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# 3 15-11-2011 , 08:29 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: the netherlands
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Hi Honest

Thanks for your reply.
I should've said I already contacted them last week and will get a call back next week.
I also understand that they will make money out of me, which is fine as long as I benefit as well.


I haven't got any experience in the VFX industry, but through the work I do ( I work at a Dutch software reseller)I have some general knowledge about (high end) -post- production and have pretty good productknowledge from software through hardware so I am not really interested in a button pushing excercise.

Well with planning shots for post I basically mean that you talk with a cameraman/director on set to make sure it's streamlined with post as much as possible ( getting a shot with only a greenscreen for instance), this is often done in commercials/short form work where the deadlines are tight.

Storyboarding in itself isn't created in post, but it affects post dramatically( sometimes a minor tweak on the storyboard can cut off a couple of days of work with little to none effect on the endresult) and in animation features it's good to have this knowledge as well.

With regards to the "bad" results again I am not having a go at them, I am just looking at it from a harsh endresult pov ( in the end no client/superior/lead is going to give a damn on how you got there as long as you got it-right-).

This is one example where I helped the guy out with some grading.
Original can be found here:
https://212.187.212.98/bt/9149ae480c7..._w1280_q85.jpg
and if you're interested the grading ( albeit in PS)can be found here:
www.eyellem.nl/breakdown.zip
and basically all the fruitbowls and winecellar things are crap, or at least not productionquality

I wouldn't mind going over shader/lighting stuff I wouldn't even mind shading and lighting a fruitbowl if it's based on more advanced techniques ( like SSS/ DOF/Proper framing of the shot etc).

If you ask me which role I am aiming for I admit it will be hard to choose because I like it all ( from modeling to lighting and rendering, to a final composite), but if I have to choose it would probably be generalist, Film is something I'd like to do as well but I want to be at a senior level because otherwise you are in the doghouse with working mom's cleaning up shots user added image, so probably a start in broadcast/commercial, since you get more freedom ( because of budget and deadline) and responsiblity and often get to work in tight knit groups instead of 120+ crews where you are a number in some cubicle.

But what I find most important is that when it comes to quality of work I want to be at a mid level not entrylevel, even though i'd probably start entry level.


My website;
https://www.eyellem.com

LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/pub/martin-van-stein/42/a81/b82

Yoda post;
https://forum.simplymaya.com/showthre...highlight=yoda

Indiana Jones Post;
https://srv01.simply3dworld.com/showt...threadid=29188