SWOT Analysis and Job/Internships.

Ok so for the past week I've been doing various things such as applying for internships as well as jobs at various places. However before this I did a SWAT Analysis, we were asked to do this in the lesson however we didn't get a chance to complete it and we only go around to doing one persons Analysis, so I decided do a really brief Analysis myself.

Strengths

My strengths in terms of attributes over my skills are, the ability to push through failure and having high expectations for my self and my belief of the fact I will succeed at some point, in terms of Skill I am more confident in my character animation skills as well as that I also believe that because I am a 'generalist' my improvement in other areas such as modeling, sculpting, lighting, rendering, as well as being more competent in other software such as Real flow has allowed to be more confident.

Weaknesses

In terms of weaknesses, I do believe I can be less distracted by things around me e.g social media, when working, and when I think I can work longer in terms of the amount of hours I put in, which is a big weakness in my eyes! In terms of Skills I think even though I am a generalist I can still improve in them areas, and even though illustration was a strong point for me at one point I think I can improve on that more as well. I also believe I can learn new things such as matte painting and rigging! I think another weakness I have right now is the fact I don't have a showreel/portfolio that I can show which is one of my current priorities!

Opportunities

The city I'm currently is an Amazing opportunity in itself, because London is so big and there is so many people I can make connections with. As well as making connections there are many internships and Job opportunities offered by many companies such as Blitz Games and Disney. I've also had various people contact me for storyboards for music videos which has also been an opportunity that I haven't been able to take up! University also great opportunity as I can find a lot of opportunities posted on Blackboard for me to apply for!

Threats

I guess the main threat I have right now is that I have a lot of competition within the City and in general considering the people studying the same or similar course I am in! as well as that I think the grade I come out of university and the experience I have in the field I am studying!  Not having as many connections I want is a great threat to me as well but with this module its giving me a possibility to change that.


Jobs/ Internships!

So during the first week back into the second semester I started to apply for jobs and Internships, I didn't hear a reply to any of applications I applied for however I didn't let this get to me because It was early days.

I decided to take a different approach and I decided to build a LinkedIn Profile (http://www.linkedin.com/pub/bhimal-ladva/66/26/174) it was very helpful because It directed me to people who were in similar people as well as people who were in position I was achieving to be in.

I also saw a Link on Blackboard for internships via Metro newspaper, It had a job board for various positions even though there was only on one opportunity for Animation I still applied for positions in creative positions, we had five positions we could apply for.

The application process was different process than I was used to, we had to make a 60 Second Video of why we were a Creative Pioneer, I ended up doing a 132 Takes for a minute video which was interesting, I had many hick ups and many takes that were close to being used but I wanted this to be perfect word for word, I wanted to show that I was dedicated and Passionate about what I do, and I think  I displayed that to the best of my ability.

We also had to express on the brand or company that we thought were Creative pioneers, my choice was pixar simply because of how it has really changed the animation industry as a whole!!!!

As well as talking about pixar I was also asked to talk about the gadget/app that has effected me the most! and my gadget that has effected me the most was the iPhone because of how simple and amazing it is. I have the world at my fingertips and the normal functions of a phone are still there and easy to access as well as being enhanced!