So you’ve out of college and got a nice little portfolio of work and want to get into the Visual Effects business in Hollywood, but don’t know how? Check out this article on io9 that interviews several major names in the industry to give you pointers on how to get noticed.
“What worked for me was meeting people at conventions, sending samples of my work to various companies, making phone calls for interviews and knocking on doors,” Meng says. “Meet as many people as you can and get your stuff out there any way you can. You never know what opportunities might happen.”
However, it’s not too optimistic on your chances, opening with this stark paragraph:
One thing that young people should know is that the field is now overcrowded with designers. In the past 10 years or so, the ranks of the illustrators have probably tripled due to colleges all over the world that now have ‘designing for film’ courses, cranking out eager, young people ready to head out west and seek their fortunes. Yet Hollywood is making less and less movies each year (this is why movie actors are increasingly taking jobs in TV). This is something to be considered before setting off on a career in Hollywood.
via How to break in as a Hollywood concept artist: Artists share their secrets.
