CAN I STILL BE AN ANIMATOR?

[banana_j]

hello everybody, i'm 22 yrs old now. i really want to be a 3D animator or working in 有關電影特技的工作.
but i'm very lazy b4, so i just have 7marks in HKCEE,no any related dipiomia can study.

hence,i want to know is there any courses which related animation are useful and suitable for me to study in hong kong?

if i don't have the degree or dipiomia in university,the company will not employ me ,right?

which software i must learn to use?

is it the animator's future still good in hk?

[tdk]

can you tell us some of your background?

for example, do you have any formal art training ? any programming experience?

if you already have some formal art training, then try to do this.

1. set a timeframe for yourself, like one year.

2. choose one software, learn it until you really master it before learning another package. the problem of today many young people is, they try to learn all the software in the market.

3. Set a small project for yourself, like 10 seconds animation or still images is ok.

4. Finish it, don't quit in the middle.

5. learn as you go, read any books and tutorials you can find and afford.

6. Repeat 3 to 5 ten times.

7. Pick the best from your projects.

8. Send your portfo to all production house.

9. If fail, repeat 3 to 8 as many time as you can.

10. Be happy.

Remember, CG Animation is hard to master (you have to learn, animation, lighing, modeling, texture, cinematography, a bit of physics, programming.....etc), you will find you have to really put many many time to learn and practice. and the competition is very high as there are more people studying it than before. You have to really make yourself stand out from them.

good luck.

[banana_j]

i have studied art in form 5. no more experience about making animation.
didn't study anything related animation until now.
hence i don't know how to start and what is the first step.

can you suggest me which software i must learn it for the fundamental?

or i must better to go to study some course?

anyway,thank you for your reply.

[pirotase]

If you want study animation... I think CIty U have High dip of creative media ( I am not sure the name, I think it is changed) and IVE also have course call digital media (have Dip and HD both)

They both teaching Maya now ~ ( IVE will also teach abit 3D max but not much~)

Just a suggestion~

p.s I think City U has already stoped apply for this year..

Pirotase

[Siegfried]

There are some cheap fee but excellent courses in The Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions, its about Max. The course is excellent for beginners. And I've attended a so-called advanced course about Max in Hong Kong but it was so disapointing to me, the instructor was not well prepared and not qualified to be an instructor at all, I remembered once he asked me where to find a certain button and ertain plug-in.....my god! This course was also very expensive!

[Wolf]

> the problem of today many young people is, they try to
> learn all the software in the market

The problem of today many old people is, they have lost
the ability to learn new softwares quickly ;-)

To banana_j, enroll in a good course - it's much better than
learning on your own. The problem with most people who
study CG on their own is they tend to miss the important
basic concepts. Without these, they get bad working habits
that are very hard to shake off later. If you understand how
computer graphics work, you can easily master any 3D
software and go beyond them. And, you must learn to
work with other people.

[h2o]

I remember that when my company call me to interview. They just saw my one 2min animation. It's a group project and I just take part of it.
Until they employe me, they havn't saw my cert or any other qualification.
Your good portfolio is very important & can see your art sense from it.

[WOWman]

i've tried to find a 3d job for nearly 1 and a half months, but still no one ask me for an interview. actually i've taken a course b4 and i'm not asking for high salary, i really wanna to work in this field, but i dun have a chance (even for an interview!).

[Siegfried]

Just keep trying!
With all the best to you!