hi in this video i'll share my thoughts and insights on how to get a job as a visual effects
artist i will also share an actual example of how one of my previous students was able to get
a job doing what he loves because in the end we all want to make a living doing what we love how
awesome would it be if you could turn your hobby into an actual job that's exactly what i would
like to show you and in this video we'll put the theory aside and i'll take you behind the scenes
showing you concrete examples on how you can achieve the same as i'll share an inspirational
story on how one of my students was able to do this successfully as you probably already know
this is video number five of my free six part video series before my master class goes live
in the last four videos we've covered a bunch of important things i introduced you to the secret
steps to create epic visual effects and show you why it's just the way to go i also walked
you through the selection of the right software and to create the best visual effects in the
most efficient way possible and i even revealed my one secret on how i'm able to make my visual
effects super realistic so i also talked about how you can quickly implement this technique to
improve your skills and to create epic visual effects but apart from that we also went over
the exact steps you will need to take to become a visual effects expert and i've also shared my
entire blueprint so in case you haven't watched the first four videos yet make sure you catch
up by clicking the link in the description below because they are packed with useful information
that you just don't want to miss out on so in this video we're going to do things slightly different
i'm going to walk you through an actual case study and share how one of my students used this
technique to get paid as a video editing expert and make money doing what he loves but before we
do that i quickly want to share my own experience and tell you how i was able to work on a hollywood
production when i was just 18 years old as most of you already know i started editing gaming videos
i was a dedicated gamer and loved making videos showing off my editing and gaming skills because
i wanted my videos to stand out i decided to edit them a bit crazier than most people did and that's
when my visual effects journey started i didn't want my creativity to be limited so i started
using more advanced editing tools and to be honest i've tried a lot of them but in the end i decided
to go for after effects and cinema 4d using the octane render engine this is because it's just so
efficient there is a seamless integration between the softwares and it makes creating stunning
visual effects so much easier and more intuitive it's also the most straightforward software in
my opinion but because my editing gaming videos were getting pretty advanced compared to other
videos most people started asking me questions on how i achieved those particular effects and
that was actually the moment that i decided to start small tutorials about everything that i
have learned now i have millions of views and hundreds of thousands of people following me to
improve their video editing skills and i was truly honored i also moved from only using premiere pro
in after effects to using more advanced tools like cinema 4d this allowed me to integrate 3d into
my tutorials and make crazy visual effects at the beginning of my youtube story i was just starting
out and i didn't have a lot of skills it was because i was motivated and eager to learn that
i was advancing pretty quickly i actually started with zero experience i do admit i struggled a lot
because i didn't know the best software yet and i didn't know which steps i had to take exactly i
didn't want to limit myself to only one software and because of that new opportunities came
because i was putting out new content regularly i was contacted by a producer in hollywood
and he actually saw one of my videos back when i had like less than 30 000 followers and he really
liked the way i was able to create epic videos so he really wanted to work together and i was only
18 years old at the time so of course i accepted this unique opportunity immediately and i started
to work on several hollywood movies and to this date you can actually find them on the website
imdb where you can find out who worked in and for what movie being able to do things most other
people couldn't made me stand out and because of that when i graduated i quickly got a job at a
marketing department of a big belgian company so after a year working there i decided to quit my
job and make videos on my own full-time i wanted more freedom and i started my own company in the
filmmaking industry because i had the skills other people didn't and i was able to get paid clients
pretty quickly by doing what i love making videos years have passed and now i'm working with clients
all over the world i have a youtube channel with an awesome audience and i absolutely love my life
obviously no one can guarantee what happened to me will happen to you but one thing is 100 clear if
you're willing to put in the time and learn epic visual effects the right way you will have an
unfair advantage compared to everybody else anyway enough about me now i want to tell you a story
about a passionate student of mine who was willing to work hard and do better every single day
so the first time i met him he was already into filmmaking his video editing skills were okay but
he still needed the right eye to make his visual effects stand out he showed me what he was willing
to work on that he was willing to put in the time and the effort and he had a good heart immediately
we had a connection from the start and i was curious what he had to offer his name is dane also
known as zygaist and he was a part of my previous master class the next level editing expert where i
showed my students how to use adobe after effects in the best way possible to edit their videos with
my next level editing method i was wondering how quickly he would be able to make progress when he
started using my exact tips and i must say that i was kind of surprised as he became better and
better very quickly and that was for everybody in that class everyone was improving so quickly while
he was putting in the time to get better with my guidance he also started to achieve great results
in a matter of just a few months and because dane was advancing so quickly he was able to quickly
get a job and doing what he loves and the rest is history dane became an invaluable part of our
private community and i couldn't be more proud the crazy thing is that these were my tips on how to
do basic visual effects inside of after effects the advanced class that i have ready for you is
really something else when joining this master class you will be able to create advanced epic
and realistic looking visual effects by following my exact blueprint in the end it's crazy to see
how fast things can change when someone gets the right steps he needs or she needs to take
now let's see what dane has to say about the guidance and support we give to our students
okay just a brief story story time with me um honestly what's got me so pumped and
dedicated to this community now aside from the community itself which i'll get to it's honestly
the fact that with what i've picked up with what i've learned
i managed to get myself a freelancing job a freelancing biz with
some some names let's say that um because they liked my updated showreel um
which was inspired heavily like with some of the things i i've well but most of the things
i learned in class and then what was nice is the fact that we had this like you know the amazing
community you know my brothers and sisters over there uh and ignace and his crew and everyone like
all just bundled up to help me uh take this thing that was a show reel let's say that and turn it
into something more and like honestly looking at because you get different versions of products
you know of so i had different iterations of the show we're looking at my my concept my original
concept to the final outcome which was you know um critiqued how it should be and um you know gave
structure to it i got really nice feedback really good support as well uh really good ideas as well
if i was stuck with ideas they came and like helped pull in ideas and man when i look at like
the the original and like the new i'd hire me they weren't kidding when they said that this stuff if
applied correctly if you really put the time and effort into it would change your life they were
not kidding about that because this stuff that they give you man uh amen brother that's all i'm
gonna say this this vfx master class is like it's gonna be my dream come true because i am trying to
see if i can soak up as much knowledge as i can especially for vfx um and i just don't think
you'll really find anything like this anywhere else um in terms of content in terms of the love
that you know this community brings you and everyone everyone is there to make you a better
artist although that being said it does have to come from you in the end of the day so if you're
willing to step up if you're willing to improve and if you're willing to put in the time and the
be effort of our community we'll be happy to greet you there have a good one guys
i hope you enjoyed that short clip of dane now he got the right guidance because that's what i want
to give all of my students without any exception in my new epic visual effects master class
i'll guide my students through the secret steps they need to take to create epic visual effects
and the master class is just launching in a few days imagine being able to watch over my shoulders
as i show you how to follow the exact steps to create epic visual effects how to integrate
them realistically in your scene and how to make your own advanced 3d model from scratch
i will also show you other advanced video editing techniques while being there for you helping you
every single step of the way to make sure that you get the results you want imagine how much time
and money you'll save compared to others trying to figure this out by yourself
now you can imagine it's impossible for me to work with everyone in fact i like to keep my
online course relatively small to make sure that everyone can get the personal support
and help they really need so as much as i would like to help everyone unfortunately i can only
accept a small number of new students right now please understand that this is a genuine
rare opportunity and spots will be granted on a first-come first-served basis this is
literally the best program i have ever created and i wouldn't be surprised if it sells out in no time
so keep your eyes open and jump on board as soon as the registration opens in the next
video i'll be giving you specific instructions that you can follow to make sure that you get
a spot in the program i'll also share more information about the epic vfx master class
and how it will be different from other things you might have seen before that being said thank you
so much for watching this video i'll see you in the next one until then create epic videos