ANIMATION TESTS and how to NAIL THEM
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- Опубликовано: 18 сен 2024
- ANIMATION TESTS and how to NAIL THEM
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In this week's video I'm going over Animations Tests, my experience and what employers are looking for and how to nail that test every-time.
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Might have a test next week so this is perfect timing lol, thanks!
Good luck Russel! And I hope this helped.
Go nail that test & report back.
@ever6 @Harvey Newman I got the job! Thanks Harvey
@@titinilofle Dude that's awesome lol this is like an 3 day early 3bday treat of Great news. This made my Monday since I'm having a rough day at work.
Congrats man be confident in your work, ask questions, and self/check your work before a review. Pro tip lesson of the day I need to follow more.
I Just got an Animation Test approved after 4 fails and next week is the Interview, I'm so excited to see how it will be. I already had two jobs like this before but every test seems to be the first one. Great video!
Awesome news, major congrats on your first job. It pays to prevail! Best of luck in your animation journey. :)
Hey Harvey, this is Antoine. Hey great video as always, bro. I really loved the topic and the discussion here. Young Animators really need to (Hear) about things like this when it comes to how the industry really works as far as taking (Test) and all that jazz. Anyway, keep up the great work dude.
Hey Antoine, thanks man! And I agree, I wish I had warnings like this back in the day, it would have saved me a ton of headaches. This is one of the main reasons I started the channel. Keep in touch bro!
@@harveynewman Definitely, Bro. Hey, keep up the great work with these (VIDs) because you are really helping these (Noobs) and that's a good thing. As an Animator, it's great to pass this type of (Crucial) information back to young Animators who are just starting off in their careers.💪
I just failed my animation test for an indie game company, and it's uncanny how perfect the timing of this video is. Luckily, they sent me some helpful feedback and I took note of everything. Thank you for these videos Mr. Newman, I will keep on applying as a game animator
Best of luck in any future tests! As mentioned I had many failures before success is part of the journey, but if they gave you feedback that's incredibly helpful. I'm sure you'll get there soon enough. :)
Great video as always. I've never done an animation test in 25 years and I never will. I agreed to do one once for CD Projekt Red but ended up telling them to stick it. Which actually was the decision that should have got me the job. Quicker and more productive to send back terrible mocap data and shoot it again than try to clean up garbage. Animation tests are a sign of a company that isn't really sure what they're doing, or desperate enough to try to shoehorn someone with unproven skills into the role. Either way, your salary is going to be average and they've already demonstrated no respect for your work life balance.
I completely agree with this. Being a Veteran Animator myself, I never do (Test) for companies. If don't they want to hire me on my own merits or own my portfolio, then I don't need to work for that company. And even if I was to do a (Test) for a Company, I would make them (pay) for my (Time and Effort) for even doing the test in the first place. Because if you (Don't) get the job because of an Animation test, at least you might get some money out of it for your time. This is just a (Pros /Pros) tip that some young Animators don't even know about. And if the company doesn't pay, then I don't do the test. Never take a job just to be taking a job. This whole test stuff is really for (Juniors) and young people in my humble opinion. Great topic though.
@@antstar1005 Hey AC when was the last time you did a Test? I figured Dneg had you do a test but you're a true vet brutha.
I was told by a buddy if mines that says when they make you di a test. It's usually because the company doesn't see anything in your skillset from your reel.
Also on LinkedIn you posted a video of your student creature cycle. The transitions with the run,trot looked seamless. I can't remember the school or animatir.
I can't find it in my LinkedIn feed I meant to comment on it. It looked great 👏🏾
Wow great story man I've always figured it'll help increase your salary offer. But nope as a matter of fact my last test was for Treyarch 4yrs ago. It was to work on blk ops 4.
I got the contract but damn the salary offer was low. I made up for it in O.T first they didn't offer me the job. Then 24hrs later recruiter contacted me again. They had me do a lunch interview with another team.
I didn't have to do the test again or b.s interview. The lead & seniors wanted to meet me after I received good feedback from team zombie. It worked out in the end but yeah waste of time test.
Once the game released 1.5 later everyone's contracted ended. I never got converted to FT at Activision Treyarch. So I left gaming to work on Avatar sequels lol. I have daily & bills like everyone else.
Plus Craptivision is getting sued anyway but I enjoyed my team. But working on cod forever gets old.
@@ever6 Hey Bro, Nah, "DNEG" hired me based on my own (Merits). The only reason why (Companies-Test) people is because they are (Unsure) about the work that is on the person's (Reel). But if they are going to test you, at least get some money out of it. Thanks, Bro.
@@ever6 Thanks, Bro.
You knocked it out of the park on this one! Great Video!!! --Cheers! ☮
Your comment knocked it out the park! :D Cheers Alan!
Harvey, nice inspirational video. I need to start getting better with time management. It's always nice to see your videos, maybe one day after AM I can get an apprenticeship.
Hey Adriano, cheers for the feedback. And yes feel free to join my mentorship at any point, would be great to work with you at some point.
@@harveynewman I will in time, I'm currently working on advanced body mechanics shots and, I have a membership with Rusty animator> I left my full-time job to get a part time job so I can focus more on animation. It's been a rough semester for me but I'm finally on track now. I actually am re-taking AN03 with Drew Adams (currently in AN03 with Michael Amos). I'll see after Christmas if I can get some money saved up., I have plans to take a few mentorships like Alessandro and JD as well I just want to get a handle on some extra cash first. But I want to do some networking while I'm at ctnx in November. I'll let you know, thanks for being awesome buddy
Hey Harvey! Thank you for the video. Helpful as usual. Until April, I did not work as an animator, I was just studying, then I was offered to do one test task, and everything went well. That's how I got the job the first time. Now I'm a junior animator and someone is suffering while cleaning up my animations. And I am very grateful to them. I have one offtopic question. I have to decide which mentor I should choose in GW 2. I don't see you on the list right now. Should I wait? In gw 1, I'm learning from a Blizzard teacher. They are all very cool, but I want teachers to share their experience with me not only from there, but also from various other studios. Sorry if I use wrong platform to ask this.
Hey Mariya, major congrats on that first job and helping a Junior is incredibly fulfilling for animators. We all like to help each other. :) And in regards to iAnimate my current class is going to be last one. But whenever you have a spare moment you can head over to my one on one mentorship: animation.harveynewman.com/ I teach the sam e things over there. :D
@@harveynewman Oh, Great, I'll keep that in mind, thanks!
Thanks ...that was so Helpfull
Thanks Hamed, glad it was useful
I have not experienced an animation test before but I find this video very informative for what's ahead.
The story of your experience both successful and failure during the animation test holds an impact that I want to share my experiences in the future as well.
Thanks a million for the great comment Ripper, glad you found it informative...and yes do share, I feel like there's not enough of us out there sharing personal experiences in animation.
Hey Harvey did your last employer ask for some type of skill test?
Did you get to animate much in your last role?
I'm very curious what the hiring process is like for an AD position. I'm sure they'll want to see your demo and review your resume.
I'll ask JD as well if he hasn't mentioned this in any of his videos. I have a request for a future video that'll be interesting. It's piggybacking off your salary negotiation info.
Why do people think they're worth more than they say they're regarding skillsets? It'd so egotistical and very annoying. I also think ppl get confused about the roles of an Animation TD vs TD or AD.
Hey Brother. Nah as an AD you normally don’t get tests you get hired based on experience and merits over the years. Also you don’t get to animate much, specially when you have a large team. So it’s more of managerial, review and direction, so a test would be of little use to the studio hiring an experienced AD
Hi Harvey, thanks for the very informative video!
Actually, have a question I guess it is animation relatable.... are you familiar with what a Technical Animator does? Is it a position that requires programming experience or an animator with some technical skills like rigging and problem solving for working between Maya and a game engine can fit that position? If you are familiar with Technical Animator could you talk about it in one of your videos?
Great video! Keep up the great work! I am really learning a lot of new things from you =-)
Hey Quin. Thanks a lot for the props and I’ve done a video specifically talking about what an Tech Anim does. Have a search on my channel and I hope it helps.
I prefer cartoon studios, not game studios
they are expecting you to complete the whole shot including polishing and everything?
and they are paying for this time that you do the test?
Hey Rotem...ah no that was not paid, they paid for my travel and accommodation. If you get hired then yes you get paid. But tests overall, either at home or at the studio are unpaid.
@@harveynewman its pretty unfair, to spend a whole week on an animation and to take a week off from your job or you could maybe deny other jobs because of that and you are not even getting paid for this, even a minimum or something...
Ah yes, this is why is quite vexing when you don't get the job.
It depends of the company.. Some companies pay you for the test and other ones don't.
@@herrerayo1 If its a day of work and only blocking or something like that, I can understand and its ok to not pay, but if its test for like a week, and they expect a perfect piece at the end of this week, I think its should be paid.