CPD Lecture 5

Sergei Kosin

Sergei had previously been a student at PCA and had come in to talk to us about his work with green screen effects, also he was wanted to talk to us about our roles and what we wanted to specialize in once we had left.

He asked me personally what I wanted to do, my response was " I do a bit of everything" he then explained how that may not be the best way to market myself to the film industry simply because employers are looking for people with specific skill sets and knowledge, hence how the industry has become more freelance orientated within the last few years. He concluded by saying that maybe I should pick something and continue to learn new things i.e. editing then I can effectively market myself with a confirmed job role.

Sergei went into detail about his experiences  as a visual effects artist and went into detail about how to combat the ever increasing work load that can suddenly come in. He talked about when It's best to bring more people in and how to effectively manage a team of employees. He went on to help us set up and direct a shot in green screen, essentially a head replacement on a character.

Whilst I found the lecture interesting and insightful, I did find that the job role he had described was not something that particularly peaked my interest. By then i knew that I would most likely be staying to study my PGCE at the university and that my heart and my professional passion was rooted in artistic theory and contextual study rather than an industry where I would expected to develop myself within technical roles