Practice Mock Interviews
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An easily accessible showreel to view online.
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A printout of your cover letter outlining the job that you are applying to.
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A complete LinkedIn profile.
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A printout of your CV.
1-Showreel and Website: https://poelias117.wixsite.com/meetthemaelias
2-Cover Letter:
A boring life doesn’t suit me, because boring doesn’t match with creativity. I grew up playing video games, watching movies, and drowning, things that every kid usually does until I figured out that I can create those realities I used to see on a screen. The studies I did reflect my willingness to stimulate and improve my creative skills. Every day different ideas come up in my mind and I love thinking about the best way I can express them. Photography, videomaking, animation, drowning, and lighting are some of the many fields I try to keep updating working on my web profiles, reading about new approaches and advances, and trying new stuff every day. Being a Creative Director, at Martini Studios, gave me the chance to develop my initiative, intuition, and problem-solving skills. My challenge every day was not only to use my creativity but also to find a way to optimize my time in order to fix problems, manage deadlines and lead other editors in Asia to get the best result. The animation process is based on stop motion, starting with shooting the product in different compositions and lights and adjusting any imperfections you can find. The process is complicated because is unique, in fact, the owner invented and developed the machine I worked with. He and I were the only ones who could manage it, that’s why I was asked to teach and train other colleagues. I’m a people person, easygoing and empathetic, these soft skills helped me to give great costumer service while working as a sale assistant. I faced different situations and learned how to handle the stressful ones. I always try to be and to do the best I can, I love chatting with people about their hobbies and mine, getting to know different ways to see and do things, and sharing ideas in order to create something great. I’d like to work with people who are passionate about their job because passion can bring you everywhere.
Look where I am.
Elias Rodriguez
3-LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elias-rodriguez-363071163/
4 CV:
Elias Rodriguez.
Email: poelias117@gmail.com
PROFILE.
Able to demonstrate both academic and interpersonal skills that I believe can make significant contributions towards the continued success of your organization. I believe I possess the qualities needed to work in a team, thus communicating and working effectively at all levels. Looking at ways to challenge myself and also the team to give clients the best customer experience. I deem myself an honest, hard-working, and determined individual, hoping to resonate such qualities with colleagues and clients alike.
EDUCATION.
-University of West London, Visual Effects. September 2020, June 2023.
-Bradford University, Foundation Year Management, and Marketing. September 2019, May 2020.
-Universidad Laboral Malaga, Baccalaureate of Arts and Design. September 2011, Mayo 2013.
-Politecnica Malaga, Higher Education in Image, photography direction, Lighting. September 2013, June 2015. Malaga, Spain.
-Gauss, Masters, Motion Graphics, July 2016, May 2017. Malaga, Spain.
WORK EXPERIENCE.
CLEAR ANGLE STUDIOS. July 2021, Present
Capture Lidar data on Film Sets and Locations (both in the UK and around the World) to
Clear Angle Studio Standards.
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Shooting Set Textures and Panoramas specifically for VFX.
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Registering Captured Lidar data In Leica Cyclone and assisting in delivering data within
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a short time frame.
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Organizing Textures and stitching Panoramas.
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Updating CAS Shoot Logs and other Shoot documentation.
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Liaising with clients during shoots to make sure we deliver the best service possible.
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Film environments, require me to be flexible and dynamic, as well as working under
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time pressures.
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Committed to making sure our client’s needs are met on-site.
MALAGA SOUTH EXPERIENCE. Photographer & Retoucher. April 2019, June 2019
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Color correction.
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Expert working knowledge of Photoshop, layers, masks, paths, color correction tools, actions, and an excellent workflow.
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Color theory and composition, studio lighting, and model direction.
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Strong attention to detail.
MARTINI STUDIOS, MALAGA. Creative Director & Motion Graphic Designer January 2018, January 2019
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Creation of new content every day, passionate about photography and fashion always brings new ideas to the studio, proving to solve with the lights, fixing camera and background problems.
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Stop-motion animation, creating new concepts for some of the products, with different backgrounds using green screens.
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Leading a group of retouches and designers, with deadlines, correction, and revising their profiles. Managing deadlines.
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Shooting different products that I will animate later on.
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Companies that I worked for Asics, Farfetch, Mizuno, Clarks, Vans, Burton, On Running
MARTINI STUDIOS MALAGA. Photographer & Retoucher. March 2017, January 2018.
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Preparing the photoshoot session products and models. Although using innovative lighting and shooting techniques.
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Digital workflow and self-learning are calm and professional in pressured situations while maintaining a positive and proactive attitude.
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Using different software like Photoshop, lightroom, and after-effects, to create the final product.
COCOM MEDIA. Camera operator & Photographer. February 2015, June 2017
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Ensuring all content shoots and products are lit correctly, efficiently, and creatively, in accordance with the brand guidelines.
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Producing high-quality images and video, ensuring they are correctly exposed and color consistent.
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Retouching, cropping, and formatting images and video, delivering finalized assets to the marketing team.
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Accurately cataloging assets to be easily accessed by other departments. Prepare sets, check that all equipment is functioning, set up appropriate lighting, and keep accurate shoot records solving any kind of problem.
INTEREST:
Fashion Photography, Clothes, Climbing, Movies, skateboarding, Outdoor.
KEY SKILLS
Working with Deadlines, Confident and outgoing, Effective Adobe skills, Punctuality, Organized, working under Pressure Teamwork, Problem Solving, Spanish, English, and Italian, Communication, Effective communication skills, E-commerce
PROVING MY SKILLS.
Communication
Developed my ability to verbally engage with a wide variety of customers during my employment at Martini Studios. In this role I would often help customers to create products when working in the studio, interacting with customers meetings, as well as checking details with the design team. I was also responsible for customers’ complaints during some evening shifts where I would often deal with clients’ queries regarding fixing problems and returns which often meant I would verbally convey clearly and concisely with customers to allow a satisfactory outcome was reached. This demonstrates that I can display excellent verbal communication skills when dealing with internal and external people.
Team-work and Easy going
Created new ways of traveling, mixing groups of people with more than 250 per trip. We went to Morocco, Sahara, Portugal, and Spain all around. As a photographer, I spend most of the time shooting people on the trips, also making the flayers, stickers, and different shooting sessions in different locations. For each trip, I was focused in organize the people for the pictures with different lights and backgrounds using sometimes green screens. Give clear and concise model direction in each place and be accountable for the poses, mood, and overall feel, alongside the Stylists and Shoot coordinators.
Leadership Skills
Being a Creative Director, at Martini Studios, gave me the chance to develop my initiative, intuition, and problem-solving skills. My challenge every day was not only to use my creativity but also to find a way to optimize my time in order to fix problems, manage deadlines and lead other editors in Asia to get the best result. The equipment I usually work with and the company used is Apple-branded. The animation process is based on stop motion, starting with shooting the product in different compositions and lights and adjusting any imperfections you can find. The process is complicated because is unique, in fact, the owner invented and developed the machine I worked with. He and I were the only ones who could manage it, that’s why I was asked to teach and train other colleagues.
Initiative
Meeting daily and weekly deadlines to prepare creative sessions for new product launches.
Ensuring all images are ready and filed correctly in advance of the content production process.
Responsible for the care and upkeep of all studio equipment.
Additional Skills
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Languages: Spanish (Expert), English (Expert), Italian (Fluent).
Achievements
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Photography award against Racism and homophobia.
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Street Photography.
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Fashion Photography.
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Branding shooting.
PORTFOLIO: https://poelias117.wixsite.com/meetthem/meet-studio
https://poelias117.wixsite.com/meetthem
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm13877967/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_5
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elias-rodriguez-363071163/
Instagram: https://instagram.com/meet.them?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
INDUSTRY INTERVIEWS
Elias Rodriguez
INDUSTRY PRACTICE.
INTERVIEWS WITH INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS: VFX SUPERVISORS ON SET AND VENDOR’S SIDE.
- Russel Dogson: Visual Effects Supervisor/ Director.
- 1-How did you get to be a VFX supervisor?
- I started as a compositor, doing the most basic jobs, roto painting, matte painting, and tracking. In addition to that my experience on set brought me to where I am now. I believe that I am a good compositor although Framestore gave me the opportunity to be a VFX supervisor where my skills from the set and my knowledge as a compositor for 10 years put me where I am now.
- 2- What can I do to get to your level? Well, my friend, that is something that you will need to earn, people will take you as a VFX supervisor or Director when you get to that level you will notice! It is something that also people around you will agree with. Proving your knowledge and skills in front of people on set and at the office will make people believe in you trust you with serious tasks, get to the deadlines with everything under control, and of course do not try to do all the important shots by yourself remember that you have people, a team that is working alongside with you. The team is the most. An important part of the task is everyone working together as one.
- 3-What do you think about my portfolio? I can see that you still studying, and you need some areas to get better at, although your photography is pretty strong, I can see there that you have some lighting and photography style that makes your portfolio very interesting, although you will need to focus your work in one direction, you cannot be good at everything. On the compositing say, I would say that you shouldn’t try to replicate shots from other shows, I am saying this, because behind those shots is a lot of people that worked to do these 5 seconds you are making. Try to do just part of them but good focus first on the small stuff and when you get better at them jump to the next step.
- IMDB Profile: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4203233/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/russelldodgson/
Gavin McKenzie:
- Compositing Supervisor at Framestore:
- 1-Do you prefer to work on the set or the vendor site?
- I would say on set because you will be able to see how the movie and the shots are made, and you will start understanding how everything works, and how every department influence on each other. For me, as a compositor being able of seeing what is happening in front of the camera helps me and my team when we need to work on the shot, that is why you will get always someone like me from the office or vendor site VFX supervisor on set.
- 2- Do you get to make any final decisions with final shots? No for the narrative side, things may be changed on the narrative, but the basics of the story are already done, pre-views. Although I will influence on the VFX shots whereas a compositor supervisor I will guide the path of the team for the result in every different shot.
- IMDB Profile: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1663348/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gavin-mckenzie-75877116/
Al Kang: Virtual Production Technical Director at Framestore
1-what was your first experience with the industry? And how did that make you get where you are now?
My first experience was working for Cartoon Network, drawing Ed Edd and Eddy, I got to be the lead artist for the tv show, and from there I wanted to learn more, doing different stuff. So, I got into the video game industry working on a couple of games. Doing this I got the chance to make more contacts and learn new skills using different software. And from here I have been experimenting with new tools, also using photogrammetry. I got to mix all this on his dark materials where we meet! Now working with Unreal Engine using all my different skills in virtual production.
IMDB Profile: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1025810/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alkangart/
Grant Everett: VFX supervisor 2nd Unit Director and Producer.
1-Give me some advice to grow quickly in the film industry.
There is not an easy way to get easy anywhere, but what I can tell you is about pushing yourself and always being active. Try to keep your skills updated. Also is important to make content to fill up your portfolio. However, the most important advice I can give you is to keep your contacts, you will never know when they will need you, sounds a bit like cheating but is the reality people will remember you because you help them once. Then your name will be there, for the next time top of the list. I started working in Matrix, being an assistant when they were doing the bullet shot, the times when people working on VFX were making a lot of money I things were good. But now days is more about who you know and who does help. of course, as I said you will need to keep your portfolio updated. IMDB LinkedIn.
2- where would I be able to start if I don’t want to work in the Uk doing Vfx?
I started in Australia and New Zealand where I am originally from, now I leave in New York.
The industry there is quite big, although you could go to China which I think is a good place for growth their industry there is massive, and they use Vfx constantly, mixed with good choreographies, and nice DPS. The only problem to get the job there would be visas and language.
IMDB Profile: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0263523/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/grant-everett-4780651/
