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03 Jan 2007Awsome man! Is that the sequel to Bruce Almighty? So are you a regular now at R&H? How did you land that job? Must be great working on such massive films - i suppose it's a lot like Civil Engineering - but loads loads better! - When you see your bit on the big screen, you know that you've worked on that sequence - now that must be better that knowing - I did that little bit of road that goes from A to B, or 'Hey, you know that lot your car's parked in? Yep it was me who did that'
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03 Jan 2007yeah, sequel to bruce almighty. and yeah, i guess i'm a regular here now. i mean, there's always periods between movies when they lay off most people, but i guess as long as they keep calling me back, i'll be here.
yeah, i guess it's nice to see stuff on the big screen. sometimes, though, it creates a weird feeling i don't know how to describe. sometimes there's a few shots that are just complete nightmares and drag on forever, months and months, and you're SO HAPPY when it's finally approved and done! but then, you have to look at it one more time in a theater. so i kind of cringe a little when i see those ones, or my eyes dash straight to the problem area and it takes me out of the story for a second. those shots i'd rather not see again. at least not for a few years!
what's actually nicest is when i say "i did visual effects on that movie" and someone responds with a surprised "there were CG effects in that movie?". when they can't tell, that's the best. that means we did a great job.
how i got here was just knowing someone. i met someone on "Austin Powers Goldmember" at the little shop, and a couple years later she was working here, and mentioned my name to them, so they called. so here i am. -
03 Jan 2007Ha ha! Yeah i bet that you glance to the problem area's, id be exactly the same!
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bzudo 151 posts05 Jan 2007hype, i'm interested in getting into the fx industry such as yourself. did you go to school for it or just kind of teach yourself, put a demo reel together and get your foot in the door?
i'm trying to teach myself. i just wondered if you had any advice.
i'd also like to say thanks for the video tutorials.
peace
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06 Jan 2007hey bzudo,
welcome to the forums!
your certainly welcome for the tutorials. more to come, eventually.
as for how i got in the industry, check out these 2 threads. Re-reading those, I am COMPLETELY SHOCKED that I wrote so much! But, i guess i'm glad it's there so I don't have to re-type it and can just cut & paste a link!
http://www.simplycg.net/viewtopic.php?t=1443
http://www.simplycg.net/viewtopic.php?t=1824
basically, i went to school for physical special effects, learned some very basic 3dsMax skills there, moved out here and realized I wasn't even close to ready for a job in visual fx. Worked in creature fx for many years, then slowly started teaching myself After Effects at home. Got my first job on a major movie without having ANY prior digital work experience or a demo reel. I just happened to know someone, and he knew I was a good worker in creature fx. since physical creature fx are happening less and less, i worked hard to stay in the digital side.
stick around here at SimplyCG, too. there's tons of people here who can teach you some amazing things (that's why i'm here - to learn from these guys and gals!) and don't be afraid to ask questions, even if they seem like beginner questions. What kind of stuff have you been teaching yourself? Feel free to post it, and we'd all be happy to give you some feedback on it.
let me know if anything in those threads or this one doesn't answer your question! and again, welcome! -
bzudo 151 posts06 Jan 2007thanks for welcoming me to simply cg.
i've basically been teaching myself compositing, 3d modeling, 3d animation, and visual fx.
i'm learning all of this in the hopes of making my own movies.
i was using blender for the longest time and have now upgraded to 3ds Max.
i also use after effects.
i'll try to post some of my projects here at simply cg
thanks
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