Double Negative’s Senior Technical Director Ziah Fogel sat down for a short interview with the students at Hyper Island about visual effects education and processes.

What’s your best advice to those who want to work with visual effects?

Getting your foot in the door in the visual effects industry can be difficult. Don’t get discouraged – keep trying! Make an amazing reel and work hard until you get a break. Sometimes the easiest way to get your foot in the door is with an internship, or by working your way up by starting as a PA or a runner at an animation or VFX house, using your free time learning the tools and speaking to people who are doing the job you want to do!

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