#23: How to get a job in VFX w/ Andrew Hodgson

Andrew Hodgson has worked at ILM, Double Negative, MPC and more. He's worked on some of the biggest movie franchises, and in this interview we discuss the path to getting your first job, standing out, industry workflows, and the importance of being flexible with software.

Chapters:

• 0:00 Landing his first VFX job
• 15:27 The Importance of industry connections
• 28:23 Learning the right software for the right role.
• 43:03 What Blender's missing / What matters in a portfolio
• 50:35 Learning resources / Is Schooling worth it
• 1:00:13 Hollywood VFX Workflows
• 1:11:03 Importance of Efficiency / Outro

Links discussed in this episode:

• Corridor Crew (VFX Artists React) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4WrKeoeZhk
• Andrew Dyer Artstation - https://www.artstation.com/andrewdyercg
• Think Tank - https://www.tttc.ca/
• MPC - https://www.mpcfilm.com/
• DNEG - https://www.dneg.com/
• ILM - https://www.ilm.com/

Follow Andrew Hodge:

• Twitch - https://m.twitch.tv/andrewhodgson3d
• Twitter - https://twitter.com/andrewhodgson3d
• Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/andrew__hodgson3d/
• Artstation - https://www.artstation.com/andrewhodgson

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