My plan for the next two years is to stay in the UK and look for work within the animation industry. So I started preparing early on and I already have my portfolio website, showreel and CV. All I have to do now is to keep improving them. I’ve put the links to the websites here for easy viewing:
https://6bing7.wixsite.com/bingqi
Showreel is the project I spend most of my time on. Because I understand that the most important thing to look for in a job within the animation industry is your ability. I showed the initial showreel to different mentors and sought feedback. It’s a balance between selecting great work and showing more potential possibilities. I’ve currently included some footage from the short graduation film I’m working on, but it’s still an unfinished version and I’ll update it again when it’s finished.
I have used existing portfolio websites, showreel and CV to email to studios with internship programs, unfortunately, I have not received positive results but I am not frustrated, I know that finding work in any industry is difficult at first. Hopefully, I will make further progress when I finish my graduation film and update my showreel.