PP3: Showreel Professional Feedback

I figured that if I am to contact professionals they are to assist me in providing me with constructive criticism on my showreel. Furthermore, if they happen to like it, they might suggest it or me as a practitioner to someone they know about a project. For now I have messaged Fraser MacLean and Jorge Zambrano of MRZ Productons and am awaiting their response.

Thanks to LinkedIn I got contacted by Manqaro Corporation about being a 2D animator working on their new app Multickle that allows people to put their face on animated characters. Upon their initial contacting, I inquired about the details, the specifications, and the contract regarding remuneration, and am still awaiting a reply. Alongside this, I got contacted by a web developer by the name of Dev for possible future projects where he recommended me to his peers. Although both of these contacts are not set in stone, they might turn out very beneficial to me.

All pictures are within the "Studio Brief 1" folder of my submission in order to avoid any privacy infringements.

PP3: Possible Studio Internships

I have contacted two studios for potential internships. Both studios are located in Zagreb, Croatia, making them a lot more easy to commute to and/or temporarily move to if I land an internship. Alongside this, I have a friend of my father living within Croatia which could potentially help me with accommodation and orientation should I get an internship and decide to briefly stay there. I contacted these studios because they fit my near future post-college plans. First studio is Bonobo Studio: an independent studio of experimental filmmakers and animators. Their multi-faceted nature of animation allow me to fit as a generalist or 2D animation intern within the studio. They do both independent films and commissioned work, either of which would fit my MO if I get an internship. The second studio is Adriatic Animation with a similar style. Under their production the film Life With Herman H. Rott was created, grasping my attention since the very first MAF I attended. I had known of this studio for quite some time, but just now considered contacting them in this window of opportunity. Although they did not specify anything about an internship on their website - asking only for ideas and pitches, I procured one from them in hopes of getting a response. Even if they decline, this studio might serve as a springing board for fueling an idea for an animation in the future.

PP3 Position: Newgrounds Profile

I felt that I needed to connect more with other avant-garde artists and animators that would be up for collaboration in the future. Since Vimeo is strictly showcase-driven, LinkedIn being professional, I turned to the art portal known as Newgrounds because of its small but genuine community of content-creators. Newgrounds has been one of the reasons I developed my love for animation hence I have been browsing its submissions since 2010, however was never a content-creator for it. I uploaded my most prideful animations on there and within days I was contacted by an animator with an invite to be a part of his online webisode series "FlowDownStream" whose style and surreal nature is similar to that of Adult Swim's "Off The Air". Nonetheless, although not commission-based, Newgrounds opens up an opportunity for a future professional endeavor as many well-known web-based animators have flourished through this phantasmic art portal.

PP3 Position: Showreel

Finally, having all my best animated work collated together, I have made my showreel! With music provided by music student Aleksandar Moraitov, it evades any possible copyright claims. Short and sweet, every piece of animation lasts no longer than 5 seconds, providing variety to the eye and the audiences attention span-driven necessity for fast and plentiful visual stimulation. The Portfolio Building study task has proven quite helpful in building the colorfulness of my showreel, making it feature a plethora of different styles and techniques. In comparison with my previous showreel, this one does not linger as much, enabling it to hold the audience's attention for much longer. Furthermore, there is a significant reduction of several skits of a singular animation being featured inconsecutively. Conclusively, now with my visual identity having a firm appearance, the showreel adds the finishing touch to the symbiosis of my aesthetic to both style and presentation as the infographic displaying my details at the end aligns with my business card and still portfolio cover.

Showreel: https://vimeo.com/269482591

PP3 Position: Behance Update

In order to enhance my public portfolio based on the business cards I have issued, I have updated my Behance profile with pieces of graphic design that are within my PDF portfolio but were not online. Alongside the graphic design pieces, I also added the 3D UV Maps from the Orchard Pig brief during Level 5 since they are quite sturdy and showcase my versatility.

https://www.behance.net/vladimirvo079e

PP3: Gallery Space/Bar Idea

Mock-Up for logo

One of my future considerations for expanding the art culture in Macedonia is through opening a creative space/bar, which would be one of a kind in Skopje for the time being. Many of my friends are staying in Skopje post-graduation, three of which are very interested in such a proposal for their future investment. One of them is my cousin who studies economics and business, perfectly fit to put his studies into use through opening up an establishment. In order for the freelance art scene to reach its post-modern peak, enabling a lot of digital artists to easily sustain their practice within the country, I believe that platforms for promotion need to be created, hence the exhibition/bar space. Taking advantage of Macedonia’s jovial drinking culture, the bar would more likely attract people to an exhibition when it is associated not with white perforated walls and cheap wine in a frenzy, but with a lively, organic atmosphere splattered with vivacious colors and culture. I’ve already made a mock-up design for the logo to try and capture the vibe with the name “The Four Gems” that we all agreed can be fitting for the space. At every exhibition of young artists I’ve been to there has been a deficit of people and enthusiasm, for the modern human needs a lot of versatile stimuli in order to engage with artistry and not perceive it as a pretentious façade. This project would go into action a year after I graduate in order for my partners to graduate as well and invest themselves into this idea full-time. Lastly, I am perfectly aware that this is not going to be a definite realization, however, all of us will do our best to try and manifest this bar into being.

PP3 Position: 2D Portfolio

With my newly acquired basic skills of InDesign post-induction, I crafted the first iteration of my visual portfolio. Considering that alongside animation I wish to do graphic design in a commissionable fashion, I needed to collate all of my designs into one file ready for sending alongside my CV. Through my business cards I managed to get contacted by a representative of Eurolink Security for future endeavors, upon which I was asked to attach a portfolio. I will be building upon it as future projects gather, adding more slides and making it more broad and versatile.

PP3 Position: Refined CV

After the tutorial discussion outlining the modifications I needed to make to my CV, I felt a lot more confident in placing the entirety of my commissions. The thing I feared the most professionally was the thought of my works coming across as amateur and mediocre, jeopardizing my creative impetus within the eyes of potential clients going through my CV. One must not think about such detrimental and paranoid lapses of reason disguised as the awaiting reality that is to soon clutch the artist. Not having to directly work with such corporate conventions, a CV was something that I associated with desk jobs, which is not the case. Furthermore, since there is no universal format of how a CV needs to look or be written like, I narrowed down my imagination to fit my presupposed visions of formality to an absolute degree. Nonetheless, I have now revisited my CV so that it may appeal not only textually but also visually. I added all of my commissioned works there thinking before that only resonant ones fit in a CV.

Final Refined CV