How to Make a Killer Reel and Get a Job at a Studio | Panel Discussion | Houdini HIVE Education ...
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- Опубліковано 12 вер 2024
- Learn what the experts think should go into your VFX reel, and tips on applying to studios.
[From Houdini HIVE Education Edition originally broadcast on November 12, 2020]
00:20 Intro
00:51 Meet the Panelists
04:33 How the Studios Find New Recruits
10:21 How to Make Your Reel Stand Out
20:40 How to Get a Leg Up When Approaching Studios / Do You Need Formal Education?
25:20 Best Practices When Approaching Studios With Your Reel
PANELISTS:
GABRIELA SALMERON is a Lead Grooming and Character FX TD working at Framestore IA in London. She worked on many advertising, tv series and films, including His Dark Materials Season 2, Jingle Jangle, The Witcher, Black Mirror, and The Boys. She've been nominated twice for the VES Awards for Outstanding Animated Character.
ANDREAS GIESEN works as VFX/FX Supervisor at RISE | Visual Effects Studios with his latest work being Jim Button and the Wild 13 and Hellboy. He is considered one of RISE’s Swiss army knives who can take a shot, no matter how complex, from concept, through blocking, lighting, shading and rendering to final. However his focus are of course FX simulations - no matter if it’s fluids, crowds, rigid body sims or pipeline tools that help facilitate standard tasks for other artists.
HUDSON MARTINS makes sparks fly at Axis Studios - he’s the brains behind the complex, swirling, beautiful FX seen across many of our projects. Brazilian born Hudson moved to Sweden to study industrial engineering where exposure to CAD and Autodesk Inventor inspired him to switch his degree to computer graphics.At Axis Studios, he manages the ever-growing FX team (also known as the X-Team), who take an artistic approach to FX, using movement and timing to support the storytelling.
THOMAS HULLIN, Head of Rodeo FX Munich and VFX Supervisor, uses his people and managerial skills, as well as his technical and creative knowledge, to lead his team in creating state-of-the-art visual experiences. To achieve each new objective, Thomas is driven by the adrenaline and pressure that allows him to surpass himself. In the VFX industry, he finds an environment of perpetual challenges, filled with creative possibilities. The diversity of his responsibilities in these roles pushes him to learn and perfect his work every day. Leading the creation of Rodeo FX's first European studio, Thomas has not only successfully launched a new studio, he has also established an efficient workflow to connect Munich to Rodeo FX's other studios.
LOUIS-PHILIPPE CLAVET has held various roles in the visual effects industry, such as compositor, simulation artist, VFX Supervisor, and finally CG Supervisor. Being very passionate about sharing his expertise, he helps professionals to acquire new skills and knowledge at NAD school, where he teaches procedural workflows and simulation for visual effects as well as compositing. Being very involved in the community, he has also been running the Montreal Houdini User Group since its very beginning in 2015.
ANDREAS GLAD is a Realtime FX artist with over 12 years in the games industry. His experience covers everything from blockbusters like Battlefield 1 to award winning VR projects like Crow: The Legend. Having worked with Houdini for several years he has produced educational content for both Pluralsight and SideFX as well as toured the world with speaking engagements. Be warned, if you get him excited about a cool idea or interesting feature he might talk your ear off about it. He's currently working at Embark where he's trying to figure out what the future of Realtime fx looks like.
This came right in time as i working on my reel right now..
thanks for this .... i got over 30 years experience in 3D VFX since the late 80's .... worked my whole life in london soho ... am kinda second generation 3D vfx just slightly behind our industry greats and fore fathers .... started out with softimage 3d back in 1989 ... then ported to XSI ... last few years switched to houdini and loving it .... theres heaps of youtube channels out there offering free learning tutorials for houdini for learning experiences ...
Ive run departments .. set up departments ... hardware software ... pipeline ... hiring freelancers where needed with the right skillsets. Got tired of running things and returned to the pure art form of creation ... the hands on ... the vision
Skill set ..... previs ... pre comp ... layout ... look dev using Nuke, i know Nuke well ... asset build, materials texturing ... animation .. lighting rendering ... mantra redshift arnold ... fringe stuff ... speed tree ... boujou ... pftrack ... photoshop illustrator ... on set supervisor ... client liason ... let alone all the production tools like shotgun etc etc ...
Learning software is easy ... gimme a couple of days ... my whole life has been learning growing .. its all the same conceptually its just different buttons in different places.
In this covid climate i cant get work ... nothing for months ... i need a group of recruiters that hire ... a list of emails with the right people to reach out to in the right places at the right houdini focus ... this more important than any showreel imho .... contacts ...
Gimme a list of recruiters .. a discord group ... a houdini hub ...
As a houdini artist im struggling for work ... id work for free, just so i can express my art
My reel is curtailed by my opportunities ... it is not a reflection of my potential
Check this job posting spreadsheet
docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1eR2oAXOuflr8CZeGoz3JTrsgNj3KuefbdXJOmNtjEVM
@@MadiMisaki extremely helpful thankyou so much :)
Maybe you should focus on Houdini forum on its sidefx website and contractual jobs are always listed on Indeed
just what the doctor ordered. Thanks!
Thank you, very helpful. Keep posting such videos
Interesting hearing the perspective of reel music and intros for these types of FX reels. To contrast with motion design reels which are typically edited to music and nicely animated intros are common.
Y'all are doing an amazing job trynna introduce this where everyone has access to such great information.. keep it up y'all....💖🌸
Feel so lucky I got jobs without knowing anyone in those studios (also no education)..
i already saw your work it was mind blowing
You are a pro
maybe a bit braggy? :/
@@alleancore956 maybe the current job a little bit? very hard to say but the first three jobs, no.
@@HangYuriYangFX I meant your comment sounds a bit braggy, but good for you!
interesting, i must say but atm i see only one problem and thats not a killer reel, its more a problem with studios that they dont wanna waste their time into people's working permit! How about you make an video on this subject with these studios? Its not like everyone can work everywhere on the planet... just my 2 cents, so think about it
Thank you for this!
Thanks for this
Thank you!
This is great, Anyone know how to network/ build comunity when you're too poor to attend art school?
Practice practice
Woaah
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hey peoples thanks for u all share ur thoughts . I from India if I don't have any learning or college degree certificate. But I know about Houdini and interested about Houdini , u peoples did u hire me ?
Glad is a don
70% of your youth in a studio.. no way for me. :(