On one of my (out of work hours) trawls around the internet, I came across this little gem (if you can, watch fullscreen).
As you’ll see from the comments, it’s quite a stunner that’s caused a fair bit of debate. I’ll be honest, I thought it was a fake, or at least some quality compositing and grading, before I found this – the breakdown.
Conferring around the office, the first response was ‘what did he shoot it on?’ If it’s all CG, it’s a true work of art. All told, the visuals combined with the audio make for a fantastic short film from a true artist. My only concern is how on earth did he get it all rendered?
You might have read a couple of weeks ago about the winners of a prize draw we held for those who completed our survey. We wanted to see what people in and around the CG industry thought about their jobs and the world in which they work. We had a fantastic response, with over 2,800 professionals, hobbyists and students answering questions for us, and the results make for interesting reading.
One of the great things we found was that, if you’re a professional working in the CG industry in some form, you love your job. 80 per cent of you are happy working in the industry, and 59 per cent would recommend the career to others. How many other careers have that sort of approval rating?
However, despite the obvious enthusiasm people have for their work, there are some anxieties out there. 42 per cent of respondents said they are worried about job security, while a massive 62 per cent agreed they have had to do more training to refine their skills. Just a quarter of professionals agreed with the statement ‘I get enough training in my job’, with over half disagreeing with it.
For those of you that didn’t get a chance to answer the survey, what are your thoughts on the industry? Do you love it, but don’t get enough training? Or do you dislike the work, but could render a 3D feature with your eyes closed?
Enter our YouTube Competition and Win a Course at Escape and a Placement at The Mill
Here at Escape Studios, we’ve been working with The Mill, Beam TV, 3D Artist Magazine and Shots magazine on something rather special to help make your autumn a lot more exciting…
If you’re a recent graduate or self-starter in the world of CG and 3D animation looking for a leg-up into the world of films and visual effects, our new online competition will be music to your ears (and effects to your eyes): we’re giving away a place on one of our fantastic Visual Effects training courses, plus a work placement with those amazing folks over at The Mill.
If that wasn’t enough, for the runners up we’ve got two 12 month online Maya courses, a behind-the-scenes tour of The Mill, plus 10 one year subscriptions to industry magazines 3D Artist and Shots.
To get involved and enter, all you need to do is post your animation or graphic illustration portfolio as a video response to this YouTube video by the 30th October 2009. That’s it!
If you aren’t doing so already, make sure you follow @Escape_Studios on Twitter for all the latest news and views, and use the #CGWhiz hashtag to tweet about the competition.
For full details, see the competition homepage at: www.escapestudios.com/CGWhiz
We can’t wait to see your entries. Good luck.
