nope, dont know him, just of him and red star.
well get your reel together and send it out to all the studios in london.
many wont care what you made it with, as long as you show youve got skill and exp, as they always have their own tools for you to learn anyway… 
good luck!
WOW!!!
WarDevil looks amazing! I would love to apply for work with Digi-guys but unfortunately I am Midlands based and working in London isn’t a viable option for me at the moment. I’m going to have to look for something a little closer to home.
Thanks.
Hi,
I’ve just finished my new demo reel if anyone fancies checking it out and offering some C&C.
Its only a youtube vid so the quality is a bit poor.
Cheers
[left]Sorry, was back in the States last week… man weird after not being there for a loooong time
Aegis, you know the story, 8 figures and Im in hows it going?
So Simon, great reel, Im sure youll have no trouble getting a job.
Whats the breakdown though, you did everything in each shot?
Only suggestion is to loosen up a little in your animating, sometimes a lil stiff…let loose, give it secondary animation, blah blah blah
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Hi, I was reading this thread and I have a question about sending reels to Companies in London from the US. Here in Los Angeles as a Modeler/Generalist I know that if I send a reel to the larger companies, Sony/Dreamworks/Disney etc they want a specific reel for a specific job.
A modeling reel should only have modeling turntables, a Rigging reel should just show Rigging etc.
That’s not a rule set in stone it just seems to be the way things work here.
Smaller companies don’t mind people that can cross over to a few different areas because they get more out of that one person.
How do companies in London view generalists with experience?
Thanks,
Michael
Same thing pretty much, if you’re applying for a rigging job, show your rigging stuff.
Guess safest bet is to make several diff versions of reels, with the type of job you’re going for all at the begining and maybe at end have various other things you can do…
Thanks for the info. What I thought about doing was just making one DVD with differnt Chapters for modeling/texturing and then a Chapter for A general VFX reel.
You guys don’t have a problem playing a NTSC formated DVD in PAL players do you?
I prefer to just use my online reel but some places seem to want a DVD.
Thanks,
Michael
Hmm… that shouldn’t be a problem, however, make sure you make a region free disc. Most players are region free, but there are some that are not. 
I was wondering if it would be alright to chime in as well as I’ve had difficulty adjusting to life in Suffolk. Before I was in Kent and London(Covent Garden area) was fairly reasonable to get into on a daily basis by train. But now the only place I can get to is Cambridge and I pretty much have to start over again(due to reasons beyond my control) where contacts and software is concerned.
I’ve been trying out Lightwave(infact, I want to use it for my personal work) for a while now but I’m worried if its actually got a market in Cambridge. Are there any “secret job lists” for that area?
East Anglia as a whole is a bit thin on the ground for 3d currently but you could try Jagex as they always are looking for modellers. Google them.
East Anglia as a whole is a bit thin on the ground for 3d currently but you could try Jagex as they always are looking for modellers. Google them.
Theres that name again! Yeah, I applied for them last year. I might give them another go if I can learn low-poly modelling in Blender as thats why they said they prefered. Another job advert(at the time) suggested they use Blender for modelling and XSI for animation. For a game like RuneScape that seems to be a good pipeline. Also, RuneScape appears to be headed by a guy who is a Java expert, and being that I’m currently learning Java with the OU it sounds like a company I would fit just nicely into…
Cheers, mate.
No worries. Other game companies in Cambridge include Frontier and Zoonami. I am Norfolk based but if I hear of anything I will PM you.
Cityscape regularly request Lightwave users for various roles if you fancy some arch-vis work.
I’m not sure that Arch Vis is a good idea at the moment- both the commercial and residential building market is looking pretty weak, which must translate into less vis work, i would have thought.
id say even in london for LW youre screwed…
maybe a few games companies use it still, and framestore occasionally allows modelers to use it, but if you want to get a job in UK Id say learn Maya…
Bizarrely enough that doesn’t seem the case. To be honest, most of the problems with house prices and new buildings are being caused by scare mongering in the press…if there wasn’t some “expert” on TV every morning or in the papers saying how f&£$%d we all are the economy would probably fair a little better…anyway…
There’s plans for millions of new houses over the next 10 years or so because kids are breeding like rabbits (you earn more that way)…so arch-viz is actually being seen as very beneficial for getting planning approval and selling properties fast. The way things are now, it is even more important to sell new developments and a lot of developers know that.
Boone, you could always contact Dan at Different Planet if you’re desperate. They use Lightwave and as long as you can create a box and use the knife tool you’ll be more than qualified but don’t expect a fancy office or hip working environment.
We like them. Send your stuff to recruitment AT cityscape3d DOT com!
I’m not sure that Arch Vis is a good idea at the moment- both the commercial and residential building market is looking pretty weak, which must translate into less vis work, i would have thought.
Not really, no.
Also, with Boris throwing out all approved schemes for highrises, there will be a LOT of resubmissions the next year or two.
