tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post2861247389482221997..comments2023-12-31T01:23:39.943-05:00Comments on Mayerson on Animation: Advice to GraduatesMark Mayersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00065971589878678848noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-17435828486197914302010-08-04T22:43:42.004-04:002010-08-04T22:43:42.004-04:00awesome advice, I'll look back to this when it...awesome advice, I'll look back to this when it's my turn in 3 more years!Aaron Fryerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02471027407084304022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-66378631957852877062010-05-01T02:42:40.045-04:002010-05-01T02:42:40.045-04:00Thanks so much for the words of wisdom Mark. You&#...Thanks so much for the words of wisdom Mark. You're a great teacher and we were lucky to have had you.Wayne-Michael Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00178581095435585027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-68923780716296198992010-05-01T02:41:00.278-04:002010-05-01T02:41:00.278-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Wayne-Michael Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08256775671628656099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-67855298235905535772010-04-30T10:46:55.313-04:002010-04-30T10:46:55.313-04:00Great advice, Mark.
I was blown away by some of ...Great advice, Mark. <br /><br />I was blown away by some of the student work I saw yesterday. If I were in a position to hire some of them myself, I would have. <br /><br />About your post - in my own experience, I found that getting the first job out of school was relatively easy thanks to the Industry Day we had in 1997. Only four or five studios showed and it was a crap time to grad (the boom was going bust), but still, without recruiters coming in, I would have never gotten that first gig.<br /><br />The second gig is where this advice comes in handy. And the third, and the fourth, and - you get the picture.warrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09034823254751468446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-2666365939445584192010-04-28T01:38:19.526-04:002010-04-28T01:38:19.526-04:00While this is all excellent advice, I would like t...While this is all excellent advice, I would like to add something. About "producing new art". One of the mistakes I made was trying to create what I thought studios wanted to see. That's no way to be an artist. Create what YOU want to see. Not only will you find psychological refuge in that work, it might lead you to real success, rather than just a job.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-46469661440877478782010-04-27T19:02:11.074-04:002010-04-27T19:02:11.074-04:00Even though I'm still 15, and a sophomore in h...Even though I'm still 15, and a sophomore in high school, I have a strong feeling that this advice is really going to serve me well if I get into a good animation college (which I really want to because someday, I wanna really impact the animation industry and make fun cartoons). Thanks for posting this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-56520026741650445692010-04-27T18:23:38.174-04:002010-04-27T18:23:38.174-04:00Everything in this blog post is true. Thanks for p...Everything in this blog post is true. Thanks for posting it, Mark.Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13431461229115607033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-17976577133410819802010-04-26T23:09:56.203-04:002010-04-26T23:09:56.203-04:00It sounds like good advice! Thanks for looking out...It sounds like good advice! Thanks for looking out for us, Mark.Amber Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05767172713514823573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-84937181339989096042010-04-26T16:30:32.883-04:002010-04-26T16:30:32.883-04:00Awesome!
Thanks!Awesome!<br /><br />Thanks!Eric "Spillz" Angelillohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07641056289886362911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-43797448421698513422010-04-26T11:48:11.436-04:002010-04-26T11:48:11.436-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.roconnorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04933040935053560675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-50805937622648397962010-04-26T11:48:01.211-04:002010-04-26T11:48:01.211-04:00I had never thought about that last piece of advic...I had never thought about that last piece of advice -the "best before date" -but it is absolutely true.<br /><br />I've taken many chances on being a recent grad's first time employer but I can't think of any who I've brought in past their "expiration date".roconnorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04933040935053560675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-82017173379518714712010-04-26T09:45:50.709-04:002010-04-26T09:45:50.709-04:00My first job out of university in a stone dead ind...My first job out of university in a stone dead industry in the mid eighties: part time cel painter in a commercial animation studio. I remember that getting my foot in the door that first time was the best feeling ever, no matter how humble the job was.JPilothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07948005987931788144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-76014328158032931452010-04-25T19:40:02.575-04:002010-04-25T19:40:02.575-04:00Hi Mark,
Good advice as always. Although times ar...Hi Mark,<br />Good advice as always. Although times are tough, this is probably the best time ever to be starting a career in the animation business. There are literally thousands of possibilites and options open to people today - options that didn't exist even five years ago.<br /><br />The cost of production has fallen. New markets: video games, app development, internet productions are in their infancies. Can't find a job working on someone else's show? Start your own. What have you got to lose?<br /><br />Nobody ever fails in the entertainment industry. They just give up before they succeed.Steve Schnierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01766696319640794064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-20936122826059017372010-04-25T18:10:33.419-04:002010-04-25T18:10:33.419-04:00I'll be sure to keep this in mind when I need ...I'll be sure to keep this in mind when I need to use it. Good information!Zartok-35https://www.blogger.com/profile/00449976580118722879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-7072413328020097302010-04-25T18:05:59.430-04:002010-04-25T18:05:59.430-04:00Hey Mark,
Thanks for taking the time to post this...Hey Mark,<br /><br />Thanks for taking the time to post this! Lots of good info to digest, and will surely help in the future.Bradenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04725977630223280179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-84754134283644230042010-04-25T16:30:58.899-04:002010-04-25T16:30:58.899-04:00Mike --
Good comments. And I think your observatio...Mike --<br />Good comments. And I think your observations speak to more than those graduating -- they have applicability to those that are unemployed or those that are under-employed (those who are not doing what they really want to do). Hope you don't mind, but I posted a link to your comments on my Facebook page... Thanks! Bob ;DBob Cowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01778341588368201695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-61486761121563335722010-04-25T14:49:55.859-04:002010-04-25T14:49:55.859-04:00Thanks for the encouragement, Mark. It's good ...Thanks for the encouragement, Mark. It's good to hear something uplifting after the burnout of fourth year.Adric Worleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10522841743320365327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-31408835755845195052010-04-25T13:52:37.113-04:002010-04-25T13:52:37.113-04:00thank you.thank you.Alex_Munguiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08015935008073734892noreply@blogger.com