symek Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 http://www.fxguide.com/qt/251/mpc-to-open-in-la MPC LA is to be headed by VFX executive producer Mark Tobin. Tobin was most recently managing director and executive producer at A52, and he was previously a producer at Method. Yet another Houdini work place in LA? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grasshopper Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 http://www.fxguide.com/qt/251/mpc-to-open-in-laYet another Houdini work place in LA? Nice find. As far as I know MPC in London aren't exactly big on Houdini. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
symek Posted April 10, 2008 Author Share Posted April 10, 2008 Nice find. As far as I know MPC in London aren't exactly big on Houdini. Don't know that either, but isn't M. Tobin an expert on Houdini/PRMan pipeline? Can be wrong here... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDenker Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 last year Vancouver, now LA. Thats good news! Cheers -J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 (edited) hm. Mark Tobin is a good friend, I've known him since he was at Method. A great guy, but he is very anti-houdini. I'd say there's not much chance that MPC LA will allow Houdini. Edited April 10, 2008 by ivan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
symek Posted April 10, 2008 Author Share Posted April 10, 2008 hm. Mark Tobin is a good friend, I've known him since he was at Method. A great guy, but he is very anti-houdini.I'd say there's not much chance that MPC LA will allow Houdini. That's pretty funny, wasn't he for a long time in a52 in times Houdini was ruling there? Well, never mind. I was just sure the situation is opposite. cheers, sy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 (edited) A52 was ably led by Dennis Gauthier and his small, skilled team of Houdini artists under EP Rick Hassen for many years, but they were unable to staff up sufficiently to grow. Mark Tobin came in and took over for EP Rick Hassen, and Mark brought in Maya and a team of Maya artists, so they could staff up and stop turning work away. Dennis and his crew moved on (mostly over to Asylum) and the Maya team was left there. A friend of mine that was there on the Maya team told me that when he suggested dusting off Houdini to generate some elements on a project, he was quickly dissuaded. there are not enough Houdini freelancers available. There's no such thing as an unemployed Houdini artist. That's pretty funny, wasn't he for a long time in a52 in times Houdini was ruling there? Well, never mind. I was just sure the situation is opposite. cheers, sy. Edited April 10, 2008 by ivan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
symek Posted April 10, 2008 Author Share Posted April 10, 2008 A52 was ably led by Dennis Gauthier and his small, skilled team of Houdini artists under EP Rick Hassen for many years, but they were unable to staff up sufficiently to grow. Mark Tobin came in and took over for EP Rick Hassen, and Mark brought in Maya and a team of Maya artists, so they could staff up and stop turning work away. Dennis and his crew moved on (mostly over to Asylum) and the Maya team was left there. A friend of mine that was there on the Maya team told me that when he suggested duting off Houdini to generate some elements on a project, he was quickly dissuaded. there are not enough Houdini freelancers available. There's no such thing as an unemployed Houdini artist. Ah! This is something I needed! Thank you Ivan! cheers, Simon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Symbolic Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 There might not be unemployed Houdini artists... but I have to say that it is very hard for Houdini juniors... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dhiren Shah Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 (edited) I agree with Symbolic on that Edited April 11, 2008 by Dhiren Shah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 I'd have to say that generally speaking the entire industry is hard to break into for juniors. It's all a combination of timing and who and what you know. One thing I can say for sure though is that posting here definitely helps. I know this forum has helped quite a few people get jobs in the industry. It's a nice way to gain exposure and demonstrate your abilities by either showing work you've done or helping others with their problems. So keep it up ... it's not easy, but I have no doubts that you guys can do it. Cheers Marc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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