Insight #4 - Eleanor Follows: Focus On This to Make It Into The (VFX) Industry
Episode description
Eleanor Follows is a London-based senior VFX artist with more than a decade of experience in various disciplines but primarily specialising in modelling. Starting as a runner and doing minor tasks such as making coffee, working at reception and other things one wouldn’t expect, she worked her way up to collaborating on a whole range of big Hollywood films. Eleanor shares her experience of working in broadcasting companies, a range of different VFX houses and momentarily pivot into architecture. Being half-American, we discuss VFX in the US, her relationship with the country and potential plans for the future. With more than a decade of experience, Eleanor worked on some exciting projects with interesting assets and opens up about why she loved working on them. Listen to this episode to find out some useful advice for not only VFX starters, hear about the celebrities she met on set and get an important message about the women in the industry.
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Quotes:
“The challenging ones for me have been the most fun because you're problem solving as you go.”
“You have a whole different level of appreciation and you're like, wow, that's an incredible model. This is beautiful. That was so well done and it just adds a different dimension.”
“You just have to throw as much positive energy into it as possible and make as many contacts as you can.”
“That was one of the best shows I've worked on because it had a great atmosphere and everyone was so passionate and excited about it while working on it.”
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