Visiting San Jose State University Friday 11/17/06

For those readers who go to San Jose State University, I'll be speaking there on Friday from 9:30 - 11:30 or so, and then doing portfolio and reel reviews at 12:30. Stop by and say hi.

I'll also be at two schools in Vancouver in December. I'll post more about that as the dates approach...

Visiting Academy of Art College Thursday 11/16/06

For the readers who go to Academy of Art College in San Francisco (I know of at least a couple), I'll be speaking there tomorrow, Thursday 11/16, from around 10:30 - 11:30, then doing a portfolio/reel review starting at 12:30. Stop on by and say hi. It should be a lot of fun!

Cal State Fullerton Visit 11/13/06

Monday I had my first of five visits to speak at colleges. In the next month, I'll be traveling around talking about Nickelodeon, "Tak", and the new CG Animation Apprentice Program. The visit at Cal State Fullerton was a great first run. There were probably about 50+ students, and myself and Alison Mann (our recruiter) and Rusty Tracy (our Lead CG Artist on "Tak") talked to them about the industry and Nickelodeon. I tried to give a lot of career advice on reels, what to show, networking, how a good attitude is important, etc. It was great to see what students today are working on and see how I can further help them grow. Two more visits at other schools this week, but I'll put those in separate threads so they're nice and big...