I watched XMen Future (or whatever it’s called) in 3D last night. It’s only the second time I’ve watched a 3D movie – I don’t get out much – it was amazing. I have always pooh-poohed 3D. No more. Gone are the majority of gimmicks of things flying out the screen which tend to be annoying. However, for me, the sense of human movement on the screen was superb, sometimes even tender (Jeff at CNET disagrees with me, but what does he know?). There’s a bit where Wolverine hit someone with a frying pan that was a bit lame but mostly I was really impressed.
Anyway, that is not the point of the post. The film has a rubbish extra bit afterwards, so I watched the credits. I was struck by how many digital artists there are: dozens and then some more. So, I just looked it up on IMDB and there are more than 500 (I stopped counting when I got to 500) visual effects people credited. More than 500! Now, I am aware that visual effects and digital artists are not the same role, but still. So, if you’re faced with a student wondering what career to choose, or saying they want to create computer graphics for a living, encourage them. Every time. Tell them there is a future for them. Tell them it is in reach and worth pursuing.
And tell your students they should check out 3Dami.org 2 weeks before we fill our final 8 places. The only one of its kind, 7 day free summer school
I have some keen movie makers and animators in my Lower 6 class Peter – is this suitable for them?
If they can get a portfolio(http://www.3dami.org.uk/?page_id=609) together by the 14th July, then they’ll know for themselves and we might be able to take them! Let me know if you/they have any questions. I recall seeing some blender work on your blog a while back?
The pupil who did that is one of the ones I have forwarded the link to. I’m seeing them this aft so will see if they are interested. Thanks Peter. 🙂