So you wanna work for ILM?

I saw a link to this article over at fanfilmfx.com, and thought it was quite interesting.
Not for any other reason than it shows people what ILM actually want potential employees to have/be able to do in order to get a job there.

Check out the link to the recruitment page here and then see if you have what it takes

 

if ONLY i had what it takes....

 

hopefully RISD won't turn down my demo reel... heh... i'd rather move to the UK and work for FrameStore.

 

frame store? never heard of them!

 

Think of them as the ILM of the UK

There are quite a few exeptional effects/animation companies in the UK.

Pete

 

Bah, boring job positions anyway. R&D, thats where the fun's at!

/Z

 

Hmmmmm.

What if I just want to mop the floor or bring donuts or somethin'? ?





Rick McCallum loves you!

 

Damn, I had it all till they asked for an email address

 

Actually, do yo uknow of any FX houses in the uk? Other than framestore and Attic?

 

Actually the company more equivalent to ILM in the UK is Mill Film since they also have blue screen stages, a miniature dept., etc. besides CG. Framestore merged with CFC so now it's Framestore/CFC. I'm surprised that people don't recognize Framestore as they did Walking with Dinosaurs and Dinotopia.

There are tons of FX houses in the UK. Besides Mill Film and Framestore/CFC you have places like Cinesite UK, Double Negative, Motion Picture Company, Glassworks, Aardman, Jim Henson Studio and many other boutiques. You can probably get more names from the listings for the 3Dfestival/LEAF 2002, which is next month.

As far as ILM, you should have checked the Unofficial ILM website to get those kind of news in a more timely manner ;-). I guess most people missed their page for recruiting at SIGGRAPH 2002 which is their main recruiting event and had much more info than the one for the LA trip. I have an interview available, from around 1998 that while dated it still has many valid points what ILM looks for when recruiting:

Interview with Beth Sasseen

 

Never attempt to teach a pig to sing, it wastes your time and annoys the pig.


Kyle

 

Frankly, any fan film maker who dreams of working in this industry - especially for ILM and who either live in L.A. or will be in the area, owes it to themselves to give it a try.

I mean, the experience of the interview would be worth the time. And who knows, they may remember you when you ARE ready.

 

Framestore also did Blade II, M:I2, Resident Evil, the Xbox commercials, and the Levi's commercial called "Odyssey" where the two youngins are running through walls.