Re: London work and how to pitch myself in these

[Fabricio Chamon]

Hey don’t want to hijack Laurence’s thread, but extending his questions,
I’m also interested in applying to some UK companies on the next months.

What are the chances of having a sponsored work permit these days? I mean,
of course it will depend on many factors like open positions,
recomendations, immigration policies and the artist skills itself.

I just wanted to have a glimpse of what to expect (or not), in a way that I
can prepare myself beforehand.

How inclined are recruiters to hire people from outside UK? How much of the
work force inside big companies (think Framestore/MPC/ILM/Dneg) are from
sponsored artists? What about medium size companies (think MvsM), do they
also benefit from/want/invest on foreign people?

I’ve also heard (from colleagues working in London) that houdini artists
are desperately needed everywhere. How much of this is true? Despite being
a generalist for the last 12yrs, I’m inclined towards pitching myself as a
houdini fx artist.. but I just don’t want to be too optimistic and hence
all the questions. Also this would help me puting together a proper reel.

Maybe someone had been through this process recently and can share some of
his experiences?

Thanks guys.

Em ter, 29 de mai de 2018 às 16:42, pedro santos 
escreveu:

> A ping for you sir! :)
> Hope it worked out!
>
> Cheers
>
> On 25 May 2018 at 18:53, Laurence Dodd  wrote:
>
>> I think thats my problem, I'm a bit nervous to put myself out there as a
>> "houdini" guy, but I would have thought proceduralism and vex would be the
>> thing that was wanted. I've had a pretty scatter gun approach to learning
>> so far, thinking that I'd start by being able to take something from
>> modelling through to rendered images, including the things that I do most
>> in my day to day Soft life. I have done some jobs in Houdini, like
>> modelling and texturing the Roman warships for the Britannia tv show.
>> This all leads on from the earlier thread about Houdini as a general tool.
>>
>> Thanks, it's way too long, I need to cut out some old stuff.
>>
>> Cheers Pedro
>>
>> On 25 May 2018 at 18:28, pedro santos  wrote:
>>
>>> Well
>>> My issue with taking on Houdini jobs is usually I don't do much of
>>> rendering or FX, so if you've been learning that, it's probably a safer bet
>>> than what I've been doing:  Proeduralism and VEX.
>>>
>>> Chin up, something will come along. Enjoyed the demo reel!
>>> Cheers
>>> Pedro
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 25 May 2018 at 17:21, Laurence Dodd  wrote:
>>>
 Hi All
 After two gigs falling through in a row I'm a bit bereft of work, which
 leads me to think where do I pitch myself to companies now, who wants an
 old xsi generalist, who has been using/learning Houdini for a year or so,
 can light render etc in Maya, but thats the extent of my Maya?

 Feeling all a bit scrap heapy all of a sudden.
 Sorry for a pre weekend downer.




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Re: London work and how to pitch myself in these

[pedro santos]

A ping for you sir! :)
Hope it worked out!

Cheers

On 25 May 2018 at 18:53, Laurence Dodd  wrote:

> I think thats my problem, I'm a bit nervous to put myself out there as a
> "houdini" guy, but I would have thought proceduralism and vex would be the
> thing that was wanted. I've had a pretty scatter gun approach to learning
> so far, thinking that I'd start by being able to take something from
> modelling through to rendered images, including the things that I do most
> in my day to day Soft life. I have done some jobs in Houdini, like
> modelling and texturing the Roman warships for the Britannia tv show.
> This all leads on from the earlier thread about Houdini as a general tool.
>
> Thanks, it's way too long, I need to cut out some old stuff.
>
> Cheers Pedro
>
> On 25 May 2018 at 18:28, pedro santos  wrote:
>
>> Well
>> My issue with taking on Houdini jobs is usually I don't do much of
>> rendering or FX, so if you've been learning that, it's probably a safer bet
>> than what I've been doing:  Proeduralism and VEX.
>>
>> Chin up, something will come along. Enjoyed the demo reel!
>> Cheers
>> Pedro
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 25 May 2018 at 17:21, Laurence Dodd  wrote:
>>
>>> Hi All
>>> After two gigs falling through in a row I'm a bit bereft of work, which
>>> leads me to think where do I pitch myself to companies now, who wants an
>>> old xsi generalist, who has been using/learning Houdini for a year or so,
>>> can light render etc in Maya, but thats the extent of my Maya?
>>>
>>> Feeling all a bit scrap heapy all of a sudden.
>>> Sorry for a pre weekend downer.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>>
>>
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>> 

Re: face tracking

[Chris Marshall]

I’m thinking more the Softimage route :-D

On Tuesday, 29 May 2018, Kofi Opoku-Ansah  wrote:

> Sure,
>
> Alternative try Geotracker for nuke if the Maya route doesn’t suite you.
> Supposed to be good and reasonably priced?
>
> https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__community.foundry.com_discuss_topic_120709_=DwIFaQ=76Q6Tcqc-t2x0ciWn7KFdCiqt6IQ7a_IF9uzNzd_2pA=GmX_32eCLYPFLJ529RohsPjjNVwo9P0jVMsrMw7PFsA=6zDTSzBfRzFnvi9KJixaXmrUn31VOznGvXmYUzUOCCk=Z8LKSIOcFzlsdGBtvlZRgxHWCkjyORYtNMJ2tqxGCek=
> geotracker-model-based-object-tracking-plugin-for-nuke
> 
>
> - -
> KOFI ANSAH
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> On 29 May 2018, at 19:23, Chris Marshall 
> wrote:
>
> Ok thanks. I probably only have two or three short shots so I don’t
> particularly want to spend too much on this. But it has to do the job. I’ll
> take a look.
>
>
>
> On Tuesday, 29 May 2018, Kofi Opoku-Ansah  wrote:
>
>> Hey Chris,
>>
>> You can either hand track it in maya, providing you have a camera track,
>> (unless it’s a static camera)
>>
>> Or,
>>
>> You my best choice would be using 3DEqualizer. It’d give you a much much
>> better track.
>>
>> I’ve always used PFTrack, but ever since getting into 3DE, I prefer it
>> over PFTrack.
>>
>> In some instances in 3DE, you won’t even need a camera track. You can use
>> the object track for the camera once the film back and focal length is
>> determined.
>>
>> Good luck!
>>
>> - -
>> KOFI ANSAH
>> https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.koansah.com=DwIFaQ=76Q6Tcqc-t2x0ciWn7KFdCiqt6IQ7a_IF9uzNzd_2pA=GmX_32eCLYPFLJ529RohsPjjNVwo9P0jVMsrMw7PFsA=6zDTSzBfRzFnvi9KJixaXmrUn31VOznGvXmYUzUOCCk=ESA9ZXA9ctE1EejCZohqq4oICo_5VA5Pf03EjGQCQcM=
>> 

Re: face tracking

[Kofi Opoku-Ansah]

Sure,

Alternative try Geotracker for nuke if the Maya route doesn’t suite you.  
Supposed to be good and reasonably priced?

https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__community.foundry.com_discuss_topic_120709_geotracker-2Dmodel-2Dbased-2Dobject-2Dtracking-2Dplugin-2Dfor-2Dnuke=DwIFaQ=76Q6Tcqc-t2x0ciWn7KFdCiqt6IQ7a_IF9uzNzd_2pA=GmX_32eCLYPFLJ529RohsPjjNVwo9P0jVMsrMw7PFsA=IICsNEWRuTecnL9gnHwoBYrHzymvNdRhvjNP7oCijoQ=-53A7K1VaGnT3BT2TaNHvm64SoB_3gv0cWuPJ-V1Qgo=

- -
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> On 29 May 2018, at 19:23, Chris Marshall  wrote:
> 
> Ok thanks. I probably only have two or three short shots so I don’t 
> particularly want to spend too much on this. But it has to do the job. I’ll 
> take a look. 
> 
> 
> 
>> On Tuesday, 29 May 2018, Kofi Opoku-Ansah  wrote:
>> Hey Chris,
>> 
>> You can either hand track it in maya, providing you have a camera track, 
>> (unless it’s a static camera)
>> 
>> Or,
>> 
>> You my best choice would be using 3DEqualizer. It’d give you a much much 
>> better track. 
>> 
>> I’ve always used PFTrack, but ever since getting into 3DE, I prefer it over 
>> PFTrack.
>> 
>> In some instances in 3DE, you won’t even need a camera track. You can use 
>> the object track for the camera once the film back and focal length is 
>> determined.
>> 
>> Good luck!
>> 
>> - -
>> KOFI ANSAH 
>> https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.koansah.com=DwIFaQ=76Q6Tcqc-t2x0ciWn7KFdCiqt6IQ7a_IF9uzNzd_2pA=GmX_32eCLYPFLJ529RohsPjjNVwo9P0jVMsrMw7PFsA=IICsNEWRuTecnL9gnHwoBYrHzymvNdRhvjNP7oCijoQ=KwH4-9_dPb-YdS9P4QG6Z0VBIY9PLOC-ifcgyYj7sYQ=
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>>> On 29 May 2018, at 17:46, Chris Marshall  wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi,
>>> I need to track a live action face. I've dabbled with the ple of PF Track. 
>>> Any thoughts on this. I don't need anything complex as all I need to do is 
>>> match a mask onto the face as it moves.
>>> 
>>> Thanks
>>> Chris
>>> 
>>> 
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Re: face tracking

[Chris Marshall]

Ok thanks. I probably only have two or three short shots so I don’t
particularly want to spend too much on this. But it has to do the job. I’ll
take a look.



On Tuesday, 29 May 2018, Kofi Opoku-Ansah  wrote:

> Hey Chris,
>
> You can either hand track it in maya, providing you have a camera track,
> (unless it’s a static camera)
>
> Or,
>
> You my best choice would be using 3DEqualizer. It’d give you a much much
> better track.
>
> I’ve always used PFTrack, but ever since getting into 3DE, I prefer it
> over PFTrack.
>
> In some instances in 3DE, you won’t even need a camera track. You can use
> the object track for the camera once the film back and focal length is
> determined.
>
> Good luck!
>
> - -
> KOFI ANSAH
> https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.koansah.com=DwIFaQ=76Q6Tcqc-t2x0ciWn7KFdCiqt6IQ7a_IF9uzNzd_2pA=GmX_32eCLYPFLJ529RohsPjjNVwo9P0jVMsrMw7PFsA=NxM4C5NpXFxYiIA1QtLsxCjBx3fxUn7dKNryQ67odaE=IkjtHM9PSNYwj_bPjuX1KgoUk3G_YmXQwxhH3RV8nG4=
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> On 29 May 2018, at 17:46, Chris Marshall 
> wrote:
>
> Hi,
> I need to track a live action face. I've dabbled with the ple of PF Track.
> Any thoughts on this. I don't need anything complex as all I need to do is
> match a mask onto the face as it moves.
>
> Thanks
> Chris
>
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Re: face tracking

[Kofi Opoku-Ansah]

Hey Chris,

You can either hand track it in maya, providing you have a camera track, 
(unless it’s a static camera)

Or,

You my best choice would be using 3DEqualizer. It’d give you a much much better 
track. 

I’ve always used PFTrack, but ever since getting into 3DE, I prefer it over 
PFTrack.

In some instances in 3DE, you won’t even need a camera track. You can use the 
object track for the camera once the film back and focal length is determined.

Good luck!

- -
KOFI ANSAH 
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> On 29 May 2018, at 17:46, Chris Marshall  wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> I need to track a live action face. I've dabbled with the ple of PF Track. 
> Any thoughts on this. I don't need anything complex as all I need to do is 
> match a mask onto the face as it moves.
> 
> Thanks
> Chris
> 
> 
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face tracking

[Chris Marshall]

Hi,
I need to track a live action face. I've dabbled with the ple of PF Track.
Any thoughts on this. I don't need anything complex as all I need to do is
match a mask onto the face as it moves.

Thanks
Chris
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