Friday, 2 December 2016
Lifting Tower Animations Released
Last night our animations were turned on! It was quite humble with only around 50 people seeing them getting turned on, however it was really exciting to see my work put up live! Despite the humble nature of the animation and the venue, it feels like a huge deal, this is hopefully going to be my first paid animation project, which is a milestone for me. hopefully this will be the first brief of many more.
Thursday, 1 December 2016
Networking @ LCM
Today I got the chance to meet some musicians that were interested in working with animators to produce a soundtrack for our final major project, and it was a great experience! Everyone was so passionate about working on our projects it was incredibly inspiring and fun. Not only do i now have a few potential people to email about working on my FMP but i also found someone who had produced a song and wanted a music video that i was really passionate about making something for! Though i have taken on a music video in the past and have been unable to complete it, this song is far shorter, and will most probably take much less time, furthermore the discussion of payment hasnt been made so the potential is still there. Regardless it was a great experience, and i now need to purchase more business cards!
MAF (Meeting Industry Professionals)
While at MAF i had the oppertunity to speak to a few industry professonals, i had no idea what to expect, and with terrible BO i went in feeling quite unprepared and nervous, thankfully i simply treat it as casually as i could, and asked whatever questions i needed without worrying about whether i came across as passionate and devoted etc, like i would in an interview, each table had some very interesting insights.
RealTimeUK
Unfortunately I don't remember the name of this gentleman, but he gave a lot of good advice on showreels. RealTimeUK is a predominantly digital 3D based studio so thankfully the pressure was off of me embarasing myself as my skillset would be unsuitable for RTUK anyway. With regards to Showreels he told us to keep it short and sweet, and to consider who the audeince of your showreel is depending on aplications.
We the moved on to...
Studio Liddell
Tracy Liddell was incredibly nice and helpful, and she was certainly one of the group that i really enjoyed talking to her, she gave us advice on applying for Liddell, and showreels. Liddell don't advertise so sending CVs and showreels is a must, and to keep emailing because as all animators are; they're busy, so regularly emails was recomended. Liddell also seem to like to hear a little bit more about you as an individual to help find out if we would work suitably, which i like the sound of. She also advised us that all work experience is good, particularly that which shows you work well in team. Finally she told us to make sure our showreels are best suited to showcase the skills needed for the roll we want.
Next up was...
Factory
I didn't like our meeting with Factory very much, the ladies at the table were very serious and proper, and when i responded to their question of what kind of a focus i had with an "i'm not sure yet, a bit of everything" and they responded with a "wrong answer", the final nail in the coffin was struck and i know i don't want to work for Factory, hence my lack of concern about saying negative things. They said that Manchester was a good area for TV in this country, but animated TV in this country kind of sucks. They did say that having a website is neccessary so long as all work is easily linked and accessable on a blog or otherwise, but this was the only positive thing i got out of this meeting.
Brown Bag
I didn't dislike Brown Bag like i did Factory, i simply didn't get as much useful information out of them apart from the fact they like to see the use of toon boom and cut out animation, but in no way did i feel the same way about BB like i did Factory.
Finally it was
Cosgrove Hall
And what a lovely meeting to end on, Jean was the first person we met that came across like CHF actually wanted us rather than just expecting us to apply, she heavily stated about their focus on hiring young animators to train them up for the industry as a whole which was really inspiring and positive to hear! She told us to make sure to learn about the studio you're applying for, to show life drawing skills, and to try and show versatility and potential as opposed to every other studio that said to focus on whichever job you want and show that in your showreel.
Overall this experience was very positive! I still feel like UK animation isn't for me as i don't like children's TV, however these tips will help me apply for my first job (which will likely be at a studio i don't wish to work at long term)
RealTimeUK
Unfortunately I don't remember the name of this gentleman, but he gave a lot of good advice on showreels. RealTimeUK is a predominantly digital 3D based studio so thankfully the pressure was off of me embarasing myself as my skillset would be unsuitable for RTUK anyway. With regards to Showreels he told us to keep it short and sweet, and to consider who the audeince of your showreel is depending on aplications.
We the moved on to...
Studio Liddell
Tracy Liddell was incredibly nice and helpful, and she was certainly one of the group that i really enjoyed talking to her, she gave us advice on applying for Liddell, and showreels. Liddell don't advertise so sending CVs and showreels is a must, and to keep emailing because as all animators are; they're busy, so regularly emails was recomended. Liddell also seem to like to hear a little bit more about you as an individual to help find out if we would work suitably, which i like the sound of. She also advised us that all work experience is good, particularly that which shows you work well in team. Finally she told us to make sure our showreels are best suited to showcase the skills needed for the roll we want.
Next up was...
Factory
I didn't like our meeting with Factory very much, the ladies at the table were very serious and proper, and when i responded to their question of what kind of a focus i had with an "i'm not sure yet, a bit of everything" and they responded with a "wrong answer", the final nail in the coffin was struck and i know i don't want to work for Factory, hence my lack of concern about saying negative things. They said that Manchester was a good area for TV in this country, but animated TV in this country kind of sucks. They did say that having a website is neccessary so long as all work is easily linked and accessable on a blog or otherwise, but this was the only positive thing i got out of this meeting.
Brown Bag
I didn't dislike Brown Bag like i did Factory, i simply didn't get as much useful information out of them apart from the fact they like to see the use of toon boom and cut out animation, but in no way did i feel the same way about BB like i did Factory.
Finally it was
Cosgrove Hall
And what a lovely meeting to end on, Jean was the first person we met that came across like CHF actually wanted us rather than just expecting us to apply, she heavily stated about their focus on hiring young animators to train them up for the industry as a whole which was really inspiring and positive to hear! She told us to make sure to learn about the studio you're applying for, to show life drawing skills, and to try and show versatility and potential as opposed to every other studio that said to focus on whichever job you want and show that in your showreel.
Overall this experience was very positive! I still feel like UK animation isn't for me as i don't like children's TV, however these tips will help me apply for my first job (which will likely be at a studio i don't wish to work at long term)
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