and are downright boring to be honest. And our animations classes haven't started yet so this is the only class we really get to take that's even related to our major. So, in the long run, who really has had the short end of the stick? Who deserves to be complaining and moaning because we get to go to a class where all we have to do is watch movies and be a part of a conversation, but the movies aren't the kind we like or understand?
Have you seen any of the animation students complaining about the weeks on end where we watch live action?
We're in college, guys. Adults. Be mature. Not everything is always going to go your way.
I don't have anything against live action and have enjoyed all the films we have seen in this class, regardless of the medium. But it really ticks me off to see people complaining like little babies, especially about something that's important to me, especially when they've been, for the most part, the priviledged members of this class.
What's worse is that I think these students are missing the point of this class altogether. This is an introductory course, a preview into the world of story, not into the world of live action or animation. This is supposed to expand our mind, our vision, and challenge us. And while live action and animation may be different methods of storytelling, in the end its still storytelling, and you can reap the benefits of how to tell a good story from both mediums.
That is if you actually try and watch them and learn from them instead of just complaining.
Just a little advice.