Struggling to apply for Visual Effects, Animation and Games jobs? Are you facing rejections with no constructive feedback to improve? It can feel like hitting a brick wall, leaving doubts about your skills. Don’t worry! It’s rarely about your skills holding you back. It’s about presenting yourself to the right company at the right time. I cracked the application process after countless rejections, landing jobs at Weta FX, Framestore, and Mackevision. Let me guide you to a s

Technical Directors are the unsung heroes of Visual Effects, Animation and Games production. They solve technical challenges, create opportunities for artists, and help bring the creative vision to life. To become a Technical Director , you'll need a strong understanding of technical workflows, great communication skills, and knowledge of scripting languages like Python. The benefits of working as a Technical Director often come from the stability that technology positions pr

Landing a technical role in visual effects, animation or games can be challenging. One of the hurdles you may face is a Python challenge during the interview. Let's take a look at Python interview challenges in the visual effects, animation and gaming industries. Purpose of interview coding challenges 1. Test core problem-solving and ability Many software and video games companies include coding challenges in their recruitment process to assess candidates' ability to break d

A few years back, VR was all hype: Headsets, demos, promises until it quietly vanished. But in recent years, we’ve seen a shift and VR has matured. Virtual Reality is slowly becoming part of our reality, from video games and visualizations to art. We invited Dan Franke - a VR storyteller for games and VR experiences - to demonstrate how Quill VR capabilities can be integrated into our visual effects workflow from storyboarding to fx. Dan started as a CG generalist sculptin

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