Tuesday, 4 May 2021

Study Task 3- Network

 Complete full profile: http://linkedin.com/in/laura-westley-2996501a3 



Contacts I attempted to make:

  • Claire Hummel - freelance concept artist 
  • Sandra Duchiewicz - freelance concept artist 
  • Vin Hill - Ubisoft Montreal concept artist 
  • Matthew Swallow - recruiter for Nestle’s future talent 
  • Finnian MacManus  Creative director 
  • Ryan Didcote - game developer and concept artist 
  • Charlotte Lawrence - Flix Interactive concept artist 
  • James Binns - Bradford based concept artist 
  • Alice Harper - background artist 
  • Llaina Lowe - 2d animator and storyboard artist 
  • Holly Warburton - 2D animator and illustrator 
  • Michal Bedkowski - Illustrator and concept artist 
  • Phoebe Shore - 2D animator 
Matthew Swallow reached out to me unprompted to talk about a potential opportunity. I haven’t yet replied but it’s a lead and I plan to ask them about the specifics behind this job. I think it won’t be suitable for me so I will make sure to push my actual strengths and specialism in case something else comes up in the future. 



Networking opportunities:  

  • Gallery show at the end of summer - I’ve been invited to join in with a gallery that will be organised by some fellow graduates. It will be open to the public and have a lot of people contributing. 
  • The London Illustration Fair 
  • ‘Townscapes - Morning Drawing Workshop’ - with Caroline Rilatt 
  • The Life Drawing Society at Assembly House should hopefully be back on over summer (I went for 4 months over lockdown when it was allowed)
  • Saint Martins illustration short course 
  • Aesthetica Film Festival 
  • ‘Drink and Draw’ at Bowery Visual Arts 
Ask for advice 

  • I emailed Claire Hummel to ask for advice after I tried to connect through LikedIn
  • I have not received a response which is totally expected but I may email Sandra Duchiewicz in the future as she as some active articles where she replies to students
  • It feels awkward to reach out to ‘real’ artists so this excessive has helped demystify that



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