#7 - Tomás Miguel: Purpose and Mindset for the First Steps in the VFX Industry
Episode description
Tomás Miguel is a London based visual effects graduate working as a Customer Support Engineer at Foundry. Tomás left Portugal to pursue a VFX education in London. University taught him the core skills of the VFX pipeline and he specialized in his favourite, Texturing. Becoming a texture artist was his career goal until Foundry, a creative software development company, offered him the opportunity to contribute to the industry-standard texturing software, Mari. Before joining Foundry, he worked as a runner in a VFX powerhouse and shares his experience working towards in-house development. Throughout this episode, Tomás also discusses aligning your career with personal creative projects and other goals. Join us to learn more about VFX, how Tomás made it from Portugal to a career in London with no prior background, and get inspired to overcome unexpected obstacles in your way.
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Topics:
- Introduction
- Background
- University experience
- VFX course
- VFX goals
- VFX software
- Getting into the industry
- Unexpected obstacle
- First job
- Second job
- Intro to VFX
- Favourite projects
- More about the company
Quotes:
"You gotta be aware you'll have to take side tracks and develop your foundations from time to time. It's the only way to achieve your higher goals.”
“I try to create the least resistance between the present and future me, who is growing in key aspects of life, like happiness, connection, and most importantly, has a creative output."
“Many people say it's not what you know, It's who you know, and there's some truth to that.”
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