#23: How to get a job in VFX w/ Andrew Hodgson
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- Опубликовано: 4 авг 2024
- Andrew Hodgson has worked at ILM, Double Negative, MPC and more. He's worked on some of the biggest movie franchises, and in this interview we discuss the path to getting your first job, standing out, industry workflows, and the importance of being flexible with software.
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Artstation - www.artstation.com/andrewhodgson
Chapters:
0:00 Landing his first VFX job
15:27 The Importance of industry connections
28:23 Learning the right software for the right role.
43:03 What Blender's missing / What matters in a portfolio
50:35 Learning resources / Is Schooling worth it
1:00:13 Hollywood VFX Workflows
1:11:03 Importance of Efficiency / Outro
Links discussed in this episode:
Corridor Crew (VFX Artists React) - • VFX Artists React to B...
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MPC - www.mpcfilm.com/
DNEG - www.dneg.com/
ILM - www.ilm.com/
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Just started watching and had to stop at his "fair enough, my work is not good enough" when he had sent his folio to 90 studios and had ZERO response! What a boss for taking it so casually and just working even harder to get there. Massively inspiring for those, such as myself, who are on the verge of throwing in the towel at each hurdle! Thanks for this.
I've got a good friend pissed at life, crying over he got A reject from A company he applied ONCE. Should send him this video as an example of perseverance.
Brilliant. I watched this first when It came out 2years ago, I'll come and see this after 2 years again, Im 100% Confident it will hold up.
Best,
andrew please please do more of these bro, I cant get enough. its like fuel when im working on my 3d stuff. I can just keep going when youre talking. More people need to know about this channel, seriously.
Andrew's story is so inspiring 😭 I've been working, for almost 4 years alone making skins for a particular game, publish over 30 items for that game but I wanna try something new but Im not confident enough to take that huge leap. I've been eyeing Bungie for some time but I still havent got the courage to actually try apply
Amazing podcast! Thanks to andrew for shining light about so many different aspects of the industry
Another Andrew Price Podcast episode!! Very exciting!
Love your Podcasts but this one specifically is my fav so far. Great story with tons of inspiration. Great interview....well done AndrewS.
Way to go hodgie!
Such a lovely guy and a pleasure to work with. All the best amigo. 😎👍
wonderful episode!!! thank you so much
Thank you for making these. This is top notch info right here
No way! how did I miss this podcast with Andrew Hodgson!!!! I love his work!
Really enjoyed this episode, very nice topics and guest!
Great podcast, nice to meet Andrew , lots of insights !
Awesome!
Interview with one of my favorite CGI people, gonna watch this all even I have zero interest in getting a VFX or CGI job in general.
great interview, nice overview of the production for VFX industry.
I'd like to thank you both for this, this was so eye opening. It's very rare to have a look behind the curtains, but behind the curtains is where the real work gets done (or just the most of it). Got SO much info from this, i was tanking notes :D lol
Crazy to see how different the VFX studio structure is to those in the Game studios. Very insightful
That was fun to watch)
great stuff!
Damn, this is hella inspiring! I gotta kill it now, or at least give my best!
Thank you Andrew, I am currently applying for Jobs in the 3D Industry (Finished 2 year Apprenticeship as a 3D-Developer used 3dsMax, Cinema4d, Maya and unity mostly and currently learning Blender). I realised after this video that I still don't really know if I want to go into games or into fully animated movies. So my Portfolio was kinda all over the place. After seeing what effort your guest put in to get a job in the industry, I guess I have to decided where I want to go first and then work on projects that target that specific niche, as well as rehaul my whole Portfolio obvs. I will definitely get that one month Maya and work on some projects there for my Portfolio, thanks for the tip!
I mostly love 3D for the modeling + animation aspect as well as setting the scene and rendering and making it look nice. If you have some more input about the pros and cons of games VS animated movies I am happy to listen & learn.
Hi, do you think that is possible to see your portfolio?
awesome thank you
I have only watched tidbits from this vid, kinda -prewatch check - and I can already say this is going to be good. Will watch it all in few sittings while I lube my mechanical keyboard switches ;-D
Amazing artist and podcast - ive followed Andrew for a long time on IG, but this has been very insightful 🙏🏻
Damn! Look at him making his own opportunities.
Oh, Jake Gyllenhaal is doing 3D now. Cool!
I have question for Andrew the Hodgson man! Cooking stream, when? We need another one! :)
Be relentless, be respectful and be adaptable with tools
The one thing Andrew doesn't bring up is that a subscription to Maya is USD$1,700/year. Nuke is USD$5,518. And so on, and so on. You can say what you want about persistence and determination; those are, of course, required, but...the up-front costs (after the free 30-day trial runs out) are pretty darn high. Blender is free. Thoughts?
Maya Indie is the full program for $250 a year
@@AndrewHodgson3D out of all the positive comments you could've responded to, you decided to respond to this, cmon man.
2 Andrews
maya and 3ds max is comes with 1 year Free Student learning licence
true but you'd have to prove you are a student tho
Careful roasting compositing guys you cg folks, we need love too when we have to fix sometimes your broken hierarchy :')
How do you determine your "bid days".
I often struggle with that where someone asks me how long it'll take to do something and I really struggle with quoting price or time and I really struggle with that.
How do you determine how long it'll take to do a task. What is your criteria for bidding. Like for instance, if I gave you a project with a house, do you take into account how long it'll take to make everything from scratch or do you try and assume that you'll find a house pack online and you bid according to that or like how do you determine bid days or time required. What is the criteria you use for determining this. Apologies if I've repeated myself in my question.
Another example, I've been asked by a friend to do an animation for his new lock, where I'll show the lock, how it's used and it's mechanism and the animation will most likely be around a minute at max. So now I need to make the gate, I downloaded a free factory model for the background, I've got the gate, the lock, the factory in the back ground and I'm still busy with it and the guy has asked me how much and how long do you need. My guess is it'll take around 2 weeks and I've given him a fairly low cost as it's one of my first real projects in blender, besides the part time projects that I've assigned myself. It's also my first animation, would 2 weeks be a realistic timeline or should I have allowed more time as I'm learning or less time. I don't know, as a fairly new blender user (I'm a converted 3ds max user).
Where is the guest? I only see Andrew on the podcast ^^
nice
what is the name of the books ?
Can you invite Beeple to the next podcast? Thanks.
I've just found out about ur new channel
Hey andrew , why dont you put this channel in the featured channels on your main channel
Came here from Newsletter .
I'm a nobody and I not always answer notifications on FB, I'm baffled at the entitlement of people expecting professional to answer to them.
early lol
Lol Andrew has a Dune water bottle
it is a really good insulated bottle! and it was free lol
@@AndrewHodgson3D wow thanks for commenting!! You have my dream job!! Have a great day!!!
So, I just need a British or USA passport? On it.
runner = PA
How to get a job as 3d? I guess there is no chance lol.
My answer is simply don't.
I would like to say IMO that the reason to suggest blender over maya is the access and community. Yes industry standards exist...but they are often not inclusive or progressive. Houdini lets you learn and buy with reasonable access. Blenders Geomatry Nodes is an example of reaching beyond Maya and towards Houdini. Your portfolio is key to those without access to paid education and expensive hardware. I have tried C4D, Maya, 3DS Max and Blender. I am learning Houdini and using Blender. Sometimes the "industry" is just a "monopoly". Fundamentals and opend minds should be the focus.