Wow, he's probably been at the right moment and place and a good portfolio.

Thanks so much Lusi! If there's every anything you need just let me know, I'm always happy to help

@@AllanMcKay Thank you for that Allan, I have sent you an email, cheers.

Excellent!

Excellent! You're welcome my friend

Thanks Brian I'll definitely touch base on these in a follow up video in regards to loopholes, I wouldn't say anything too crazy, there's definitely things you can do to expedite your case, or other things that really help But I won't probably say anything sketchy, even though ... there's definitely lots of things you can do and I've seen done But definitely lots of hacks, and just additional nuggers that might drastically help Thanks again Brian!

@@AllanMcKay Oh yeah I'm definitely not looking for anything sketchy! Just hacks (aka stuff you wouldn't have thought about) like you said that's a better word for it!

That's awesome man! thanks so much

Awesome man! Thanks for sharing and let me know how the reel goes! Tchuss! :)

@@AllanMcKay almost right :)

Yeah Monday I'll make an announcement I jumped on a film project the past 7 days to help out as an emergency, mostly as a favor. Which derailed everything else this past week. So I'll be catching up on everything the next couple of days

@@AllanMcKay Allan I also have another question. What is your opinion on Tyflow? Would you say it is more powerful than thinking particles? And, your go to used to be fumeFX and thinking particles. Would you say now it is Tyflow and phoenix fd?

Sure, what are your questions?

I’m honored thanksgiving Lucian!

Typically no. I've spoken with a few studios about their internships and it's in such high demand they're more looking for people they can immediately hire directly out of. But that's not to say you can't, and other studios and countries will have other programs in place. Lastly you can look into a J1 VISA which will allow you to work an apprenticeship for 2 years in the US. Still need an employer but you can seek out YMCA and others who do sponsoring for stuff like that (can also be a good loophole if you're not qualified)

Degree helps - certificates don’t really mean anything to the government unfortunately. Awards and things written in print help position you as an expert which can help Ultimately years of experience plays the biggest factor Canada is a lot easier than the USA to get into I had a podcast on that too if you search for it, covering Canadian visas Hope that helps!

@@AllanMcKay Thanks for reaching out Allan! Would you might linking me that podcast? I can't seem to find it.

Hi Marie-Eve, that’s great! Canadians have a much easier time, I believe H1B or TN visas Baz your best bet. They also process much faster for Canadians. Best lawyer I know and also I keep hearing from many other people in VFX is their lawyer is Amanda Gillespie, you can Google her otherwise let me know I’ll dig her contact info (email me, amckay@allanmckay.com) I have an interview with her on my podcast you can also Google, and get a vibe for her. But I’ve heard nothing but great things, and met at least a dozen people who did their visa though he as well. Hope that helps and best of luck Marie-Eve!

@@AllanMcKay Thank you so much for the fast reply, really appreciated and extremely helpful!

Great I linked to an interview with a UK immigration lawyer in the description but I'll definitely cover this as a video topic in the future

Allan McKay oh my god :) thank you so much 😊

Yes if you are working inside of the United States you need a visa. If you are studying inside of the United States you can do a limited amount of hours per week for a studio on J1 visa. This is typically a student visa that allows you to work, again there are limitations with it but you would be able to work while you study my understanding is you cannot leave the United States at all while you’re on this visa without getting express permission from the government or the visa gets canceled. It might have changed a bit at least those were the rules back in 2004. Hope that helps!

@@AllanMcKay Thanks 👍

@@VBT164 you’re welcome my friend

age doesn't really play a factor as much as experience and qualifications You could be 19 years old with a degree and that would play a big role of you moving to the US or have written several books it's more about whether they can prove you are a person of value and that job you're taking can't be fulfilled by anyone else already in the US it all comes down to whether you match the criteria needed, rather than age being a bias a good example, I moved to the US when I was 21. But any specific questions you have let me know I will do my best to answer them! Thanks Reed!

Degree helps but isn't an absolute retirement. I don't have a degree

@@AllanMcKay same question here allan

So why are you afraid that they'll disregard your application? I think that's the problem is that a lot of us only try something if we think that we're going to have 100% success. Because what if you have two years experience or three years experience it doesn't mean that you're going to necessarily get the job obviously tens or hundreds of people are applying for the position, so if your application is disregarded or someone else gets the job, it's the same thing right? I always say you got to be in it to win it, what if your application is better than everyone else's and you only have one your experience - I would still hire someone if their applications better than the others. Experience means a lot but the reason they put down minimum experience is purely just to get people who maybe have 6 months experience or a year to not apply if they're not good enough. It's purely a filtering tactic, if your application is good I would hire you, it's purely just to keep the volume of applicants down who perhaps are juniors looking for their first job. One of my friends is the director of animation for weta animated gollum King Kong He's the guy that weta flies out every year to collect all the awards for the Oscars and VES etc I remember he wasn't going to apply because they needed four years minimum experience for Lord of the rings and he only had two. myself and one of my friends both kicked his ass and told him he has to apply because he has the talent and he quickly excelled up the ladder and within 2 years was the animation supervisor. Don't look for excuses to not try, worst case you apply they disregard your application and the next time you apply they see how much you've grown from one demo reel to the next I was applying for jobs at 14 years old when everyone told me you have to be minimum 18 years to work and I should just go back to school. I would hate to think where I'd be today if I had actually listened to them

@@AllanMcKay Thank you very much for your detailed response. I'm getting most out of your video on writing cover letters. If I happen to get a job, i'll make a comment again. Thanks again.

@@MadiMisaki you're welcome buddy happy to help!

A lot of people might be able to do that job a lot don't want to do physical labor 10+ hours a day. My understanding is those visas are quite short, as a way to getting in lots of able bodied workers to help on building projects. When the goal is to help grow their city things like this take a priority. Rather than other industries like entertainment and private companies which aren't serving a greater purpose other than performing services for a private company

@@AllanMcKay Now I understand, thanks for the answer Allan, I have one more question please answer if you have time, is it easier to get a job and visa as a 3d artist or as a programmer ?