#23: How to get a job in VFX w/ Andrew Hodgson
Andrew Hodgson has worked at ILM, Double Negative, MPC and more. He's worked on some of the biggest movie franchises, and in this interview we discuss the path to getting your first job, standing out, industry workflows, and the importance of being flexible with software. Chapters: 0:00 Landing his first VFX job 15:27 The Importance of industry connections 28:23 Learning the right software for the right role. 43:03 What Blender's missing / What matters in a portfolio 50:35 Learning resources / Is Schooling worth it 1:00:13 Hollywood VFX Workflows 1:11:03 Importance of Efficiency / Outro Links discussed in this episode: Corridor Crew (VFX Artists React) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4WrKeoeZhk Andrew Dyer Artstation - https://www.artstation.com/andrewdyercg Think Tank - https://www.tttc.ca/ MPC - https://www.mpcfilm.com/ DNEG - https://www.dneg.com/ ILM - https://www.ilm.com/ Follow Andrew Hodge: Twitch - https://m.twitch.tv/andrewhodgson3d Twitter - https://twitter.com/andrewhodgson3d Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/andrew__hodgson3d/ Artstation - https://www.artstation.com/andrewhodgson Listen to The Andrew Price Podcast: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3iQrZmxF18bDcou2ZpN0R9 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-andrew-price-podcast/id1543110518 Google Podcasts: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8zYTk2NDM3OC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw== Anchor: https://anchor.fm/andrew-price-podcast Breaker: https://www.breaker.audio/the-andrew-price-podcast Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/g63tah31 RadioPublic: https://radiopublic.com/the-andrew-price-podcast-8QQnak ----------------------------------------------- Follow me: Twitter: https://twitter.com/andrewpprice Instagram: http://instagram.com/andrewpprice Facebook: http://facebook.com/blenderguru ArtStation: http://artstation.com/artist/andrewprice Blender Guru: http://www.blenderguru.com Poliigon: http://www.poliigon.com