A common issue raised by animation and visual effects studios when they are recruiting is that although new artists do tend to know the software, what these artists don’t always know is how to work at a studio production level.
CGM students get to do a lot of cool things. We tour production studios, learn to shoot, discover all the interesting disciplines of 2D and 3D production, but none quite as awesome as this. 5 CGM students were invited to the set of Deadpool 2.
I can’t help smiling (on the outside) when I discuss this topic with certain visual effects production people, especially the managers who haven’t had to do 12 – 18 hours straight busting their brain at a computer work station for five months of 6-day weeks. You know…the ones who work 40 hour weeks, including 1.5 hour lunches each day.
Always dreamed of working with NASA? Us too. Earlier in 2017, students at CG Masters were given the opportunity to 3D model, 3D print and build a scale model of a NASA Mars Rover concept vehicle. It was the chance of a lifetime!
For Canadians, there is no better time to get into the exciting film visual effects and animation industries. New immigration rules limit the ability of studios to hire foreign junior (entry level) artists and technicians to fill their production teams, yet there is more work going on in Vancouver than ever.
When we moved from standard definition to HD, I was very happy. There was a noticeable improvement in image quality. With SD, pixels were sometimes visible and images were soft. HD provided far better resolution. When we moved to 4K, I was a little confused...
I was recently working with a large group of designers with years of traditional and digital illustration experience that were extremely new to 3D graphics. They are masters at their craft and produce amazing 2D illustrations, but they wanted to add 3D to their toolset.
Smart people tend to come to CG Masters for visual effects training. Often these smart people will already have a credential from another institution, usually an accredited university. Sometimes they have completed a visual effects training program at a university. You’d expect this to be a very good thing. After all, they have shown resilience, commitment, and perseverance.
Troubleshooting is a critical primary skill in digital media, including 3d animation and visual effects. It is critical because so much can go so wrong so quickly. ‘Primary’ because things often do go wrong and it’s up to us as animation / visual effects artists and technical directors to sort out the problems and fix them.
You want to find the top visual effects school and you’ve stumbled across CG Masters with all it’s ‘attitude’ and ‘philosophy’. You’re wondering if it’s real or just a bunch of marketing nonsense. CG Masters claims to be the first school to implement “2nd Generation Training”. It’s reasonable to ask exactly what is meant by that and to expect some rational explanation. A solid explanation requires a little history lesson. So here it is.