AAU will be hosting an Animation Industry Panel on Monday, October 4, at 10am.
@
491 Post, Morgan Auditorium.
Company representatives from the following will be on hand to talk about the industry, what it takes to get in, and what it takes to stay:
Gazillion Entertainment
LucasArts
Nickelodeon
Rhythm & Hues
Unicorn Studios
Looks useful.
I attended this animation industry panel today and I wonder whether what they said is true. They say that companies look for people who are open to everything, the kinds of a generalist. But if I work for so many years on animation, should I be open to, lets say, modeling, even if Pixar offers me the job (which I think is highly unlikely). But of course that doesn't mean that I only do animation and absolutely do not care about anything else. I do know how to model and assign textures and rig characters to a decent extent. So should I be adding all of that in my reel to prove that I do have knowledge about the rest? I wonder!
ReplyDeleteI realize I sound all confused.
Saberi, I think what they meant was that being a generalist 'helps' - without taking away the fact that we need to be professional at our core skill.
ReplyDeleteSmaller studios often prefer generalists who can multi-task and save on time and budget. Bigger studios post specific job profiles (separate for animators/ modelers/ texture artists etc) and they hire the one catering their specific need.
As far as I understand it - it's important to 'study' in and out - what the employer is looking for, and then tailoring the reel accordingly. So unless they say they're looking for animators who can also model - it's a better idea to just have animation-speicifc reel. And if you want you can mention about modeling/texturing etc in your additional skills on Resume.