Hasta La Motion!

I just joined here because I was looking for a community that shares my passion and interest in visual effects and animation.

I’m a junior at University of the Pacific studying Graphic Design and Photography. I’m currently trying to get into graduate school for Animation and teaching myself how to use Maya.

I have many questions that need answering regarding what I should look into more, what I should study, etc. I’m interested in both animation AND visual effects, but I don’t know which field I want to pursue. I have friends that work at ILM and Pixar and I’ve been to both a few times and I absolutely love both.

I am also applying for an internship this summer, but I want to do something closely related to my interests (not just graphic design) so I can start getting my foot in the door. What are some good areas to apply for? I live in San Jose, CA so I’m very close to ILM and Pixar and Dreamworks.

I have some more questions, but I gotta run so I’ll post them up soon.

Very excited to be here!