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Making the graduation film was very challenging and really made me thinking a lot about what I want to do in the future. I started this course not sure my direction as an animator, and I’m still quite confused about it. I’ve accepted it’s okay and natural to feel this way. I tried a range…

-Reels should Be on YouTube or Vimeo -Know the house style of the company you apply to( their use of fonts/music etc) -minimum length 20s, ideally 30-60s -At least 4 different projects in your reel -Good showreel example: https://vimeo.com/349326784https://vimeo.com/351338419 -Music:companies might watch it silent, try not to include shots really dependent on music -Can separate commercial…

Career advices from Yaniv Garber *Applies for commercial/feature animation  -showreel content: 2 main categories need be included-creature(quadruped)and performance -showreel around 1 minute, polished works only 1 minute of high quality animation is better 5min of okay stuff People are gonna look at your worst stuff, simple animation is okay, can be as basic as a…

-Continue refining my film for this unit even I have already submitted it, it has great concept&potential and I really want to make it into a decent piece that I can actually put into my showreel. Things to fix: 1. Title, replace it with something more interesting, maybe 3D texts with the same texture 2.…

Artist research As I said in the last post the styles companies are looking for are not very diverse, (photo-realistic/Genshin anime/Disney-looking cartoon). I followed a few non-mainstream style 3D artists on instagram and asked them about career advice, none of them has replied yet unfortunately. Artists: Portfolio It is important to understand the industry standard…

Figuring out the right career path is a lengthy journey for everyone. Often it’s not just about what you like, the reality matters too. I think one must be certain about life goals before making a career decision. But it already took me long enough to even decide on what to study, and I’m still…

Over the past two weeks, I assisted Lily Jenkins with an animation project based on her daily life drawings. Her unique art style immediately caught my eyes once I watched her animatic, as the composition, timing, and sound all worked together seamlessly to create a captivating film, the character performance she designed was also more…

Stop-motion I tried stop motion for the first time and it was actually not as difficult as I thought. When work in 2D it is quite hard to play with different textures. I love the little imperfections of materials of hand made models and since everything is animated straight forward so it is more intuitive.…

Metropolis(1927) In my undergraduate studies, one of my teachers always talked about the first sci-fi film ever made and its remarkable production design. This week I finally got the chance to watch it. The film tells a story about a humanoid who destroyed a dystopian regime and explored the deeper connection between classism and socialism.…

During week 2 I had an opportunity to watch a film at a local cinema. It’s located in Brick Lane and screens indie films every weekend. It has a bookshop and bar in the front,filled with people drinking wine and chatting, mostly about films and art before the film started.And because of the brilliant location…