How I Got My Dream Job

[@ocdvfx]

"work hard. say yes to everything. and make your own luck." so sick

[@AlfieVaughan]

💪😎

[@tyler.t.seaman]

NEVER skip an Alfie lore video... Never.

[@AlfieVaughan]

🤣🤣🤣 I love your consistency

[@Holiv2]

No problem, I still love you, you are the best and I will support you❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@PrashanSubasinghe]

Grant was your teacher??? Whoa! 😄Love Grant! what an awesome journey! looking forward to see where you take it!

[@AlfieVaughan]

Haha yeah! Learned from the master 😎

[@VFXRefugee]

Love following people's journeys through those very strange times in VFX. Thanks for sharing.

[@AlfieVaughan]

Glad you liked it 🙏

[@DarrenMostyn]

Great insight Alfie. Was good to meet you earlier this year!! Love coffee and TV work!

[@AlfieVaughan]

Thanks a lot Darren! You too. I hope we bump into each other again soon 😁

[@DarrenMostyn]

@@AlfieVaughan Im still planning to visit the team soon....just diary juggling

[@AlfieVaughan]

@DarrenMostyn oh great! I'm in new York until December so save it til I'm back! :)

[@AceSfx]

Congratulations on your career this far Alfie, it is inspiring to watch. Man I would've loved to stay in the industry but unfortunately it is just too rocky at the moment, to the point where keeping and landing a gig at times seems impossible. I have switched careers into one that is a lot more lucrative and stable, however, VFX will always be what I am most passionate about, but the instability of it is just unbearable at times :((

[@jamminjosh13]

I definitely agree with you man. I loved working in Montreal, i was able to move away right after college and be on my own, but the strike happened and the industry was already feeling a lack of work cause of that year of covid hitting everyone. I am curious what career you were able to switch into, if you don't mind me asking? I've not really found something other than small media creation/video editing gigs, but nothing that pays hardly anything.

[@AlfieVaughan]

Thank you! I'm sorry to hear you had to make a switch but glad that you're stable and hopefully happy in what you're doing now :)

[@AceSfx]

@@jamminjosh13 Totally! The industry hadn't really recovered fully from Covid then the strikes felt like final nail in the coffin. I was lucky I had completed a Construction Management course prior to my VFX career, so I am working in that field right now here in Australia...It was a totally opposite career change haha!

[@ryanfletcher1899]

Hi Alfie, you just popped up on my recommended! We went to college together and both had Grant, amazing to see what you're up to and I remember being in those blender classes, amazing to see the content you've made! all the best!

[@AlfieVaughan]

Ryan! Good to hear from you man. Thanks very much 😁 Hope you're well

[@TangleWireTube]

Fantastic story! Thanks for sharing.

[@AlfieVaughan]

Glad you liked it :)

[@ErhanGaming]

Very well deserved. I'm proud of you! 🙏❤

[@AlfieVaughan]

Thanks broooooo

[@josephrubianodnb]

Awesome mate, all the best!

[@AlfieVaughan]

Thanks!

[@mylesprospero8105]

I would genuinely buy a course from you, even if its highly priced. Your nuke for noobs series has been very life changing

[@AlfieVaughan]

That's very kind! I have no plans to make any paid courses as I don't have the time to make them. Everything I release I like to be free and accessible so everyone can use it

[@drinkingdog]

@@AlfieVaughan 太好了，Alfie,谢谢你

[@imtiazali6980]

You have motivated me a lot

[@AlfieVaughan]

Thank you! I'm glad to hear it :)

[@oliverpadgham8696]

really inspiring video, loved it

[@AlfieVaughan]

Thanks a lot!

[@ajaynishad402]

This was really inspiring , I'm still at my beginning trying to find my way into the industry this video made me happy, hope you find this text well - you also taught us good stuff as a teacher really good thankss for making this video

[@AlfieVaughan]

Thanks very much!

[@samueltakele9896]

this is very inspiring brother , i can relate to some of the staff you went through ....thanks for making the video , it awsome

[@AlfieVaughan]

Glad to hear it! Thanks

[@kyletorain6153]

great story Sir.... wishing you well... hoping transition into sfx myself....

[@AlfieVaughan]

Thanks 🙏

[@em_creative_media]

Awesome video! I love your posts. They help me with my courses, as I'm at university in my third and final year of visual effects and motion graphics. Hopefully, I see you in the industry someday!

[@AlfieVaughan]

Glad you enjoy them!

[@THEJATOXD]

This is such an inspiring video, Thanks for sharing Alfie.

[@AlfieVaughan]

Thanks a lot! 🙏

[@TDotDubzOG]

Really cool to see how things have panned out for you! The dedication towards what you wanna do is amazing. I remember during college, seeing what you could do and watching your videos you'd produce for the assignments was really cool. I'm still figuring things out myself on what I wanna do but I'm hopeful things will work out 👍

[@AlfieVaughan]

That's very kind. Thanks dude! Take your time. There's no rush and everyone is running their own race :) hope you're well!

[@TDotDubzOG]

​​@@AlfieVaughan I'm well thanks! And yeah, it's as you say, there's no rushing your own path. Also to add to a point in your video; yes, Grant was a legend, wasn't he 👍

[@TyForge]

Thanks for sharing your story! It’s always nice to hear how others achieved their dream jobs. I also want to become a VFX artist in the future and have started posting my work on KZbin. Really cool video! :)

[@AlfieVaughan]

Glad you liked it 👍

[@Holiv2]

Amazing you are the best, 💗 👏🏼and not forget the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles video😅

[@AlfieVaughan]

Thanks 🤣

[@AlfieVaughan]

Are you the same person? 👀

[@Holiv2]

@@TheOne1oz What, are you imitating me?

[@TheOne1oz]

​@@Holiv2 no sorry

[@TheOne1oz]

​@@AlfieVaughanno I've only known him for a long time

[@Rehan4613]

That's an amazing journey, Alfie ❤ Grant Abbitt is my teacher too for Blender and he is really outstanding 😊 Best of Luck for your career 😃 0:18 btw there's my comment too 😅😁

[@AlfieVaughan]

Oh nice! Did you study at Suffolk One too? Thanks very much!

[@Rehan4613]

I was among his online students

[@AlfieVaughan]

Ahhh I see. All half a million of them 🤣

[@lucasxsmith]

Fuck, What an Absolute Mad Dawg! Fuck Yeah Bra \m/

[@AlfieVaughan]

🤣🙏

[@gonzalogomez91]

Hey Alfie, thanks for sharing your story. I'm also a compositor and have prior experience working remotely for a studio, but I wanted to know your opinion about moving to the UK for work, I know its kind of tricky due to inmigration restrictions, but yeah just wanted to know what you think. Also, the industry is still recovering from what happened last year, so it makes it even more trickier 😅. I'm in Spain. Cheers!

[@AlfieVaughan]

I think it depends if you want to work in film or commercials. Some of my friends in film have been out of a job/ trying to get their first job for years. But a lot of artists I know that are good and have worked at good studios in commercials are hopping around all over the place doing really well and getting loads of work. It all depends on your experience and the companies you want to be at I think. Generally I think London is doing better than America at the moment for work availability

[@TheOne1oz]

Great

[@AlfieVaughan]

Thanks

[@MMMMeeeeMMMM]

HUGOS DESK always rants about his OLD MILL SUPERVISING DAYS! yeeeee........

[@AlfieVaughan]

We weren't there at the same time but I've bumped into Hugo at a couple of parties

[@zczjj]

I'm a davinci user. Should I learn fusion or nuke. Will I miss out something? i dont wanna work in the industry but wanna have the best result. what's bothering me is the workflow as i might have to switch between both softwares to do minor things. or should i learn both? moeny is not a problem?

[@AlfieVaughan]

Personally I'd recommend nuke if money isn't an issue. But if you're not working at a level where you intend to get into the industry then maybe nuke isn't necessary. It's only really worth it if you're doing the more complicated stuff. For smaller shots at a consumer level fusion is totally fine and at that level it's more about the artist

[@zczjj]

@@AlfieVaughan thankk youu!! you're living a dream life. i'm 21. you're the best. thanks for taking the time from your life to reply. love you

[@ahmedmaher9032]

What would you do if you weren't in the right place I'm currently working for a company and have been stuck in roto and cleanup for 9 months I'm fighting for opportunities in compositing and I'm getting some but they're few. What's your advice?

[@AlfieVaughan]

I think I was in the right place at the right time eventually but leading up to that I was just proactively applying for things, constantly working on personal projects to improve my skills etc. I think the best thing I can advise to do is just make as much work as you can so you improve quickly. And once you get good people will want to hire you when you apply so it will be less of a battle to get their attention like when you're new / a junior

[@ahmedmaher9032]

@@AlfieVaughan The problem is that I work a lot of hours and in my free time I try to develop myself, but I often don’t have time

[@zczjj]

do you suggest to switch from blender to maya if I have the time and money for that? Will I get something more out of this?

[@AlfieVaughan]

There's not really any need to switch unless you want to work at a VFX studio. That's the only time id say it's worth it almost all studios use Maya and Houdini for all their CG

[@zczjj]

@@AlfieVaughan but people say Maya is better. That's why I was skeptical

[@AlfieVaughan]

They're very similar. The advantage Maya has is that it's already used at a lot of studios and they're not likely to switch to blender

[@zczjj]

@@AlfieVaughan Now I know. Blender Houdini and Nuke. I'm learning Nuke r8 now after watching you. Thank you 3000

[@vinzee9]

Why you didn't learn Houdini?

[@AlfieVaughan]

Because I'm not a 3d artist...? 👀

[@peckingD_XX]

Why you speak at 2X bro?

[@AlfieVaughan]

Fluent in English init

[@peckingD_XX]

@@AlfieVaughan 😂

[@GeGeLimited]

First hehe

[@AlfieVaughan]

😎

[@Raphealplayer]

Can u make a tutorial on how to use a color chart in blender

[@AlfieVaughan]

I can but InLightVFX has a great video about it. Check this out kzbin.info/www/bejne/fWO2kpaFgM19qtEsi=53-llUy48edWjrJp

[@Raphealplayer]

@AlfieVaughan thx I've seen him but I think u can do it better

[@AlfieVaughan]

I'll have a think. Blender doesn't have a tool for it so it's more manual. Jacob showed it well in that video. I do it in nuke normally with the proper colour chart tool