How do I get my first job in animation?
TIPS FOR BUILDING YOUR CAREER
Illustrators, animators, and creatives came together virtually for the 2020 edition of CONECTA, a dedicated training program for recruitment and entrepreneurship in the audiovisual industry.
CONECTA 2020 extended an open invitation to all students of animation and audiovisual production careers to join educational sessions with creative professionals of international trajectory. The program was free for participants, and those registered were able to access talks and workshops that allowed them to improve their presentation and job search skills.
Find out here some of the strategies that were shared to build your career in the industry, and some more successful personalities in our community.
What do I do while I get a job?
In this panel, attendees had the opportunity to hear various strategies to build your career in the industry, based on the experience of some successful personalities in Mexico.
Fayer Uribe, video game expert and co-founder of the Hyperbeard studio, the Ambriz brothers from Cinema Fantasma, a renowned studio dedicated to stop-motion, and Alejandra Gámez, freelance illustrator and author of the books The Mountain with teeth participated.
How to run an independent study?
Casiopea is an animation studio made up of animation directors that has been consolidated over the course of 6 years and that started from a group of friends with a more artistic search.
Ana Cruz, from Mexico City, is an animation producer and co-founder of the studio, shared her experience in the world of animated cinema, with anecdotes and a review of her career in the studio with the short films EN UN SER VIVO, from the 2013 Ecofilm Festival and POLIANGULAR in 2017 winner of the Chilemonos and Animasivo festivals in 2017.
What are recruiters looking for and what do studies need?
CONECTA assistants were able to see first-hand what a recruiter looks for when reviewing a portfolio or doing a job interview. On panels moderated by Christian Bermejo of the Pixelatl organization and Fraser Maclean, a leading artist and veteran educator of the international animated film industry.
We had the opportunity to hear advice from producers and managers at LAIKA, Titmouse, ILM, and Bento Box. As well as a select group of Latin American studios including Peek-Paax from Puebla, Mexico, Mighty Animation from Guadalajara, Mexico, Zumbástico from Chile, and Red Animation from Peru.
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