CV & Website

As the course comes to an end, I’ve started looking into job vacancies and getting my CV ready. Below is the most recent updated version. I’ve also updated my wix website with all of my new projects except for my grad film.

Post-interview ‘what I learnt’

Reaching out/following up is essential Be persistent Don’t expect them to have read your CV/portfolio Expect certain level of intensity/seriousness so you’ll never be caught off guard (luckily I prepared for the worst) Think about how you feel after and if it isn’t positive maybe it isn’t the right position/company No shame in not pursuing… Continue reading Post-interview ‘what I learnt’

Mycotoo Interview

Last year I attended the Interactive Stranger Things experience, meeting Seth Cover who’s entertainment design company Mycotoo created the experience. Talking to him about his work was inspiring and so I emailed him enquiring about possible summer opportunities this year. I asked about possible concept art/design roles. This was a really useful experience in reaching… Continue reading Mycotoo Interview

Industry thoughts

From my time as a Production assistant at Golden Wolf last summer I realised that my favourite tasks were those that had nothing to do with animation. I found myself enjoying admin tasks most, logging everyone’s hours, documenting artists’ cards, etc. I really didn’t enjoy following the progress of multiple projects. Nearing the end of… Continue reading Industry thoughts

Studio Visit: Blinkink

I really enjoyed our visit to the Blink Ink Studio! It was interesting to compare their studio/team to my time at Golden Wolf. It seemed like a much bigger building and team. They’re work was amazing and I really enjoyed seeing into their filming spaces. I’ve never had much interest in puppetry but the talk… Continue reading Studio Visit: Blinkink

Presentation Research

Exploring the historical accuracy of ‘Brave’ (2012) and discussing the balance between fantasy and historical accuracy in 3D animation “ The Beginning At first I wanted to look at romance/marriage in historically based animations as content/storytelling-wise that is a genre that I’m interested in. So I looked at Brave (2012), Frozen (2013) and Tangled (2011).… Continue reading Presentation Research