For other information regarding the Stan Winston Studio, feel free to browse the different areas of this website. If there's anything you simply can't find or you have very specific questions, drop us an e mail and we'll update our FAQ periodically with new information. I'm just starting to learn about the effects industry. We are a live action effects company. For the type of work we do, we use computers as tools to help us design and sometimes operate our characters.
Some people can do a little bit of everything while some specialize in certain fields.
I'm still in school but interested in a career in special effects. First of all, regardless of any art classes you might be taking, you should always be studying and experimenting with different effects techniques on your own. Aliens and monsters are always fun to work on and should be in your portfolio as they show an artist's creativity and imagination, but there's also a high demand for natural and realistic looking makeups and puppet applications. Read Cinefex and Cinefantastique magazines. Once you have a small portfolio put together, you need to be willing to work for free for a while.