Expert: Russell Calabrese - 3/13/2008

Question
hi russel.
i was just wondering what can some one do after being good with 3dmax.here in the middle east we are far from character animation and movies.what else can we do with such program.thoug it is taught in the university but not in a very proffesional way.
thank you.

Answer
Hello Ibraham,

If you are good at any application and are looking for work you should make samples of your best work and make a website portfolio. Then, look for work at studios by sending your website by email to a studio that might interest you or might be interested in hiring you. If you are not able to animate yet there are still plenty of jobs in modeling, lighting and rigging. when you get to be a good animator, if that's really what you want to do, submit a new portfolio of your animation.

Where you live isn't so important these days. People can work from anywhere by uploading and downloading files to ftp sites. I worked on a project recently with a friend 3000 miles away.

There are other schools in different countries that might have some better classes, but that can cost a lot of money. The best thing to do is see how far you can get on your own or with a local users group or club. Share ideas and techniques and make a short film together and see what you really like to do the most or the best and focus on that.

Here is my portfolio that I send to studios around the world to look for work.

http://web.mac.com/russellc23

Hope this helps.

Russell