Hannah Acock - Double Negatives recruitment manger - also gave us some very helpful insider advice and tips on what they are looking for in our showreels. It sounds like tough competition to get in as they receive 150 showreels every week! Still, they make a point of watching them all so thats slightly reassuring. The entry position jobs are: Runner, Roto Artist and Matchmover. I would be fine doing any of these as its a foot in the door and I think ultimately you could end up doing whatever aspect of VFX you enjoy doing the most - it could be a bit of everything ie. Modelling, Texturing and Lighting. Or just one thing ie. fx arist or animator.
They also said they come in some productions at an early stage and work on concept designs and pre-visualation. Some other films they have done include Quantum of Solace, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part one, Stardust, Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, Kick-Ass and Iron Man 2. Alex said that some perks of the Job include visiting the film sets (this means you get to travel - this could be good or bad depending on where you go!)
It can be amazing how much effort Directors put in to special effects as well. (Special effects are actual effects done within the production - ie. pyrotechnics) And the length Christopher Nolan went to get real looking footage. Theres a model which they created for one scene of Inception thats acually 2 stories high. Just to blow it up! (Actually it may be in more then 1 scene - I'm not sure as I haven't seen the film yet..)
So overall, Double Negative helped produce 500 shots towards Inception, 250 people worked on it (in 2D, 3D and Production.) It took 14 months and cost $20 million. This is just a small portion of the total $160 million spent on the entire film. Incidentally as I have mentioned money here, someone asked about the salaries of the entry level jobs and it is around £14 k p/year for runners and just under £20 k p/year for Matchmovers and roto artists. Thats pretty good I think..
I asked about the working environment - Alex said that at times it can be quite vocal and social - but on the same level everyone is focused in on their work so theres a healthy balance. He said its friendly and cool ^^
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