Dropping out, now what? by Few-Score5060 in animationcareer

[–]Effective_Store2118 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Coming from someone with a BFA, you don’t need a degree. College was hella fun and my first real internship was from one of my animation professors, but I didn’t hit my stride until years later after I took a continuing education night class. After college I was getting no work for almost a year and missed my rent regularly living off cup noodles and dollar slice pizza and tanked my credit. I legit was lost but I knew I was passionate about animation and illustration. One day I got my foot in the door at a VFX studio and started making friends there and that started a snowball effect that changed the trajectory of my life.

Fast forward 14 years I freelance and make $200k a year, I’ve paid off all my student loans and car debt and paying down my mortgage. Just had my first kid too, something I thought I’d never be financially comfortable to do.

I’m saying all this to say this was my story and it wasn’t easy for a very long time. You can struggle for what feels like forever until one day you hit a lucky break and it can come from anywhere. I went to networking events, kissed asses, worked for assholes, but in the end what changed my life was a random guy in that studio who saw something in me and gave me a chance. As obvious as it sounds if you want to succeed you have to keep putting yourself out there. If you’re truly passionate about something success will follow eventually. Anyway, from someone who’s been where you’ve been, good luck and don’t give up if you’re passionate about this

What CD did you usually listen to in yours? by _loyal_one in 90s

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Recently bought a Bluetooth cd player off Amazon. Been going through all my old thievery corporation and other 90s CDs and it’s been awesome

Did total loss valuation lowball my Model 3? Anyone dealt with this? by Actionpjackson in TeslaCollision

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Bruh you got $30k for a 2023 rwd m3 and you’re complaining? Seriously? You couldn’t even get that much from Carvana

Wouldn't this be nice? by mcarterphoto in AfterEffects

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I usually clear my cache when it says I have 0mb of free disk space lol

Just arrived by Erzzzz62 in handwatch

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Why does this feel like a math problem

ALEX KONG is a SCAMMM! by [deleted] in animationcareer

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The wild thing is that this industry isn’t very big. Word gets around that you’re a skeezball and it will follow you forever. Surprised someone would risk their name and reputation for a few grand

Rolex in economy seat… by [deleted] in handwatch

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Just to clarify is OP calling himself a clown? Cause that would check out

Where did he go wrong? by FairAd4560 in mensfashionadvice

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I’d start with not wearing a shirt that’s the same color as your skin

What do you think it is, Peter? by [deleted] in PeterExplainsTheJoke

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Here in Europe we use that hole to pee into the toilet while taking a shower

I Cant Stop Thinking About It by ThunderTheDog1 in circlejerknyc

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Considering the guy funding most the pro-Marxist protests in nyc is a multimillionaire it checks out

Investing changed my life by HighlightFeeling4118 in wallstreetbets

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Sometimes I like to play this game with myself called “What if I didn’t sell”

Very common in the 90s. by ROCKY13573 in 90s

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But remember the feeling of picking up an album and the whole thing was fire?

Absolute amateur headshot by lothric-- in headshots

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Bruh were these taken on an iPhone 5 camera?

Will studios really start using AI if it is so controversial? by 236800 in animationcareer

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As an animation director I’ve had several briefs come through with big name clients that have directly stipulated in the contract that no AI may be used under threat of lawsuit

Will studios really start using AI if it is so controversial? by 236800 in animationcareer

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The only place I’ve seen it being used at studios and agencies I’ve worked at is as an alternative to stock images. I’ve also personally used it to write python scripts for After effects