fonhdavis

Hey Adam!!! Thanks for the kind words. I may not look older, but I am feeling it. LOL! You look great too!

I get it. I have seen a lot of burn out with my work colleagues. I feel like balance and perspective is the key to not getting burned out. First take care of your health. Eat right and get that cardio. Spend quality time with friends who make you laugh. Do not get obsessed with how the industry is "treating you". Do it and love it or don't do it. Really make the best of every situation and stay solution oriented. Don't become the jaded one, become the one that makes everyone laugh.

That's tough one! My favorite changes with my mood, but I'd say Nightmare Before Christmas, the Star Wars series, Galaxy Quest and Starship Troopers ore my top 4, mostly because I still enjoy watching them and they were fun to work on.

They have great classes on the Stan Winston School website, Gnomon and I have educational DVDs on Amazon. My advice, study like your a sponge and start creating projects. Build a portfolio of the best quality work you can do and never stop trying. Never stop learning and challenging yourself. This industry is always changing and you have to change with it. If you work hard and you're nice to people, you will get the jobs.

I understand why people are down on certain VFX in movies. They bother me too, but I also understand that most of the time bad VFX come from challenging budgets or deadlines and are not usually the artists. atv my end I just try to push for better solutions like combining practical with CGI.