alt text: “the state of the animation industry”

“you’re pirating that show? don’t you wanna support the creators?” “I AM the creator.”

“haha the only way I can show future employers my work is to send a link to a bunch of pirated copies of it haha what a nightmare haha”

  • Th4tGuyII@kbin.social
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    8 months ago

    Yeah - but if you can show some directly what you animated, that’s far better than someone’s review of what you animated. If a show is no longer available due to licensing, then the seas (or physical copies if you can find them) are the way to do that.

    • SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.world
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      8 months ago

      If it’s important enough they can find a copy themselves. They want to hire you after all, they should have some method to vet the industry they work in themselves.

      • ocassionallyaduck@lemmy.world
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        8 months ago

        That is not how the animation industry works, at all. Most creative art positions require demo reels and portfolios. But sure would be nice if animators were that valued a recruiter would hunt usenet for their old pirate samples.

        Also worth nothing, especially in animation, your cuts in an episode are often going to be various 10 second shots spread between multiple episodes across a season. That’s why demo reels make sense.

        • SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.world
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          8 months ago

          Maybe that’s the problem, it shouldn’t. You were part of a team making a project, even if you worked by yourself, the work you produce wouldn’t be the same. It’s part of the whole package.

          So how would looking at individual frames pieces without context show what you’re capable of? They would need to watch the entire piece anyways.

          • djsoren19@yiffit.net
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            8 months ago

            It would show your ability to frame, your linework, depending on the scene your ability to demonstrate action…

            It sounds like you have literally no concept of how animation works at an enterprise level. It often is several different people working on individual scenes that are then stitched together at the end.

          • Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works
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            8 months ago

            Maybe that’s the problem, it shouldn’t.

            Good of you to offer to fix an entire industry so that these people can find work. We eagerly await your progress reports.

      • Passerby6497@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        8 months ago

        What employer is going to go search for examples of your portfolio if you don’t provide them?

        My girlfriend is working on getting into Surface Pattern Design, and you’re nuts if you think anyone trying to hire an artist of any kind is going to go searching out part of a portfolio that isn’t included in what’s provided to them.

        Edit:

        They want to hire you after all,

        No, you’re wrong. They don’t want to hire you they want to hire someone with your skill set. You are just one of a number of choices that likely fit the bill for the sort of employee they’re looking for. If you’re not responsible enough to provide them with a sufficient portfolio (or even a decent resume), they’re going to bin your application because you’re clearly not responsible enough to provide the needed data before you applied. Why should they assume you’ll be any different as an employee?

      • Neato@ttrpg.networkEnglish
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        8 months ago

        If it’s important enough they can find a copy themselves. They want to hire you after all,

        So you’ve never applied for any job ever. Got it.