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EDUCATION SUPPLEMENT bers of staff who are always around to help and look after them, reveals Leonti. "Generally, we start with the basics of modeling, texturing, and tracking, and then move them on to lighting and rendering. But this is also dictated by what skills the juniors have when they start. They will also go through the basics of rigging and animation." "Essentially all our artists have a solid grounding in the whole process of creating good 3D before they begin to specialize more in the part of the process they particularly want to pursue or have strengths in," Sethi adds. For example, The Mill LA offers spe- cialized morning sessions in scripting for those art- ists wanting to improve this part of their skill set; and, at times, the studio sets up master classes to cover specialized areas. "We do a lot of on-the-job training," notes Privett. 12 • Education Supplement • October/November 2011 Cinesite artists, including those in the Inspire program, worked on blockbuster feature films, including and (top) (bottom). Cinesite holds a training forum every two to three months, with each department taking responsibility for its team and training goals. All junior staff receive training and mentoring through structured pro- grams to help them achieve their career goals. "If a specific training need is identified—for example, for Nuke, FileMaker, or stereo 3D—then we'll organize it," she says. Cinesite also works closely with UK Screen Association and Skillset in the training realm. Mentoring "The Mill is a people-centered business, and we pride ourselves in identifying, training, and nurturing our P ir a t es of the C aribbean: O n Str X ides anger -Men: F T irst Class

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