Re: London work and how to pitch myself in these

[Fabricio Chamon]

Hey don’t want to hijack Laurence’s thread, but extending his questions,
I’m also interested in applying to some UK companies on the next months.

What are the chances of having a sponsored work permit these days? I mean,
of course it will depend on many factors like open positions,
recomendations, immigration policies and the artist skills itself.

I just wanted to have a glimpse of what to expect (or not), in a way that I
can prepare myself beforehand.

How inclined are recruiters to hire people from outside UK? How much of the
work force inside big companies (think Framestore/MPC/ILM/Dneg) are from
sponsored artists? What about medium size companies (think MvsM), do they
also benefit from/want/invest on foreign people?

I’ve also heard (from colleagues working in London) that houdini artists
are desperately needed everywhere. How much of this is true? Despite being
a generalist for the last 12yrs, I’m inclined towards pitching myself as a
houdini fx artist.. but I just don’t want to be too optimistic and hence
all the questions. Also this would help me puting together a proper reel.

Maybe someone had been through this process recently and can share some of
his experiences?

Thanks guys.

Em ter, 29 de mai de 2018 às 16:42, pedro santos 
escreveu:

> A ping for you sir! :)
> Hope it worked out!
>
> Cheers
>
> On 25 May 2018 at 18:53, Laurence Dodd  wrote:
>
>> I think thats my problem, I'm a bit nervous to put myself out there as a
>> "houdini" guy, but I would have thought proceduralism and vex would be the
>> thing that was wanted. I've had a pretty scatter gun approach to learning
>> so far, thinking that I'd start by being able to take something from
>> modelling through to rendered images, including the things that I do most
>> in my day to day Soft life. I have done some jobs in Houdini, like
>> modelling and texturing the Roman warships for the Britannia tv show.
>> This all leads on from the earlier thread about Houdini as a general tool.
>>
>> Thanks, it's way too long, I need to cut out some old stuff.
>>
>> Cheers Pedro
>>
>> On 25 May 2018 at 18:28, pedro santos  wrote:
>>
>>> Well
>>> My issue with taking on Houdini jobs is usually I don't do much of
>>> rendering or FX, so if you've been learning that, it's probably a safer bet
>>> than what I've been doing:  Proeduralism and VEX.
>>>
>>> Chin up, something will come along. Enjoyed the demo reel!
>>> Cheers
>>> Pedro
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 25 May 2018 at 17:21, Laurence Dodd  wrote:
>>>
 Hi All
 After two gigs falling through in a row I'm a bit bereft of work, which
 leads me to think where do I pitch myself to companies now, who wants an
 old xsi generalist, who has been using/learning Houdini for a year or so,
 can light render etc in Maya, but thats the extent of my Maya?

 Feeling all a bit scrap heapy all of a sudden.
 Sorry for a pre weekend downer.




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Re: London work and how to pitch myself in these

[pedro santos]

A ping for you sir! :)
Hope it worked out!

Cheers

On 25 May 2018 at 18:53, Laurence Dodd  wrote:

> I think thats my problem, I'm a bit nervous to put myself out there as a
> "houdini" guy, but I would have thought proceduralism and vex would be the
> thing that was wanted. I've had a pretty scatter gun approach to learning
> so far, thinking that I'd start by being able to take something from
> modelling through to rendered images, including the things that I do most
> in my day to day Soft life. I have done some jobs in Houdini, like
> modelling and texturing the Roman warships for the Britannia tv show.
> This all leads on from the earlier thread about Houdini as a general tool.
>
> Thanks, it's way too long, I need to cut out some old stuff.
>
> Cheers Pedro
>
> On 25 May 2018 at 18:28, pedro santos  wrote:
>
>> Well
>> My issue with taking on Houdini jobs is usually I don't do much of
>> rendering or FX, so if you've been learning that, it's probably a safer bet
>> than what I've been doing:  Proeduralism and VEX.
>>
>> Chin up, something will come along. Enjoyed the demo reel!
>> Cheers
>> Pedro
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 25 May 2018 at 17:21, Laurence Dodd  wrote:
>>
>>> Hi All
>>> After two gigs falling through in a row I'm a bit bereft of work, which
>>> leads me to think where do I pitch myself to companies now, who wants an
>>> old xsi generalist, who has been using/learning Houdini for a year or so,
>>> can light render etc in Maya, but thats the extent of my Maya?
>>>
>>> Feeling all a bit scrap heapy all of a sudden.
>>> Sorry for a pre weekend downer.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>> Laurence Dodd
>>> Porkpie Animation
>>> E: laure...@porkpie.tv
>>> W: www.porkpie.tv
>>> 
>>> M: 07570 702 576
>>> T: 01273 278 382
>>>
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>>
>>
>>
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>> Pedro Alpiarça dos Santos
>>
>>
>> * probiner.xyz
>> 

Re: London work and how to pitch myself in these

[Laurence Dodd]

I think thats my problem, I'm a bit nervous to put myself out there as a
"houdini" guy, but I would have thought proceduralism and vex would be the
thing that was wanted. I've had a pretty scatter gun approach to learning
so far, thinking that I'd start by being able to take something from
modelling through to rendered images, including the things that I do most
in my day to day Soft life. I have done some jobs in Houdini, like
modelling and texturing the Roman warships for the Britannia tv show.
This all leads on from the earlier thread about Houdini as a general tool.

Thanks, it's way too long, I need to cut out some old stuff.

Cheers Pedro

On 25 May 2018 at 18:28, pedro santos  wrote:

> Well
> My issue with taking on Houdini jobs is usually I don't do much of
> rendering or FX, so if you've been learning that, it's probably a safer bet
> than what I've been doing:  Proeduralism and VEX.
>
> Chin up, something will come along. Enjoyed the demo reel!
> Cheers
> Pedro
>
>
>
>
> On 25 May 2018 at 17:21, Laurence Dodd  wrote:
>
>> Hi All
>> After two gigs falling through in a row I'm a bit bereft of work, which
>> leads me to think where do I pitch myself to companies now, who wants an
>> old xsi generalist, who has been using/learning Houdini for a year or so,
>> can light render etc in Maya, but thats the extent of my Maya?
>>
>> Feeling all a bit scrap heapy all of a sudden.
>> Sorry for a pre weekend downer.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>> Laurence Dodd
>> Porkpie Animation
>> E: laure...@porkpie.tv
>> W: www.porkpie.tv
>> 
>> M: 07570 702 576
>> T: 01273 278 382
>>
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Re: London work and how to pitch myself in these

[pedro santos]

Check this one maybe
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On 25 May 2018 at 18:28, pedro santos  wrote:

> Well
> My issue with taking on Houdini jobs is usually I don't do much of
> rendering or FX, so if you've been learning that, it's probably a safer bet
> than what I've been doing:  Proeduralism and VEX.
>
> Chin up, something will come along. Enjoyed the demo reel!
> Cheers
> Pedro
>
>
>
>
> On 25 May 2018 at 17:21, Laurence Dodd  wrote:
>
>> Hi All
>> After two gigs falling through in a row I'm a bit bereft of work, which
>> leads me to think where do I pitch myself to companies now, who wants an
>> old xsi generalist, who has been using/learning Houdini for a year or so,
>> can light render etc in Maya, but thats the extent of my Maya?
>>
>> Feeling all a bit scrap heapy all of a sudden.
>> Sorry for a pre weekend downer.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>> Laurence Dodd
>> Porkpie Animation
>> E: laure...@porkpie.tv
>> W: www.porkpie.tv
>> 
>> M: 07570 702 576
>> T: 01273 278 382
>>
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Re: London work and how to pitch myself in these

[pedro santos]

Well
My issue with taking on Houdini jobs is usually I don't do much of
rendering or FX, so if you've been learning that, it's probably a safer bet
than what I've been doing:  Proeduralism and VEX.

Chin up, something will come along. Enjoyed the demo reel!
Cheers
Pedro




On 25 May 2018 at 17:21, Laurence Dodd  wrote:

> Hi All
> After two gigs falling through in a row I'm a bit bereft of work, which
> leads me to think where do I pitch myself to companies now, who wants an
> old xsi generalist, who has been using/learning Houdini for a year or so,
> can light render etc in Maya, but thats the extent of my Maya?
>
> Feeling all a bit scrap heapy all of a sudden.
> Sorry for a pre weekend downer.
>
>
>
>
> --
>
> Laurence Dodd
> Porkpie Animation
> E: laure...@porkpie.tv
> W: www.porkpie.tv
> 
> M: 07570 702 576
> T: 01273 278 382
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London work and how to pitch myself in these

[Laurence Dodd]

Hi All
After two gigs falling through in a row I'm a bit bereft of work, which
leads me to think where do I pitch myself to companies now, who wants an
old xsi generalist, who has been using/learning Houdini for a year or so,
can light render etc in Maya, but thats the extent of my Maya?

Feeling all a bit scrap heapy all of a sudden.
Sorry for a pre weekend downer.




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Porkpie Animation
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W: www.porkpie.tv
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T: 01273 278 382
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