Tonight Escape Studios is hosting a free webinar on careers in visual effects.

Free webinar with MPC

Today Wednesday 2 July Escape Studios is hosting a webinar on the subject of careers in visual effects. Join them (it's completely free) as they broadcast live from MPC London, with the heads of recruitment at both MPC and Framestore. They'll be giving you a behind the scenes snapshot of their work as recruiters in VFX, the variety of work their company does, and the kind of Artists they hire. In addition, you will have the chance to send them your questions about careers within the VFX industry.

To register, follow this link. Registration is absolutely free!

---Alex

For more practical advice on careers in digital media, read about what our graduates had to say at the recent Graduate Panel. Check out this post on how to set up an small business. Also learn about your first client project, read out our post on Portfolio Careers, and read this piece on Survival as a Freelancer. Study the nuts and bolts of freelance life by reading our guide to invoicing clients, and our guide to freelancers and taxes.  For more on careers in general, check out our guide to animation careers here, and also take a look at this map of digital studios - a great place to start your search for work in the business. Finally see our article on the jobs page at awn.com

Escape Studios to host free webinar on careers in VFX - 2 July 2014

Escape Studios

Escape Studios are hosting a free webinar on careers in the visual effects industry on 2 July 2014. The guests are Anna Swift, Recruitment and Talent Development Manager for film at Framestore, and Ben Owen, Global Head of Recruitment at MPC. Framestore and MPC are two of the biggest hitters in visual effects in the UK, so this is an event which we highly recommend all of our students sign up for.


According to Escape:

"Exploring skill demands, career prospects and how to produce a killer showreel, Anna and Ben will share their top tips to help launch your career in VFX. For many artists, launching their career is one of the hardest obstacles to overcome. This webinar aims to shine a light on what you can do to make sure your hard work and talent is being noticed by the right people."

Details of the webinar as are follows:

Date: Wednesday, 2nd July 2014
Time: 7:00pm – 8:00pm GMT
Where: Online

This is a unique chance to hear advice from people who spend much of their lives looking at graduate portfolios and demo reels. What are they looking for? What can set a student out from the crowd? This is your chance to ask questions, and get the answers you need.

To sign up, follow this link.

---Alex

(Editor's Note: For more practical advice on careers animation and visual effects, read what Blue Zoo has to say about demo reels. See also advice from Disney, Sony Pictures Animation, and watch our video on how to create a great demo reel. Read about what our graduates had to say at the recent Graduate Panel. Check out this post on how to set up an small business. Also learn about your first client project, read out our post on Portfolio Careers, and read this piece on Survival as a Freelancer. Study the nuts and bolts of freelance life by reading our guide to invoicing clients, and our guide to freelancers and taxes.  For more on careers in general, check out our guide to animation careers here, and also take a look at this map of digital studios - a great place to start your search for work in the business. Finally see our article on the jobs page at awn.com )

Free live animation webinar at Escape Studios on Wednesday 26 March at 6pm

I'll be doing a live animation webinar courtesy of London's Escape Studios on Wednesday 26 March at 6pm. We'll be tackling the animation of multi-legged creatures, and I'll be demonstrating a technique that allows you to animate apparently complex creatures in a simple way, creating sophisticated animation in a clean and efficient workflow. It's only an hour long, it'll be fun - and it's completely free!

Escape Studios describes itself as The Visual Effects Academy. They are in fact one of the leading providers of quality visual effects training in the UK. I know this from personal experience since I was both a student and a tutor there, and can personally vouch for the quality of the work that they do, and the excellence of their classes.

So sign up now! The webinar is completely free! To get started, all you have to do is follow this link and Register.

---Alex 

Oscar Winning Modeler Adam Dewhirst is giving a free webinar tonight at 6pm

Escape Studios are hosting a free webinar with Oscar winning modeler Adam Dewhirst tonight at 6pm. Sign up now and hear Adam reveal the secrets of 3D Modeling, and what it takes to find work at a top London visual effects house like Escape Studios.

To find out more, follow this link: http://www.escapestudios.com/live-webinar-the-art-of-oscar-winning-3d-modeling/

I have worked with Adam myself and can personally vouch for his credentials. He is an excellent digital artist, a serious pro. Anyone interested in making a living as a CG modeler should sign up for this webinar. And it's free!

---Alex

iAnimate: Being a Game Animator

A great in depth conversation with some great industry vets and Ianimate.net instructors, about the game industry.

iAnimate Online Event - Being a Game Animator from iAnimate on Vimeo.

Enjoy!
JP

New Ken Fountain Video Lecture

Hey Everyone

Ken Fountain just released another Video Lecture or at the jrawebinar STORE.

Ken Fountain: "Attitudes and Acting Beats" (teaser) from Ken Fountain on Vimeo.

For those of you who purchased the last Video Tutorial by Ken, then you already know this is pretty much a no-brainer. This one isn't quite as long so the price is only $10.99!
So head on over and check it out!

Enjoy...I know I will!
JP

Story Board Webinars

Just a quick link here. You might know Jason Ryan's site for his webinars and now for Ianimate, but he also offers some Story Board webinars by Robb Pratt. He is a story board artist over at Disney Toon Studios and has been in the industry for quite some time. It is set up like Jason's and seems to make for a great time.

 

Story Board Webinars

So head on over if it interests you. I believe he offers a free rampup so you can get an idea of it.

Enjoy

JP

New Round of Jason Ryan Webinars

I wanted to write a quick note to let everybody know that there is a new round of Jason Ryan Webinars starting this month. I have participated in all of them for the last year and let me just say that it has been an amazing experience. It only cost 100 bucks and is probably one of the greatest investments that you will get throughout your animation career. The last year has been invaluable in terms of learning process and workflow. Jason Ryan's webinars have both taught and inspired me to keep animating and always strive to get better. If you are weary of spending the money he has plenty of resources online to help show you what he is about before you commit to it. First you can check out his tutorials. Then you can go to his webinar site and he has free Rampup downloads which will help you understand what he is about. You can also view the highlights of the entire year of this last round of webinars here. You might ask, "What if you can't make the webinar?", well I then would say that he makes all the webinars downloadable when you sign up. He also provides resources with the shots to help make it easy if you want to go ahead and try the shots yourself. Check his site out and even get some free goodies like wallpapers. It has been a great ride so far and I am truly excited to see what is in store for the next year.



Enjoy and I'll see ya there!
JP

Another Note on Posing

Just wanted to throw in another resource for ya. This book Simplified Drawing for Animation by Wayne Gilbert is another great resource for learning and really constructing poses for your animation. He breaks them down in really easy to follow ways that make sense and it seems to be an invaluable resource to add to your collection. Here are a few inserts from his book that you can find on the site. You may remember him from the free Animation Mentor webinar not to long ago. If you missed it here's the link.

So check it out...some of the best $$ you'll spend.
Enjoy