Montréal. Softimage home territory.
Yes, that´s very nice.
I had suggested Vancouver because of the amount of job postings listed
during the last few months but should have included Toronto and Montréal.
Let´s just say that Canada has a lot to offer and the sheer amount of
studios, shops and boutiques implies both a market and career opportunities
for further development, instead of just another project for a few weeks/months.
Perspectives you will not find so easily in Germany :-)
Personally, I like the idea of growing fond of people and your things, it would
be nice if Softimage would stick around.
Cheers,
tim
On 20.12.2012 16:33, Marc-Andre Carbonneau wrote:
Montreal is a bilingual city. You can work in English without a problem but if
you really want to get the full cultural experience then I’m sure you’ll want
to learn a few words!
About the snow… you know the globe has been warming up quite a bit…but still
who am I kidding. 20cm tomorrow! D’OH!
*From:*softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com
[mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] *On Behalf Of *Szabolcs Matefy
*Sent:* 20 décembre 2012 10:24
*To:* softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
*Subject:* RE: Rumors
I heard about 2m of snow sometimes…And what about the language, I don’t speak
French (yet)
*From:*softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com
[mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] *On Behalf Of *Alan Fregtman
*Sent:* Thursday, December 20, 2012 4:13 PM
*To:* XSI Mailing List
*Subject:* Re: Rumors
Not to sound sexist, but I must say the ladies here in Montreal are quite
lovely, too. One more reason to move here. ;)
On Thu, Dec 20, 2012 at 8:33 AM, Paul Doyle <technove...@gmail.com
<mailto:technove...@gmail.com>> wrote:
There is also smoked meat and poutine. These are important factors to consider.
They were the main reason I moved here, but I stayed for the winters.
On 20 December 2012 08:29, Marc-Andre Carbonneau <marc-andre.carbonn...@ubisoft.com
<mailto:marc-andre.carbonn...@ubisoft.com>> wrote:
Guys, don't forget Montreal. Hometown of Softimage.
Nearly half the studios here are Softimage. Hybride, Shed, Oblique, Vision
Globale, Rodeo FX, Modus FX, Fly Studio, Fake Studio...etc...
So if you ever want to move somewhere and keep using Softimage, consider
Montreal!
Besides, more and more European studios open their door here now. They're not
all Softimage but they might have to switch if they want talent.
I'm thinking Mikkros Image, Framestore and some others...
Plus, Montreal is one of the cheapest place to live in Canada.
Sales pitch over. (You're welcome Tourisme Quebec! ;))
MAC
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<mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com>] On Behalf Of Tim Leydecker
Sent: 20 décembre 2012 06:42
To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com <mailto:softimage@listproc.autodesk.com>
Subject: Re: Rumors
Hey Sandy,
from what I´ve seen in your posts on this list, I would imagine you´d pick up
Maya pretty quickly and would bring long-standing production experience to a
project which is
something that is actually getting rarer nowadays.
I must admit that it is becoming more difficult to make HR or Producers
understand.
(depending on if it´s VFX or commercials job, different people press the hire
button)
But, neither Maya nor Max are difficult to use and a two week run-up (at
home,selfpaced?) would sure make you feel you use it comfortably enough to
solve technical issues in a project.
Everything else you can´t controll, deadlines and expectations clash against
each other more and more.
It seems there´s less and less preparation or thinking through with generation
iphone, getting everything now.
That is in no way related to your personal skillset but a price a great many
seasoned artists have to pay currently. The guys you have to talk to check
their bullet points but
don´t understand the content any more...
If you want to get a nice, well funded, high quality output place to work,
check out Scanline VFX Vancouver.
A couple of my friends and collegues went there and are very, very happy at
work and in Vancouver in general.
It´s expensive to live there and have an occasional round of beers but you have
around 30 companies there that give you any flavour, ranging from fire and
forget to hire and fire
and actually valuing their artists as more than an asset.
I´d go there now if I would have already managed to stop smoking :-)
Cheers,
tim
On 20.12.2012 09 <tel:20.12.2012%2009>:44, Sandy Sutherland wrote:
All jobs - VFX/Animation/etc.... pretty much all of the big players who used to
list any high end 3d software and cross-train - pretty much all asking for
experienced Maya now.
S.
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<mailto:sandy.sutherl...@triggerfish.co.za>> | Technical Supervisor
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[softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com
<mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com>] on behalf of Eugen Sares
[softim...@keyvis.at <mailto:softim...@keyvis.at>]
*Sent:* 20 December 2012 10:36
*To:*softimage@listproc.autodesk.com <mailto:softimage@listproc.autodesk.com>
*Subject:* Re: Rumors
99% of what listings, VFX jobs? That's Maya country for sure, but there are
more fields of application than that in 3d - games, visualization, motion
graphics...
Everbody wants to do VFX... loud, fancy, cool... the most rewarding playground
for the ego...
Softimage probably shouldn't try too hard to shine just there, because that's
only building up more and more pressure and competition with Maya.
Why not go for a more widespread clientele, as a general purpose 3d
application? Loose market share here, gain it there...
It's a good thing not to filter opportunities at hand too much...
Am 2012-12-20 08:07, schrieb Sandy Sutherland:
OK my take on this - whatever AD is doing is pretty pointless
worrying about or complaining about, it only winds you up - so all I
want to add is this -
I have found that it is very difficult to find work as a Softimage
veteran now, pretty much 99% of listings are for Maya users, and unlike the
older days when they would cross-train, they are looking for veteran Maya
users, obviously to try and weed out the hordes of Maya wannabees - one of the
drawbacks of Maya being so popular and accessible.
Anyway - even if they are not going to do any of the 'rumoured'
actions, AD's marketing direction is possibly drying up the
opportunities for us older experienced softies. This in itself is the biggest
worry for me, even if Softimage carries on as it is now, to get work
opportunities, it has come to the stage where one has to consider jumping into
something else!
my feeble 0.02c
S.
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<mailto:sandy.sutherl...@triggerfish.co.za>> | Technical Supervisor
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