Category: Portfolios & Reels
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FOUND: Your Portfolium Profile
Did you know employers can search Portfolium, view your projects and consider you as a potential candidate? Employers can search by tags, with the most complete profiles appearing first. Complete the three steps below to increase your visibility and send your profile to the Career Center. The first 10 completed profiles received for review will be featured in our May Employer…
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Digesting Constructive Criticism: Practices for Not Becoming the Next Design Fail Meme
By: Lauren Meranda In preparation for Test Flight – Portfolio Review for Designers, Developers, and Copywriters on April 7, presented by AIGA Chicago and the Career Center at Columbia College Chicago, we asked Lauren Meranda of AIGA to write a guest post for our blog that would resonate with students planning to attend the review. 10…
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Whether you’re a portfolio beginner or pro, Portfolium is a way to professionally show samples of your work
Just in time for spring, the Career Center is launching Portfolium— a new tool that has helped college students across the nation get career-ready. Portfolium is an online network of searchable digital portfolios for students, educators, and employers. Portfolium lets students post projects and tag students who they have collaborated with. It also allows students…
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Career Talk: Screenwriter Norman Steinberg
The Career Center, in partnership with the Cinema and Television Arts department and instructor Richard Petrizzi, hosted a virtual career talk with screenwriter and producer, Norman Steinberg. Based in New York, Norman is known for his work on Blazing Saddles (1974), Doctor Doctor (1989) and Flip (1970). Norman has written extensively for numerous TV series, pilots, specials…
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Build the perfect showreel: 10 top tips
Make sure studios see your work in the best light. Leading industry figures give their advice on creating a killer showreel. By Creative Bloq Staff With studios receiving hundreds of entries a day, getting a career in 3D, animation, motion graphics or movie making is harder than ever. To wangle that dream job, you’ll need…
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Working Wednesday: Interview Tips for Your Next Internship Interview
It’s Internship Season! This is the time of year when many companies and organizations are posting for summer internships. Most employers ask for a resume or cover letter, so be sure to have your resume reviewed by a Peer Coach in the Career Center, Monday through Friday from 10am-4pm, no appointment needed. Just walk in…
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Advice and interviews with renowned filmmakers
No film school has a pretty rad podcast. Listen here. For filmmaking survival tips from 5 rising stars of Indie films, click here.
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Demo Reels are a must for film, video, and motion graphics students
Top 20 Tips for Creating A Successful Demo Reel
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6 Ways to Make Your Showreel or Demo Reel Stand Out
Take your reel from good to great! In this post, we share 6 tips for demo reels and showreels – critical marketing materials for any creative professional. Marketing yourself as a creative professional is obviously incredibly important, especially if you want to get new clients and more work. But what’s the best way to go…