A brand new festival today has announced its intention to unite the animation world of Manchester...
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EOC Week 3:

This particular eoc, if I remember correctly was about a movie we watched in my web portfolio calss called Sweet Cherry. One of the scenes in the movie shows the main character going out to a temp agency looking for a job. The question was what did she do right and what did she do wrong in the scene when inquiring about a job. Well first off her attire was above casual but it wasn't technically suitable for the business environment. A little too much i suppose. Next, she went in without having any idea on what she would like to do or what field she would like to go into. To add onto that she didn't really prepare for any of the questions asked by the man trying to help her, Very unprofessional and makes her look incompetent. What she did do right though was she knew what she didn't want and she was persistent. Sometimes in the business world people need you to persuade them into doing something that they have no problem doing. They just would like to gauge you tenacity. Other times they are right on the fence and just need that extra push. It's like that sometimes. All in all, she should have came better prepared, but i will borrow a bit of her persistence though when it's time for me to look for a job in my field.

EOC week 9: Networking events I need to attend. Upcoming conventions near Nevada!
LVL UP EXPO (LUX) is a nonprofit Videogame/ Anime/ Technology Convention based in Las Vegas, NV. We cover the various gaming platforms, technology, design, & anime, incorporating these elements into one HUGE gaming extravaganza. This next LVL UP EXPO, will be located at Cashman Center in Las Vegas, NV, May 30-31, 2015.

Amazing Las Vegas returns June 19-21, 2015, with the best and brightest in comic book and pop entertainment. Meet your favorite creators and celebrities at this 3-day event, filled with a giant exhibitors hall, an international artist alley, video game arena, hundreds of people in costume and more. There is something for everyone at the Amazing Las Vegas Comic Con, from After Hours parties to family fun on Sunday Kid’s Day!

Wizard World Comic Con
Sacramento 2015
June 19-20-21, 2015 
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Wizard World Comic Con
San Jose 2015
September 4-5-6, 2015 
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www.creativebloq.com/how-to-get-job-disney-51514876

This is the address to an article on creativebloq.com that details the best way to get a shot at getting hired at Disney. It's a long shot but hey, you never know.

Week 7 EOC:

 I've always had career goals. I was never one of those people who required time and in depth thinking to figure out my life goals and where I wanted to be in five years. After my graduation i was touching up my portrait pieces from high school drawing class so that i could present them in a portfolio to the Art Institute. That was one of my main goals and i ultimately accomplished it. Along with other goals i had like to hone my craft, learn to paint more intricately, create my own characters from scratch and to be a part of and adequately contribute to a team animation production. All things that i can now cross off of my list. There are more goals i have for my future but as of now i am focused on two things; creating and outstanding demo reel and proving everyone wrong. Although they may not have verbalized it to me specifically i know that there are some people who think that i will just barely make it, that i will scrape by and end up doing some mediocre work. I have made it my main goal to surpass all their expectations of me and then achieve things they never would have envisioned for my life. Like they say, "Don't believe me, just watch." Upon completion of these goals i will use them to guarantee success in my next interviews for my career.

http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2014-09/18/hullabaloo

This link goes to an article about a group of veteran Disney animators trying to raise money to save 2D animation. Really interesting.

 So for this week I saw the first 20 mins of The Devil wears Prada. This movie is very pertinent to what my Monday night Web Portfolio class is all about. Unlike Swingers the career aspect is very visible. The character that Anne Hathaway portrays in the movie is basically the opposite of what we should do as recent graduates trying to get into the field. She was very dismissive and care free. Not to say that we should stress but we shouldn't be so loose. She didn't have the attitude of a person who was interested in obtaining a foothold in her career field. She obviously was not interested in keeping that job for more than she needed to so in turn she saw it as a “job that pays the bills” instead as the start to a new career path. 

Tonight I had the pleasure of watching a film I had never seen before called Swingers. It's about 15 years old but the theme behind the romantic comedy theme still rings true. It's clear to anybody in a professional mind set that the deeper meaning behind the movie. It is essentially about the growth of a man trying to advance his acting career through networking. In the movie getting out and meeting new people is a major part. Although it is supposed to be about getting over his ex it is more about getting out there and selling his brand and himself as an actor. He simultaneously does this without really knowing, which is evident near the end of the movie when he confidently hands his business card to a woman he is trying to get with. At this point he is at peak performance, unlike earlier in the film where he is fumbling around and not genuinely selling himself as an actor ready to work. It's clear that being cool, calm and confident, like when trying to find a date, is the best formula to sell yourself and brand when looking for work in any respective industry. Honestly, by looking at this film from this perspective I can now take notes on the success, (and many failures) of Mike and apply it to my networking game.