'Each day learn something new, and just as important, relearn something old'.- Robert Brault
We are learning new things everyday, even if we aren't aware of it. But being aware will alert your subconscious to when you have learnt something new and your overall daily experience and perspective will be completely different. Who knows, you may even teach someone else something new.
One of the greats of visual effects is the opportunity to travel for work. It may not always seem like one of the great things but I'm a firm believer in positive thinking.
I am currently reading 'The Visual Effects Producer - understanding the Art and Business of VFX' By Charles Finance and Susan Zwerman. It's a huge text book style book written by industry professionals so it's pretty spot on and interesting.
I hadn't even made it past the introduction when I found this great quote.
'Every film is unique. A group of people comes together for a time under the leadership of a producer and a director. They face a set of unique creative and logistical challenges and go about solving them to the best of their abilities, hoping that their efforts will result in a rewarding experience for the moviegoer. They will never face the exact same situations again. Instead they will bring their accumulated experience to bear on the next project and the one after that, adapting as they go along.'
It is honest and also great advice.
Every project you work on will have a different set of challenges and rewards, colleagues and managers and this provides a great opportunity for learning. Whether it's the project, the studio or your colleagues there is something to be learnt every day that you are on that project.
Your current work situation will probably never be the same again. You'll get another job, work another project, have a different manager and sit next to someone different and you're missing out if you're not learning something from these situations.
Be aware of what's going on around you. Pay attention to the work you are doing and the people around you. Life is too short to not be learning and growing everyday.
