Week 4 - Getting a Job

Last week I looked into the animation studio Blue Zoo productions. On the BAFTA Guru YouTube channel there are tons of videos giving advice on how to get into the industry. In the video 'Advice For Getting a Job with Animation Studio Blue-Zoo Productions'

Video. 1. 'Advice For Getting a Job with Animation Studio Blue-Zoo Productions'

Oli Hyatt the creative director at Blue Zoo gives his thoughts on how you should/could approach a studio with your portfolio. In the video above Oli Hyatt gives examples of show reels that have been sent in to Blue Zoo with students putting all their work in from the bad stuff in the first year to the good stuff near the end. Of course they don't know what order it's all in and a show reel isn't about showing the bad stuff you've made. He goes on to say that if there's 5 seconds of work that'll blow them away, they would rather see that instead.

Another video from the same YouTube channel 'Advice For Getting a Job with Games Studio Media Molecule' producer Siobhan Reddy gives her advice on getting a job in the industry. In the video she goes on to discuss women in the industry and that there are plenty of jobs in the industry. 

Video. 2. 'Advice For Getting a Job with Games Studio Media Molecule'

Video Reference

Video. 1. BAFTA Guru. 2014. Advice For Getting a Job with Animation Studio Blue-Zoo Productions [Online]. [11th Feb 2014]. Available from: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yiD9RNlKJQ

Video. 2. BAFTA Guru. Advice For Getting a Job with Games Studio Media Molecule [Online]. [11th Feb 2014]. Available from: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v04FqwkWdBU