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3. Creative Industries:
The five skills studios want in a graduate
• Intro – who is Lifeway College?
– 26 years
– 3D, 98%, L6 & L7
– Short Courses, STAR / GATEWAY, 2 x 3 credits L3
– North, in schools – Blender, GreenButton
– IMPD, 150, Free
– Achievement Standards PD, Workbooks,
GreenButton
• Industry Interview Video
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4. Defn.
NESTA report (Higgs 2008) that:
“…have their origin in individual creativity, skills and
talent and which have the potential for wealth and job
creation through the generation and exploitation of
intellectual property… For our model we have further
segmented this workforce into six classifications:
advertising and marketing; architecture, visual arts
and design; film, TV, radio and photography; music
and performing arts; publishing; and software,
computer games, and electronic publishing.”
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5. • Students
• Teachers
• Community Groups
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7. Creative Industries:
The five skills studios want in a graduate
• PhD driven / Industry Feedback
• Interpersonal characteristics ‘soft’ skills
– Team work
• Followership
• Tasks & Timeframes
• Critique & Receipt
– Leadership
• Self – commitment, representation
• Others – within & without
– Problem solving
• Research
• Self-direction
• Proaction
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9. Creative Industries:
The five skills studios want in a graduate
• Technical skills
– Software
• Adobe
• AutoDesk or Open Source Alt.
• AfterFX, Nuke or Open Source Alt.
• UDK, CryEngine, Unity ()
– Specialisation
• Generalist vs. Specialists ($55k vs $95K)
– Principles
• Animation vs Acting
• Shem Dawson Showreel
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11. Creative Industries:
The five skills studios want in a graduate
• Assessment
– Real-life scenarios
• JetBlack
• Phobi
• Juniper Passion
– Skills-based
• Intense reinforcement
– Industry placements
• 3D Live, Oktobor, Huhu Studios
• Drew blood on the industry guest
• OK with portfolio approach
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13. Creative Industries:
The five skills studios want in a graduate
• Culture
– Adapt to new culture
• Assimilation
• Living leadership
– Language, values, expectations
• No bad ideas -
• Resolve negatives positively
– Creative processes
• Generators vs consumers
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15. Creative Industries:
The five skills studios want in a graduate
• Industry Network
– Taken the blog risk
• CGtantra
– Entered the competition
• Playing with the big boys now
– Built the LinkedIn connection
• Peers
• Recruiters
• TDs
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16. Creative Industries:
The five skills studios want in a graduate
• Interpersonal characteristics ‘soft’ skills
• Technical skills
• Assessment
• Culture
• Industry Network
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18. Workshop 9 Fri PM
• 98% Employment - Training Side
• 11 core components for success – any
employment focused course
• PhD / Industry Feedback / Student Feedback /
Graduate Feedback
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