kungfujackrabbit
kungfujackrabbit
Far as I know no one is aware I've even started this blog, and I haven't said much about it. Not really used to letting anyone in my head so for now I feel like this is an open forum for me that no one is actually reading.
So I'm supposed to be working on a new demo reel, for a rather prestigious studio but I've had trouble sitting down to do it with the holidays and all. I've always been pretty dedicated about furthering my career and my knowledge of 3d. I still read a lot and make a lot of tests to understand and make sure I can actually do new things and find new methods before it becomes common knowledge on CGTalk. But in the last couple years I had an older daughter who came to live with me fullt time, my younger girl is needing more attention, and I've had two little boys. Oh and a new dog. So since I have a pretty decent job its been more efficient to focus on making my department run better, smoother, rather than work on an outside short movie or a new demo reel. Which brings me to today. The holidays are here, there is a studio I'd like to work for interested and the reel just needs to get done. I'm really enjoying the "normal" life I've come into in the last couple years and my position at work is good. I have as much control as I go after, and I am really pretty dedicated to making my artists a place that's good for them. A place where they can see the work and how much its improving the visuals in our product. A place where they are having fun and still pushing their own limits as I push their limits...LOL Well then on the other hand I miss really kicking myself into a high gear and moving on to what I consider my last stops career wise. I'm looking at joining the bigger studio and applying everything I've been learning for the past 10 years I've been doing this and see how it looks to better a place that puts out film instead of something to just military. I miss working in a studio that has mainly artists and fewer engineers. Although its not fair anylonger to be called an artist. Most 3D artist are techniceans, engineers, problem solvers, thinkers, and just so much more than the label artist can cover.
I've really shown the changes I can make in the last 2 years at my work, and I think that's still only about 1% percent of the changes I'll be able to dream up in the next year. But I'm really wanting to put the focus in another product.
You know the saying "Would you rather be a big fish in a little pond, or a little fish in a big pond?" Well I think since I graduated from college and well even through college I've been steadily jumping into a bigger and bigger pond. So far I don't seem to have any trouble growing to be the biggest fish. But since I heard of the opportunity with this larger studio its become clear I really would like to be the smaller fish is the bigger pond. I think its a matter of needing to have room to grow. I feel I can do more and I prove it regularly. Its not a question anymore. I'd like to not be the director, but rather take the job as a TD and be the best TD they've ever heard of. Then later I'll just do more and make it better.
Room to grow and being around others who know things I don't sounds very inspiring. Just within myself I like seeing the potential and working with it to make it worth something tangible. What could I do with "focus" and more artists.....Wow what could we make.
Lets see if I can get the demo done and then take the..."Next step"
Far as I know no one is aware I've even started this blog, and I haven't said much about it. Not really used to letting anyone in my head so for now I feel like this is an open forum for me that no one is actually reading.
So I'm supposed to be working on a new demo reel, for a rather prestigious studio but I've had trouble sitting down to do it with the holidays and all. I've always been pretty dedicated about furthering my career and my knowledge of 3d. I still read a lot and make a lot of tests to understand and make sure I can actually do new things and find new methods before it becomes common knowledge on CGTalk. But in the last couple years I had an older daughter who came to live with me fullt time, my younger girl is needing more attention, and I've had two little boys. Oh and a new dog. So since I have a pretty decent job its been more efficient to focus on making my department run better, smoother, rather than work on an outside short movie or a new demo reel. Which brings me to today. The holidays are here, there is a studio I'd like to work for interested and the reel just needs to get done. I'm really enjoying the "normal" life I've come into in the last couple years and my position at work is good. I have as much control as I go after, and I am really pretty dedicated to making my artists a place that's good for them. A place where they can see the work and how much its improving the visuals in our product. A place where they are having fun and still pushing their own limits as I push their limits...LOL Well then on the other hand I miss really kicking myself into a high gear and moving on to what I consider my last stops career wise. I'm looking at joining the bigger studio and applying everything I've been learning for the past 10 years I've been doing this and see how it looks to better a place that puts out film instead of something to just military. I miss working in a studio that has mainly artists and fewer engineers. Although its not fair anylonger to be called an artist. Most 3D artist are techniceans, engineers, problem solvers, thinkers, and just so much more than the label artist can cover.
I've really shown the changes I can make in the last 2 years at my work, and I think that's still only about 1% percent of the changes I'll be able to dream up in the next year. But I'm really wanting to put the focus in another product.
You know the saying "Would you rather be a big fish in a little pond, or a little fish in a big pond?" Well I think since I graduated from college and well even through college I've been steadily jumping into a bigger and bigger pond. So far I don't seem to have any trouble growing to be the biggest fish. But since I heard of the opportunity with this larger studio its become clear I really would like to be the smaller fish is the bigger pond. I think its a matter of needing to have room to grow. I feel I can do more and I prove it regularly. Its not a question anymore. I'd like to not be the director, but rather take the job as a TD and be the best TD they've ever heard of. Then later I'll just do more and make it better.
Room to grow and being around others who know things I don't sounds very inspiring. Just within myself I like seeing the potential and working with it to make it worth something tangible. What could I do with "focus" and more artists.....Wow what could we make.
Lets see if I can get the demo done and then take the..."Next step"
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