I got the opportunity to work out my speech skills, and talk about who I am, what I do, and how did I get into the game industry. I based my speech on the topic of Passion.
Speech Outline
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Hi my name is Kiko
Character Animator
Pointed out all the characters on the wall, my job is to make them come to life.
Walk, Jump, Fight, Die - I acted out this part.
How I got into the industry
I always wanted to have a job I was passionate about.
Who likes to play with toys? "I do"
Playing with toys was my passion.
Action figures / Dinosaur / Legos
Toy Story = Awesome
I wanted to be an animator, choice between film vs games
I love Games.
Art Institute of Houston, graduate Animation.
Continue to improve my animation skills and network my way into the industry.
After 10 years of experience, I love my job.
I showed them animations, and talk about it briefly.
I talked about what happens next in the game pipeline, work together with programers and designers to get it into game.I told them, its satisfying to see your work come to life, and have others you can share it with. I feel good going home.
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Improvements
If I had more time in my speech, I will discuss animation in a Nutshell. And some animation helpful tips and resources.
I would like to talk about Rigging / Ideas / Reference / How to create a pose / How to animate / Press Play.
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Overall I had alot of fun, and this was my break through into KingsIsle to show them I want to represent the company as an animator, and keep on improving my animation skills.
