Part 1: How to work in Animation / VFX post production industry
When I first decided to make a career change into the film computer animation/VFX industry I wondered how to get in. There are two main types of people who go into VFX/computer graphics. The artistic...
View ArticleLearn 3D VFX for FREE!
Escape have just launched a competition to win �10k worth of free 3D/CG VFX training! Its in conjunction with Channel 4 and you can find more information at the 4Talent website. All you have to do is...
View ArticleHow do you find the best VFX school for you?
A couple of people have asked me where is the best VFX course to get into the industry. There are a lot of not so good schools and little gems that are hidden away which can really give you a change....
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Autodesk Acquires Softimage (XSI)
So last week Autodesk acquired Softimage which is interesting… we live in interesting times. What Autodesk wiil do with XSI is another thing. XSI hasn’t been doing too well recently, they have been...
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FREE XSI Course at Escape Studios London
Escape has announced today that they are holding a free XSI course at Escape in London its being delivered by Graham Bell, Softimage Product Specialist, on Friday November 7th � 10:30 am until 3:30pm....
View ArticleIntro to Compositing with Ron Brinkmann on FXPHD
I’ve just re-registered with FXPHD and they have a compositing course with Ron Brinkmann! Ron Brinkmann is the master of 2D compositing and his book “The Art and Science of Digital Compositing” is the...
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What to put on your showreel? the rules!
I received an email a couple of days from someone asking what they should put on their showreel for someone getting into the industry so I thought it would be the perfect time to write about the rules...
View ArticleOfficial RenderMan Courseware Launched
To be honest I know nothing about RenderMan, the nearest I get to rendering is doing the odd mentalRay render in Maya and thats VERY occational. I was given a sneak peak at the RenderMan Courseware and
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Dreamforce 2012 here I come!
Well I’ve now booked my flight to San Francisco for Dreamforce 2012! Which is going to be the biggest cloud computing conferences of all time! Also one of the greatest British businessmen will also be...
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How to find a Salesforce Partner
I’m just sitting at San Francisco airport reminiscing on Dreamforce this year. I was thinking of all the questions myself and fellow MVPs have been asked over the week and one that sticks out is: “How...
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January Salesforce Developer User group
Wednesday we had the first London Salesforce developer meet up for the new year. It was great to catch up with some old timers but also great to see so many newcomers! This was the second time Make...
View ArticleSalesforce UK User Groups
Salesforce user groups are a great place to pick up tips and tricks on how to use Salesforce, apps that you didn’t realise existed or even just to network with other gurus in the industry to get your...
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Genius Bar at Dreamforce
The genius bar is one of the great places at Dreamforce to get help on more or less any Salesforce product. Experts will be on hand to help you out and this year its in the Hilton Hotel slap in the...
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Salesforce Spring 14 highlights & talking at the Not-for-profit usergroup
I’m speaking all about the Spring 14 Release at the Non Profit Salesforce User Group on 27th March. At the last time of checking there are only 5 tickets left, so if you want to come, book now. So I’ve...
View ArticleFrom UK to Dreamforce… is it really worth it?
There have been several blogs saying why you should go to Dreamforce. But coming from the UK adding flight, ESTA costs etc can get quite a lot. I’ve been going to Dreamforce now for the past 3 years...
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Salesforce Podcasts
One question that came up at a user group recently was how on earth do you keep up on the ever changing Salesforce. One way I do it is by listening to podcasts on Salesforce. There are now quite a few...
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Want to get your Salesforce Admin Certification?
www.CertStudyGroup.com One of the reasons that I’m active in both the admin & developer worlds is really to make sure I keep up to date with the declarative side of Salesforce. I remember I had a...
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Has Salesforce hit an architectural limit?
And it all started from a Tweet this morning: Learn’t something today… anyone know what the 4 character of #Salesforce ID represents? EG 003 = Contact but whats the next character? — Francis Pindar...
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#Salesforce trailhead is like having an AI tutor standing behind you
Learning any development platform online is always a bit haphazard in my experience. The quality of the content, it being up to date, how to test or validate your learning. “Nothing is better than...
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How I became a Salesforce MVP
So it started from a tweet (it’s amazing how many of my talks and blog posts do) which got me thinking … @radnip @jenwlee @cloudysan @TheChrisDuarte @rakeshistom I've thought of it, how cool but you...
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