Edward Dawson-Taylor is the co-Founder and head of School at CG Pro, an Unreal Authorized Instructor partner for Epic Games, and has a storied career in the entertainment industry. With roles at industry giants like ILM, Disney, and Digital Domain, Edd has worked on iconic films such as Jurassic World, The Lion King, and Jungle Book. Edd shares invaluable tips for those aspiring to break into the film industry in 2023 and discuss what makes a good student in the CG realm. Episode 28 Timestamps: 00:00:00 Introduction 00:06:52 SIGGRAPH 00:13:54 Characteristics of a successful student 00:17:15 Where should I start? 00:35:32 My biggest spending is EDUCATION 00:43:12 Do I need a degree for filmmaking? 00:53:04 Unreal Engine for Filmmakers Course 01:08:32 Unreal Engine vs Unity 01:14:09 How feature films are planned? 01:19:22 Dealing with Challenges in Production 01:24:29 [Ur Questions] Tips on breaking into the film industry in 2023? 01:30:39 [Ur Questions] Favourite moment from Jurassic World Find out more about Edd and CG Pro: www.becomecgpro.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/edward-dawson-taylor/ https://www.youtube.com/becomecgpro https://www.instagram.com/becomecgpro/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/becomecgpro Join our discord server where we connect and share assets: https://discord.gg/zwycgqezfD Bad Decisions Audio Podcast 🎙️: Spotify, Apple Podcasts and Google Podcast https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/badxstudio If you wanna see us to do cool things follow us here too: Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/badxstudio/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/badxstudio TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@badxstudio LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/badxstudio Our personal handles: (if you wanna stalk us) https://twitter.com/Farhads__ https://twitter.com/farazshababi https://www.instagram.com/farhad_sh/ https://www.instagram.com/farazshababs/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/farhadshababi/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/farazshababi/ #unrealengine5 #virtualproduction #vfx #cinema #podcas #badxstudio #BadDecisionsStudio

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