Anyone In The Multimedia Industry?

[SS8_Gohan]

as per title, anyone in the Multimedia industry?

just trying to guage what's going on.... what part of it is dead, what part is going strong, what sort of skills people are really hunting for, what's in short supply? stuff like that...

i've got an RMIT multimedia degree, but has yet to be used, BNWT!!

so yeah, if anyone knows how the industry is rolling at the moment, some insight would be great!!

[Wyseman]

what part of it is dead, what part is going strong, what sort of skills people are really hunting for, what's in short supply?

From what I hear around the office, the next big thing is going to be Video IVR systems (3g Mobiles, press 1 for this, press 2 for that etc)..

All the phone companies are pushing 3g services, and soon business are going to take advantage of the new things they can do (new ways they can advertise).

[Ricey]

Just have a look on seek.com That should give you a guage on the demand for people and skills.

I do that occasionally for graphic design... and now is the time I should be applying for another job!

[(OO)SKYLINE(OO)]

3D will always be big now. Video games and movies. Can you use Lightwave 3D and Maya? Just to name a few.

There is still a market for 2D. Such as animation ie, Family Guy, Simpsons and Futarama but they at times they use some 3D animation but texture it with a 2D style / shell shade. Japanese anima the ultima in 2D animation.

Esentals = Adobe Photoshop / Illustrator. Macromedia (I think has been bought out by Adobe???) Flash and Director. If you can program then you could pretty much make games and websites but need a graphics person but if ya good at all that then ya pretty much set. Employers want some who is Multi talented, so they can save cost on hiring ppl.

I did Graphic and Multimedia design but I was always doing the graphc side of things and leaving the programing to the programers who are just nuts LOL!

Create a strong folio and have one online for ppl to view.

[Gazzilla]

yea i spent 2 years studying multimedia. I think that the industry hasnt changed that much. depending on what avenue you wish to take. assuming web-design, animation. having skills in numerous programs is an advantage, i.e All if not most of the Macromedia applications / Adobe / 3dMax etc.. Flash is still big and getting bigger as the publics bandwidth grows and ability to view interactive animated sites grows. but dont forget your programming/coding skills too, HTML PHP, Javascript, CSS etc etc. as said before, get a good folio going and online one too. In the end its really a mix of having good creative skills, and being able to program. if you cant code you will not get far.

Edited February 13, 2008 by Gazzilla

[cosmokram3r]

think its a big deal about having a VCE pass/enter score?