General Career guidance/tips

Like any creative industry, the FX industry can be tricky to break into. A lot depends on your portfolio, resume of experience, and relationships. 

In many of our courses, you'll find fantastic tips on the ins and outs of the FX business (rather than just the art part of it). During their lessons, many of our industry-leading artists give valuable professional pointers on working with a client or how to best present yourself and your talent so you can make a career out of monster making.

Notably, we offer an on-demand course series called "The Business of Making Monsters" by FX veteran Shannon Shea who covers the best way to get started. He provides tremendous knowledge and insight for anyone looking to break into the FX industry, including pro tips for putting together a portfolio, a resume, and much more.

Here are links to that 3-part course series:

https://www.stanwinstonschool.com/tutorials/the-business-of-making-monsters-part-1

https://www.stanwinstonschool.com/tutorials/the-business-of-making-monsters-part-2

https://www.stanwinstonschool.com/tutorials/the-business-of-making-monsters-part-3

Good luck!