Animation is a highly competitive industry to get employment especially in Australia. However there are ways to get noticed through promoting your own work, since having just Qualifications on paper may not be substantial enough.
Opportunities include entering your own work in a competition which can be found on many websites by just searching on Google.
Each year in May, The International Animation Festival comes to Wagga Wagga for three days. Many animation students world wide enter in their best animated films for people to view in the cinema. Only the best animations are chosen, but this is not the only thing this event has to offer in regards to opportunities. There is also the chance to catch up with other classmates, talk to other film makers for information and advice as some of the film makers are from independent collectives and even freelance animators.
What is now possible for me is to produce an animation with newly developed or perfected skills and submit it into a competition.
"A Lone Scar" is a 2D animation both my classmate and I collaborated on in 3rd year at university. Mostly some of the hand drawn frames and Matt painting backgrounds will be worked on, then I wouldn't mind submitting it into a competition. If not entered into a competition, then it will prove valuable in a Show reel.
Another method of promoting your skills is building your own personal website featuring your Show reel, CV, contact information and resume. Websites are usually the most preferred way an employer will want to see your skills and information.
What I can now do to continue on this pathway is studying this course, Interactive Digital Media. My main goal was to improve my skills in Web Design and build my own website to show case my work, but now I can also get skills in Game Development since I have an interest in playing games and love the idea of actually making games. Once I finish this course, I'll have improved chances of getting employment once I move to Melbourne.
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