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I created a twitter account today, to kind of keep update easier and it’s really used at fxphd.

The idea behind twitter is pretty much the same as the little text message you would have under your nickname on your messenger. except that twitter can be added everywhere ! to you IM, website, RSS Reader, phone, Facebook, …

The principle is simple. You choose the people you want to “follow” as they say. so you can be notified of their update. On your side, you can type a small txt message (140 characters I believe) that will update your friends on what you are doing, or anything you want. and then you will be able to share this text on your facebook, or Messenger, or blog …

Anyway if you are a “mood message” freak in your favorite IM, twitter is for you!!

In my case, if the wordpress plugin works fine, it will show the titles of this blog’s post so you can  use it as a RSS Feed, at least that’s what I’m doing for the people I’m following. I also might use it as a “mood message” thing :p

My Twitter : http://www.twitter.com/francoisgfx

I was just watching a “Background Fundamentals” Fxphd course, which was talking about salary of creative jobs in the world. And a woman called Teresa Hall from “Muse Careers” was interviewed to answer some of the commons questions we are all asking ourselves.

Anyway I thought I would share with you the link to there website which look really interesting.

Careers for Creatives | MuseCareers.

At MUSE CAREERS, we promote Creative Artists to global organisations within the creative, entertainment, media and design industries.

The Muse Careers Online Database is a visual aid to the recruitment process. Our unique service gives global clients instant access to Creative’s Showreels. Our Online Database has been specifically designed to ensure speedy turnaround of the selection process, from start to finish.

I’m finally done with it, kind of really busy lately :p, and I’m telling you, working with 7 hours of footage without your computer crashing every 3 steps and really challenging !

Anyway, that’s not what I thought I would do on this project, but so far I like it. So far, it looks useless, but I have learned a lot by making a lot of mistakes on this one.

1 Day @Work from Ti’bOu on Vimeo.

I just read this book which talk about … well I guess the title is obvious enough !

It’s really nice book to read, short, simple, but give you so much cool advice about, how to be creative, how to take risk and initiative, how to be confident, mostly how to work you’re way through your career and getting the best out of it no matter what.

I really recommend this one, I’m not quite a reader, but I got this one done in a couple hours !!!

- Amazon Link

I found this great blog of Nick Campbell who, I believe, is a Motion Designer working at Digital Kitchen in Chicago. I just love is blog and what he says ! I feel like some of the things I was thinking about the industry and some questions I had about the job are all certified or answered in his posts !

You really should take a look at it

greyscalegorilla/blog.

Digital Domain presents: Benjamin Button, Behind the Scenes.

A great “Behind the scenes” of Digital Domain’s work on Benjamin Button FX