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Email: info@ravenousstudios.com
Phone: 503-887-5198
Basic Q & A
Q. Are you hiring?
A. No, currently we have enough resources. That doesn't mean we wouldn't like to see your work and have you on file as someone to contact in the future, so still send us your resume.
Q. Do you take interns?
A. We do have interns, but we are usually maxed out.....and we have a waiting list. Please send a resume and several examples of your work to info@ravenousstudios.com for review. Also, because of production we may take longer than expected to get back to you.....so stay calm if we don't reply right away.
Q. How did you get into FX?
A. I muddled my way through several books and bugged a whole lot of people.
Q. I want to become the most fantastic FX artist in the world. Should I go to school?
A. I have no idea. It's a personal decision. Everyone learns differently, so I would take a good hard look at how you learn and make some choices.
Q. What sort of makeup should I buy to be an FX artist?
A. Again, I have no idea. You just have to start practicing and figure out what you like. I have a zillion products in my kit....there is no on "makeup" that is the be-all end-all. Just learn your products.
Q. I really really really really really want to be an FX artist and I don't know how to start.
A. Start practicing, start being creative. Do it today....not when you are in school or in the future. Now. Go buy some clown white makeup and a black eyeliner pencil and practice skeletons....something, anything! Raid the kitchen for gore supplies. Just get moving.
Q. What is it like being an FX artist?
A. Long hours, grueling schedules, no sleep, lots of standing, tons of stress, actors dumping emotionally, constant "how the heck am I going to pull that off for $50 bucks?!" sort of moments, and people trying to get out of paying you. It is also lots of creativity, adventure, problem solving, and painting. Oh, and cleaning. Lots and lots and lots of picking up after you make a giant mess trying to meet an insane deadline. If you don't like cleaning you are in trouble.
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