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Unreal Engine 5: Tips for Taking Your 3D Environment to the Next Level
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Unreal Engine 5: Tips for Taking Your 3D Environment to the Next Level

In this article, you will find out how my detailed planning and creative thinking process helped me to strive for this highly-detailed Unreal Engine 5 Project.

  • Kris Yu
Kris Yu Oct 25, 2022 • 12 min read
Career Advice - Working as a 3D Animator with Ian Lade
Careers

Career Advice - Working as a 3D Animator with Ian Lade

Recently completing a Master of Animation and Visualisation at the UTS Animal Logic Academy, Ian Lade shares his journey and advice to aspiring artists looking for an exciting and challenging career as a 3D Animator.

  • The Scout
The Scout Nov 29, 2020 • 9 min read
Rookie to Rockstar - an Interns Diary
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Rookie to Rockstar - an Interns Diary

We followed up with Jess O'Neil [https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessoneillart/] who won an internship through The Rookies last year. She tells us about her experience as an intern at Method Studios in Melbourne, Australia. Tell us about the internship you won through The Rookies? The internship at Method

  • The Scout
The Scout Jan 31, 2019 • 3 min read
Working as an Intern for Weta Digital
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Working as an Intern for Weta Digital

Opportunities don't come bigger than this for Visual Effects artists. Working at Weta Digital is as good as it gets. Katinka Thorondor won an Internship in the 2018 Rookie Awards and talks us through the amazing experience. Tell us about the internship at Weta Digital [https://www.wetafx.co.nz/

  • The Scout
The Scout Jan 10, 2019 • 4 min read
Interview with Aldric Lopez - 2018 Feature Animation Runner-Up
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Interview with Aldric Lopez - 2018 Feature Animation Runner-Up

I am Aldric Lopez, I finished as the runner-up in the Feature Animation category in the Rookie Awards 2018. Where do you work now? I am currently working as an animator at MPC in Montreal [https://www.moving-picture.com/locations/mpc-montreal/]. How’s life where you work now? This is

  • The Scout
The Scout Oct 29, 2018 • 4 min read
Artist Spotlight - Kristian Kebbe
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Artist Spotlight - Kristian Kebbe

Today we throw the spotlight on CG Spectrum [https://www.cgspectrum.edu.au/] student Kristian Kebbe, an FX artist who is currently living in Melbourne, Australia. Can you tell us a little bit about your background and how you discovered your passion for visual effects? I'm Kris, I'm 25 years

  • The Scout
The Scout Aug 16, 2018 • 3 min read
Artist Spotlight - Aidana Murat
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Artist Spotlight - Aidana Murat

Today we throw the spotlight on Capilano University student Aidana Murat, a character and creature animator currently living in Vancouver, Canada. Can you tell our readers a little bit about your background and how you discovered your passion for animation? I just graduated this April from Capilano University in Vancouver.

  • The Scout
The Scout Jul 31, 2018 • 3 min read
What is it like to work at Weta Digital as a junior artist?
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What is it like to work at Weta Digital as a junior artist?

Garrick: Hi there so we are the three winners of The Rookie for the past three years, and we work at Weta Digital now and I’m number one, Garrick Rawlingson and I won 3 years ago. Rafael: Hi there my name is Rafael Gonzalez Quinones, I came in through

  • Andrew McDonald
Andrew McDonald Jun 26, 2018 • 3 min read
Artist Spotlight: Xavier Marot
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Artist Spotlight: Xavier Marot

We throw the spotlight on Xavier Marot, an animator from MPC who entered the 2017 Rookie Awards. Can you tell us about your background and how you discovered your passion for animation? I wasn't that young kid who was spending all his time drawing and reading books of animation. Animation

  • Xavier Marot
Xavier Marot Jun 22, 2018 • 3 min read
From Rookies to Leading Haute Couture
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From Rookies to Leading Haute Couture

Hi everybody, I am Lanli Su, your 2017 Rookies winner in the Photography category. I am currently freelancing with a team of elite designers on a Christian Dior Campaign as their Lead FX Artist, all while finishing up my third and final year at Gnomon School [https://www.gnomon.edu/

  • The Scout
The Scout Mar 15, 2018 • 2 min read
What it's like to Win a Scholarship through The Rookies
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What it's like to Win a Scholarship through The Rookies

My name is Abby Nath, I was born in Singapore and moved to New Zealand in 2005 after (very understandably) falling in love with The Lord of the Rings. I have always enjoyed films, with my childhood favourites being Jurassic Park, Indiana Jones and Jaws. As a result, I had

  • The Scout
The Scout Mar 7, 2018 • 5 min read
Working in Games - Through the Eyes of an Intern
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Working in Games - Through the Eyes of an Intern

Hi, I’m Dan Sonley, an environment artist at Ninja Theory [https://www.ninjatheory.com/]! I studied computer games art at Teesside University [https://www.tees.ac.uk/] where I learnt the basics. I entered The Rookies during my 3rd year then somehow found myself starting an internship only a

  • The Scout
The Scout May 10, 2017 • 5 min read
The Rookie Awards was the springboard for my career in Visual Effects
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The Rookie Awards was the springboard for my career in Visual Effects

Hi there, my name is Elliot Stammers, and I entered the Rookie Awards in its very first year in 2010 under the rigging TD category. I was a runner up, I wasn’t first place, and that was enough to get me a two-month internship rigging at Double Negative [http:

  • The Scout
The Scout May 2, 2017 • 1 min read
High School Student to Rookies Young Gun
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High School Student to Rookies Young Gun

Hi my name is Jonathan Lampal and I was The Rookies (formally known as the CG Student Awards) winner for the Young Guns category back in 2014. That was for High School students and I was just finishing up High School and getting ready for college, so it was absolutely

  • The Scout
The Scout May 2, 2017 • 1 min read
An Interview with Peter Blaskovic - the driving force behind Escape Motions
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An Interview with Peter Blaskovic - the driving force behind Escape Motions

We spoke with Peter Blaskovic [https://sk.linkedin.com/in/peterblaskovic]– the driving force behind Escape Motions‘ [https://www.escapemotions.com] painting software. What motivated this enthusiastic graduated architect to dedicate his work life to unconventional computer graphics projects? What’s the story behind your success and your brief biography?

  • The Scout
The Scout Jun 25, 2016 • 3 min read
Internship Diary - Kristóf Rosu
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Internship Diary - Kristóf Rosu

Hello! My name is Kristóf Rosu, and I was fortunate enough to win the internship offered by Rebellion Developments [http://www.rebellion.co.uk] for The Rookies [http://www.therookies.co] 2015. This article is an Internship Diary that takes you on my journey from Transylvania to Oxford. The first

  • The Scout
The Scout May 9, 2016 • 3 min read
How a Double Negative Internship Changed Kenson Wang's Life
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How a Double Negative Internship Changed Kenson Wang's Life

Looking back, it was quite an unexpected surprise when I was contacted by The Rookies [http://www.therookies.co] about winning an Double Negative Internship. It was definitely a vote of confidence from the judges that the countless hours I spent making my student reel was well worth it. Once

  • The Scout
The Scout Apr 9, 2016 • 3 min read
Behind The Scenes at Weta Digital - A Junior's Perspective
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Behind The Scenes at Weta Digital - A Junior's Perspective

Hello everyone, my name is Rafael Gonzalez Quinones, and I’m bloody glad to have the opportunity to share my experience during my Weta Digital [http://www.wetafx.co.nz/] Internship thus far. I’ve been with Weta since August 2015 courtesy of winning an internship experience through The Rookies

  • The Scout
The Scout Apr 5, 2016 • 4 min read

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