During this seminar, Will Nicholson will grant you unprecedented access to his 20+ years of industry experience as a professional Visual Effects Artist with over 20 hit feature film credits to his name.
Date: March 30, 2015

Time: 9am-12pm
Location: University of Texas Arlington

Art+Art History Department Film Program

700 Greek Row Drive, Arlington, TX 76019

Fine Arts Building, room FA148

***PARKING NOTICE***
Please be sure to park in lot 33, on the north side of the Maverick Activities Center. If you park anywhere else, you may be ticketed. a link to a map is below.
http://www.uta.edu/maps/?id=234
About the Seminar:

While the bulk of the curriculum is based on Mr. Nicholson’s experience in the Hollywood Visual Effects Industry, the fundamental concepts are largely universal and directly applicable to the Commercial, Feature Animation, and Game Industries. Mix that with the wisdom and integrity passed down through his family’s long line of hard workers and savvy businessmen, plus a strong Texas spirit, and you’ve got yourself a dynamite system for succeeding in the these industries.

In one day, you’ll learn…

• How to stand out in a flood of new artists graduating art schools every day
• How to find the best jobs as soon as they’re announced
• How much to charge, and how to negotiate for it
• How to decide between a staff job vs freelance work with pros and cons of each
• How to ace an interview
• How to build a kick-ass reel and resume
• How to make yourself “fire”-proof
• How to get letters of recommendation from established Pros
• How to get a raise or promotion (or both)
• How to avoid the #1 pitfall that costs 90% of artists thousands of dollars a year
Learn tips and tricks from the advice of Emmy-winning and Oscar-winning professionals who’ve not only been there and done that, but helped pave the way for you to do the same.
Find out how your specific kind of talent stack up to the rest of the industry, and whether being a super-talented freak is actually necessary.
Find out how much education you’ll need to get in, survive, and thrive.
Discover the difference between what jobs are good for your career, versus the kind that’re just wasting your time.
Do you need to move to L.A. to get into the Hollywood VFX business? The answer might surprise you.
Find out how the globalization of the industry is progressing, what it means to your career, and how you can survive it.
In just HALF A DAY, you can learn the tips, tricks, methods, and tools to slingshot yourself to the front of the line and become the only obvious choice for your dream job in VFX, Animation, or Games
See you at the movies!