tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post4124886721242575008..comments2024-03-29T05:13:13.015-04:00Comments on Mayerson on Animation: Sheridan Industry Day 2011Mark Mayersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00065971589878678848noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-86467084517706109482011-05-04T17:49:24.363-04:002011-05-04T17:49:24.363-04:00Hi John. If you a board artist, you'll start ...Hi John. If you a board artist, you'll start out doing corrections. If you're a designer, you'll start out designing props. If you're an animator, you might start out doing layout (which means assembling scene elements based on the board) or be a junior animator, doing simpler scenes. There's no clear ladder like there was.Mark Mayersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00065971589878678848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-48454709423237825002011-05-04T15:00:02.321-04:002011-05-04T15:00:02.321-04:00Mark, for my information, what is today's equi...Mark, for my information, what is today's equivalent of an entry level job when we started? When we started, it most likely was xeroxing drawings onto cells, and re-pegging them for registration.<br /><br />This is a sincere question on my part. I don't know the answer.John Celestrihttp://www.gogogorillas.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-20260139101266245462011-05-03T21:57:58.662-04:002011-05-03T21:57:58.662-04:00It changes from year to year. One of my hopes is t...It changes from year to year. One of my hopes is that the screenings over duration wasn't as long as previous years.<br /><br />Sounds though like it was a really good event for 2011.Andrew Murrayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15192578332671402281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-44105092042712998132011-05-03T17:54:00.643-04:002011-05-03T17:54:00.643-04:00I dunno. If I was hidden away at the back, I'...I dunno. If I was hidden away at the back, I'd get a whack of helium balloons or an inflatable gorilla to draw attention to my location.<br /><br />Then again, if the work doesn't justify it - a good location or the best gimmick isn't going to help you.Steve Schnierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01766696319640794064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-84796863934053666092011-05-02T18:36:01.444-04:002011-05-02T18:36:01.444-04:00As someone who had a table right at the back last ...As someone who had a table right at the back last year, it does have some effect. Theres much more room to manoeuvre, and you can actually stand and chat with someone at your station without feeling crunched near the front and in the middle where its much more wide open. These are also the tables with 3 or 4 people at them instead of 5 or 6. <br /><br />I agree that if a studio is inclined, they will do what they have to to find you, but I did get two emails in the weeks following industry day from studios who said they tried to find my station and couldn't. I believe they are given maps but I got the impression that no one really used them. <br /><br />And lastly for people who are more design or layout oriented and maybe didn't put their focus on their films but rather their portfolios, I would have to believe that the decreased foot traffic and the limited space.<br /><br />But all in all, its still a good experience, in that it gives you a little reality check right off the bat that if you thought you would be handed a job, you won't. Its your job to find them and make the impression, not vice versa. And if bad seating and limited table space are what is keeping you back, you probably aren't that employable in the first place, but it does make an already nerve-racking day that much worse.Ke7inhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10050220776948138049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-79343665167449123742011-05-02T17:59:54.183-04:002011-05-02T17:59:54.183-04:00I don't know if a good or bad location in the ...I don't know if a good or bad location in the computer commons area affects the industry reps' perception of the students' work.<br /><br />It comes down to how the film plays during the screening. If the student's work is particularly strong, the industry reps will find them no matter where they're hiding.Steve Schnierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01766696319640794064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-88351920398720639502011-05-02T13:33:17.875-04:002011-05-02T13:33:17.875-04:00Mark, there's a problem that seems to have ari...Mark, there's a problem that seems to have arisen from using the computer commons area for the student work displays. The students located around the back of the area don't seem to get as much traffic as the ones nearer the front. I think I'd heard a similar complaint last year from some students too, so I think it's a valid concern. I'm wondering whether a solution might be to direct some of the industry folks in from the far side of the room to help balance things out.Pete Emsliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01451607722482352366noreply@blogger.com