We had another guest lecturer in, Reg Issac, who in comparison to Fraser McClean who was a veteran in the industry, has only been in the industry for around 5 years. So he was an example of how our careers could progress after University.
He had worked on Simons Cat as an effect artist and worked as an inbetweener on short films, that we had seen at MAF. This biggest thing he worked on was Ethel and Ernest.
Reg Issac talked about how he was a freelance animator moving from job to job and how he is constantly updating his showreel with each of his jobs. While it didn't really give a massive insight into the industry because he had only been in it for around 5 years it gave a really eye opening view and idea of what we could and can do after graduating to keep doing the things we want to do such as character animation. Reg Issac wanted to do character animation when he signed up for Simons Cat but he couldn't draw the cat on model but he still knew how to do effects such as rain so he was put on that. It came down to who you knew and if you can get to know someone you can get into the industry or at least a chance because he was able to get job after job because he was referred by others.
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