The secret is to make opportunities for yourself.

I went on a mission and contacted museums, ad agencies, film companies, TV production companies, and everyone else I could think of. Despite about 400 rejections, I have now made animations for the History Channel, images for museums, supplied models to an ad agency, animated business logos for companies, done simple animations for presentations and designed logos in 3D.

You will be surprised at how amazing people think you are if you have a good showreel, a few good models or animations or images, and if you don't tell them what programs you use. The end result is what counts, not the tools you use to get there.

You need to think outside the box, to make people decide they need your 3D skills even if they didn't know they needed them before you turned up. And sometimes when you do land a job, and you don't have the entire skill set needed to complete it, don't panic, that is what this forum and others like it are for. If you land a good job but you need someone to do one part of it, as long as the money or credit is there, you will find someone online to help you complete the job.

Helgard

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