I wanna work in movie FX. How?
By Jim Janecek, Personal Effects Inc. From the Internet Filmmaker’s FAQ (Subject 10.1) CinemaScape Australia – http://www.vianet.net.au/~benc/if-faq.htm This response is bent towards live-action as opposed to computer graphics, as that is my background, hope it helps. Since I do not reside in CA I can’t really give you any practical advice about work in CA, however, I can tell you that the best way to jump-start a career in SFX is to work for a company doing SFX. However, they probably won’t just hire you unless you come highly recommended or have useful skills such as sculpting or fabricating or electronics. So what do you do? You work for free. As a Production Assistant (or gopher). You get a copy of the LA 411 guide (call LA phone info or check out the library) find all the SFX companies and tell them you want to work in FX, NOT THAT YOU WANT A JOB, just that you want to work. You’ll work for free. It’s hard to say no to a person who will work for nothing. This is the fastest way I
