Thursday, February 27, 2014
CTN INTERVIEW Ileana Soon
Ileana Soon
Term 5.5
1. How was getting ready for CTN? What did you expect from CTN? How did you like it? Did you show your portfolio?
1. All I had to do was to get a portfolio ready to show basically. It was a bit hard to do because it was wk 10 and scholarship was due the same week.
I expected to meet people, network, be inspired and to learn a lot from all the amazing artists there. It was fun though quite crowded. Yes I showed my portfolio.
2. How was the crits? Was it helpful?
2. Crits were really helpful. Pointers were given in terms of layout, skills and what to improve on. Next time I would prepare my portfolio in advance instead of doing an adhoc job putting things together. No funny stories in particular. I would network more next time definitely. Chat more with artists and bring business cards and a digital portfolio on my ipad.
TEA WITH ANN March 12
Entertainment Arts Tea with Ann
Wednesday, March 12th at 1:00p
Hillside, ELL 100
Wednesday, March 12th at 1:00p
Hillside, ELL 100
Go and voice your concerns about the track!
We all know you got something to say.
Stay classy!
CTN INTERVIEW SUSEY CHANG
SUSEY CHANG
7th Term
1. How was getting ready for CTN? What did you expect from CTN? How did you like it? Did you show your portfolio?
1. I'm not sure what I expected, except for seeing the countless booths of talented artists. Nonetheless, I enjoyed my CTN experience very much. I didn't bother preparing a portfolio because my main purpose there was to learn whatever the professionals had to share.
2. How was the crits? Was it helpful? What would you do better or different next time?
2. It really is a great place to network and get great advice though. The advice from workshops and talks were wonderful. I wished they never ended. Now that I experienced the reality and purpose of CTN, I know what to prepare for the next time i go.Any tips or funny stories?I guess for tips for CTN, take advantage of the talks and workshops. Do everything you can there. Prepare yourself for a fun, hectic, adventurous weekend. And most importantly, listen, learn and have fun!
7th Term
1. How was getting ready for CTN? What did you expect from CTN? How did you like it? Did you show your portfolio?
1. I'm not sure what I expected, except for seeing the countless booths of talented artists. Nonetheless, I enjoyed my CTN experience very much. I didn't bother preparing a portfolio because my main purpose there was to learn whatever the professionals had to share.
2. How was the crits? Was it helpful? What would you do better or different next time?
2. It really is a great place to network and get great advice though. The advice from workshops and talks were wonderful. I wished they never ended. Now that I experienced the reality and purpose of CTN, I know what to prepare for the next time i go.Any tips or funny stories?I guess for tips for CTN, take advantage of the talks and workshops. Do everything you can there. Prepare yourself for a fun, hectic, adventurous weekend. And most importantly, listen, learn and have fun!
CTN INTERVIEW JENNY CHUI
Jenny Chui
Let's just say 6.5 Term
1. How was getting ready for cTN? What did you expect from CTN? How did you like it? Did you show your portfolio?
1) Getting ready for CTN was stressful because I kept thinking about my portfolio. Putting together a portfolio, within a deadline, that was acceptable with what I had so far is difficult. I had a lot of non-art center people (because they are the target audience) look at it and a few art center teachers look at it before I finalized my portfolio. I expected CTN to be a place where I would be able to shop my portfolio around and to get feedback. I liked CTN a lot!!! Yes, I did show my portfolio.
2. How was the crits? Was it helpful? What would you do better or different next time?
2) The crits were quick and helpful. Very quick. Each reviewer had a timer on and you got a max of 10 minutes. I wouldn't do anything any different next time. I was pretty prepared.
here's my portfolio!!
Any tips or funny stories?
TIPS!!!~~~~~~~
LEARN HOW TO TALK TO BUSINESS PEOPLE!! Half the people I showed my portfolio to are NOT artists!! They are in HR!! You NEED to learn how to talk as if it was a formal interview. You have 10 minutes to prove to the recruiter why you deserve their contact information. Choose your words wisely, do NOT speak unless spoken to, and be ARTICULATE when asked "what do you want to do?"
I can't tell you how many reviews I've eavesdropped on where the person being reviewed kept saying "like." STOP SAYING "LIKE" EVERY 5 SECONDS. It makes you seem uneducated and unprepared.
DON'T BE TOO SCARED TO SHOW YOUR PORTFOLIO. The worst thing you could ever do is spend all this time and energy in a portfolio that might be going in the wrong direction!!! Have your portfolio reviewed by several people every term!!! Even if your portfolio isn't finished, you need to know what works and what doesn't work along the way.
jennywwchuiportfolio.blogspot.com
Let's just say 6.5 Term
1. How was getting ready for cTN? What did you expect from CTN? How did you like it? Did you show your portfolio?
1) Getting ready for CTN was stressful because I kept thinking about my portfolio. Putting together a portfolio, within a deadline, that was acceptable with what I had so far is difficult. I had a lot of non-art center people (because they are the target audience) look at it and a few art center teachers look at it before I finalized my portfolio. I expected CTN to be a place where I would be able to shop my portfolio around and to get feedback. I liked CTN a lot!!! Yes, I did show my portfolio.
2. How was the crits? Was it helpful? What would you do better or different next time?
2) The crits were quick and helpful. Very quick. Each reviewer had a timer on and you got a max of 10 minutes. I wouldn't do anything any different next time. I was pretty prepared.
here's my portfolio!!
Any tips or funny stories?
TIPS!!!~~~~~~~
LEARN HOW TO TALK TO BUSINESS PEOPLE!! Half the people I showed my portfolio to are NOT artists!! They are in HR!! You NEED to learn how to talk as if it was a formal interview. You have 10 minutes to prove to the recruiter why you deserve their contact information. Choose your words wisely, do NOT speak unless spoken to, and be ARTICULATE when asked "what do you want to do?"
I can't tell you how many reviews I've eavesdropped on where the person being reviewed kept saying "like." STOP SAYING "LIKE" EVERY 5 SECONDS. It makes you seem uneducated and unprepared.
DON'T BE TOO SCARED TO SHOW YOUR PORTFOLIO. The worst thing you could ever do is spend all this time and energy in a portfolio that might be going in the wrong direction!!! Have your portfolio reviewed by several people every term!!! Even if your portfolio isn't finished, you need to know what works and what doesn't work along the way.
jennywwchuiportfolio.blogspot.com
CTN INTERVIEW BRYAN WONG
Bryan Wong
1. What term are you, or when did you graduate? Talk about your experience at CTN. How was getting ready, what did you expect, was it accomplished, what surprised you, what would do different or better next time?
1. I graduated Spring term 2012, so it's been almost 2 years now.
1. What term are you, or when did you graduate? Talk about your experience at CTN. How was getting ready, what did you expect, was it accomplished, what surprised you, what would do different or better next time?
1. I graduated Spring term 2012, so it's been almost 2 years now.
Preparing
for CTN was a lot of work. I knew I wanted to have enough of my graphic
novel done to sell at CTN, so I pretty much stopped looking for
freelance work for a month or two. I was treating it like an investment
in future work and connections, this would be the first time most people
would be seeing my work, so I really wanted to make a solid first
impression.
There's a lot more to it than just filling out forms for a table, you need to come up with promo material, figure out what merchandise you're going to need and which vendors you're going to be using for that merchandise, make sure you've got enough business cards to go around, and make sure to send it all with time for shipping.
It was a lot more expensive than any of us expected, but we wound up getting pretty solid results, even when we were going with our cheapest options. I'd say if there's one thing that really helped us in making sure that things came together correctly and on time, it was graduation. During my graduation term, I scheduled a good week or so worth of time to make mistakes, backtrack or compensate for unforeseen complications, and I wound up needing almost all of that time. We treated preparations for CTN with the same sort of time considerations, so our team never panicked when we had to go back and fix something, we knew we had time.
The nice thing about doing this convention for the first time is knowing what to expect for the next time. If at all possible, I'm going to check out the space I get to present in next time prior to setting up, we vastly overestimated the amount of room we were going to have and wound up having to awkwardly wedge our banners together as a result. Space is at a premium, especially when you're sharing a table. What I'm really looking forward to is all the stuff I'm not going to have to make again, I've still got tons of copies of my graphic novel (only $8 a piece, plug plug), business cards, displays and a banner that I won't have to worry about picking up again. Other than that I'm going to pound vitamin C like crazy the next time I'm at a con, when you're around that many people from all over the place it's hard not to get sick.
2. Will you do it again? Was it good profit?
There's a lot more to it than just filling out forms for a table, you need to come up with promo material, figure out what merchandise you're going to need and which vendors you're going to be using for that merchandise, make sure you've got enough business cards to go around, and make sure to send it all with time for shipping.
It was a lot more expensive than any of us expected, but we wound up getting pretty solid results, even when we were going with our cheapest options. I'd say if there's one thing that really helped us in making sure that things came together correctly and on time, it was graduation. During my graduation term, I scheduled a good week or so worth of time to make mistakes, backtrack or compensate for unforeseen complications, and I wound up needing almost all of that time. We treated preparations for CTN with the same sort of time considerations, so our team never panicked when we had to go back and fix something, we knew we had time.
The nice thing about doing this convention for the first time is knowing what to expect for the next time. If at all possible, I'm going to check out the space I get to present in next time prior to setting up, we vastly overestimated the amount of room we were going to have and wound up having to awkwardly wedge our banners together as a result. Space is at a premium, especially when you're sharing a table. What I'm really looking forward to is all the stuff I'm not going to have to make again, I've still got tons of copies of my graphic novel (only $8 a piece, plug plug), business cards, displays and a banner that I won't have to worry about picking up again. Other than that I'm going to pound vitamin C like crazy the next time I'm at a con, when you're around that many people from all over the place it's hard not to get sick.
2. Will you do it again? Was it good profit?
2. I'll definitely
do it again, Max, Eric and I have already started talking about which
con to hit next. Money-wise I expected I'd either operate on a slight
loss or break even on CTN this year, so I was expecting not to make all
of my money back, which I didn't. Still, I moved a pretty decent amount
of books and prints, nearly ran out of business cards and made a lot of
great contacts, all of which are pretty good for a couple of no name
recent grads at their first convention. At this point, as someone who's
trying to grow his name recognition and the audience for his story, I'm
all right with taking a slight financial loss for a lot of really great
exposure.
Just in this particular instance, though. If anyone's thinking about paying me for a job in the form of "exposure", just understand I'll be doing that job in the form of "not doing it."
3. Did you learn anything new from doing this? Any tips for people that may want to have their own booth on the future?
Just in this particular instance, though. If anyone's thinking about paying me for a job in the form of "exposure", just understand I'll be doing that job in the form of "not doing it."
3. Did you learn anything new from doing this? Any tips for people that may want to have their own booth on the future?
3. I learned that
it can be pretty exhausting to sit and talk for 10 hours straight. Even
for someone like me with an on-again off-again love affair with the
sound of his own voice, you get tired pretty quickly. I'm hoping that's
something I can just build up a tolerance for over future conventions,
because by a certain point every day I felt like I was verbally
devolving into Tarzan-speak. I'm also thinking I've got to get myself
something that can scan credit cards, I lost a handful of sales because
people didn't have cash on hand.
I'd absolutely say getting a booth at CTN was positive experience, and to anyone thinking about doing it next year I'd say go for it, but make sure to err on the side of being over prepared. Make inventory lists of everything you're going to need (and then check them twice, Santa style, because you definitely forgot something), figure out the size of the space you'll be taking up, plan things as far in advance as you can.
If you're going to be sharing a table, make sure it's with someone you get along with, someone reliable, and someone whose art style complements yours. Communication on a team is key, Max, Eric and I would try to get together once a week in the months leading up to CTN. Mind you, a lot of that was to watch Breaking Bad.
Bring a sweater, too. Max, Eric and I wound up exhibiting in the tent outside, and it can get kind of chilly in the evening. Maybe bring something to snack on while you're at it.
Have fun!
I'd absolutely say getting a booth at CTN was positive experience, and to anyone thinking about doing it next year I'd say go for it, but make sure to err on the side of being over prepared. Make inventory lists of everything you're going to need (and then check them twice, Santa style, because you definitely forgot something), figure out the size of the space you'll be taking up, plan things as far in advance as you can.
If you're going to be sharing a table, make sure it's with someone you get along with, someone reliable, and someone whose art style complements yours. Communication on a team is key, Max, Eric and I would try to get together once a week in the months leading up to CTN. Mind you, a lot of that was to watch Breaking Bad.
Bring a sweater, too. Max, Eric and I wound up exhibiting in the tent outside, and it can get kind of chilly in the evening. Maybe bring something to snack on while you're at it.
Have fun!
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