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• #3: Stage 1: Researching the idea, finding money and team members to make your film Stage 2: Got the money and an idea ¨C you¡¯ve got the green light! Next, preparations Stage 3: The actual shooting of the film Stage 4: Post-production ¨C what you do once you¡¯ve shot the film Stage 5: Getting it seen in the cinema Point out, as some will know, US and UK have different systems Studio films/independently made films Films go through 5 common stages Say it is one of the most competitive and popular job markets to crack. ? For teachers: Research and Development, including Writing, Pitching, Finding Finance Pre-Production: Production is definitely on and preparations are made Production or Shoot: Filming Post-Production or Post: Editing of sound, vision and visual effects Distribution and Exhibition, which may be the crucial part of the process -marketing the film; getting it shown and watched
• #4: A key gap for the future is new and digital technology and particularly managing the change from traditional to digital media.
• #8: There were more than 1,500 hand-placed corkscrews and flyaway wisps of hair with depth and texture audiences had never seen before. It took six Pixar research engineers and artists more than three years to bring the ground breaking strands to life onscreen. The team spent two months working on the scene where Merida removes her hood and you see the full volume of her hair.
• #10: Other VFX companies ¨C Milk Cinesite Framestore The Mill MPC Double Negative Prime Focus
• #11: The UK, and London in particular, is the centre for internationally renowned VFX work in film, television and the advertising industry. Films that are shot in the UK, or even in Hollywood, are serviced by clusters of London post-production and VFX companies. But VFX is not all about monsters and spaceships ¨C it¡¯s also used to repair or improve images in ways that are invisible ¨C changing colours or erasing mistakes within the image. The Student Primer essentially attempts to prepare them for the practices and challenges of the work environment. Its 24 points but these aren¡¯t edicts - they are an introduction to the work culture of VFX; invaluable for new entrants to internalise, live and breathe before they enter the workplace. Many of these skills are what can be called soft skills, revolving around teamwork and communication, but as far as we know this is the first time they have been foregrounded and presented in this way specifically for VFX students. The information and context in the Primer is particularly valuable because it¡¯s the advice that is hardest to get in a university environment.
• #13: The College of Production provides practical advice on all aspects of working in television, radio and online broadcast. This website is for everyone who wants to get into, get better and go further in their broadcast career.
• #14: So what are you going to do ¨C DO YOU KNOW WHAT IT IS YOU WANT TO DO? Have to set yourself goals and get a strategy together. People who set goals are more likely to succeed than people who do not (think of athletes) Also suggest share and talk about your aims/objectives ¨C if you put it out there, more likely to happen. So often we think about something but then park it away and it doesn¡¯t get actioned. SHARE WITH FRIENDS, PRACTISE BE BOLD. In this instance, you have to take responsibility for your actions. If you want it enough, you are going to have to make it happen through grafting, determination and resilience. Expect knock backs, get a thick skin and believe in serendipity. Right time at the right place. NO STRAIGHT FORWARD ROUTE MAP. REMEMBER THAT FIRST JOB DOES NOT DICTATE THAT THIS WILL BE THE REST OF YOUR CAREER, YOU DON¡¯T KNOW WHAT YOU DON¡¯T KNOW ¨C go to events, talk to professionals, be open.