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Old 01-07-2005, 08:25 AM   #1
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hey everyone,

i want to get into the 3d industry next year. at the moment i'm attending school and we have our final project coming up.
so i have about 10 weeks to make something of my choice.

i would like to make something that get's me into the 3d industry. (yeah, don't we all :headbang

if anyone can offer me any advice on wear i should focus my reasearch for this project, that would be awesome.
- ideas
- previous experence's
- what you look for as an employer
- etc

i want to at least to be able to create something that atracts an employer to give me a trainieship (on the job training)

i know i'm asking alot but i thought i might as well ask

many thanks, redgriffin. :bow:
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Old 01-07-2005, 08:39 AM   #2
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What kind of 3d work? There are many types.
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Old 01-07-2005, 06:29 PM   #3
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modeling and animation is what i want to do.
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Old 01-07-2005, 06:45 PM   #4
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are you looking to enter games, film (live action effects), film (animated feature), commercials, etc?

Whichever you're looking to get into, obviously, you'd want to make sure the work you put into your portfolio reflects this.
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Old 02-07-2005, 12:54 AM   #5
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film (animated feature), commercials.

sorry i thought you ment something else
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Old 06-07-2005, 05:30 AM   #6
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so is anyone going to help me out here?
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Old 06-07-2005, 02:43 PM   #7
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'On the job training' ....I wouldn't count on it too much.
It's a world with a lot of competition, and theres some great animators out there ( and inhere :p )

To get a job, you have to impress with your showreel.
which means first of all you have to model, texture and animate as if there is no tomorrow and be very critical to yourself.

for commercial work, I would make some fake commercial, showing especially some 'lifelike' work and good lighting, cause that's the hardest, and most used in commercials.
The chessboard that's being talked about on this forum is a good example....put a bottle of whiskey next to it and it could go straight in a commercial.

For film, I'd concentrate more on some really good character animation, that's the most wanted.
model texture and animate your character and do some cool story with it, use some effects.
It always helps to do something unexpectedly extremely funny with it....( kill that godfather look on the guys face, to break the ice )

also, be original ! If you do something with let's say a car, don't just model a car, but be creative with it.
Why not do some extreme customcar, for example, just to showoff your creativity.
I'm gonna do the Mc Claren tut this summer, but that should only be a start to do something else with the knowledge.
I wanna build my own cars, do my own stuff .... that should also be visible in your showreel too.

cheers:beer:
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