selling yourself

So I have been busy lately working on selling myself. An important trait everyone should learn, that's for sure. My website is one point of call (needs constant updating), but mainly it's about getting your name out there. I have applied for a few senior jobs with various interviews coming up.

Also 'Linked In' is a great way to network within the industry and it gives you access to people you would never think you could get next to (think 6 degrees of separation). People are mostly approachable and eager to help people within the industry, I highly recommend you jump on it.....hey search for me and add me to your network, bigger the better.

I have started 3D blocking 'Monty Biggs' - this is a pre-storyboard step I have added to assist Kyle (illustrator) with him doing 2D boards. Then once he has done this I will re-edit everything and refine camera moves and timing to produce a fully illustrated Animatic. That's really my goal right now - to produce an Animatic of a high quality. This animatic will be used to raise funding and hopefully get my script into production, well that's the dream anyway, worst case scenario is it never gets made but I have a full animatic to show my writing and directing skills.



I got asked today (phone interview) whether I would be happy working as a lead artist and not a Director - obviously they have read this blog. It's a fair question to which I answered - Directing and Writing is a long term goal,and any position I take will have to be part of that career path (somehow). Plus I am sure everyone has a goals(a dream) - I just happen to put mine out there.