I started to break away from looking at U.K based companies and narrow it down to companies around me and looked at a game developer map which has searches for companies around the area which you list and in this case i listed Leeds to which six companies were brough one which was Games Republic which are more of an organization than a games company. Another company was The Code Monkeys which i did list as a possible company in a previous blogpost but now i just found out recently that they went defunct last year so that narrows it down to where another company Weaseltron Entertainment is more of a technical side of games but have in house artists also so i sent an email in which i asked them to look at my work and give me feedback if they can and i am yet to hear from them.
Rockstar Leeds is another company and rather the most know company in Leeds so it was only inevitable that i would want to work for them and as i was going through their site i came across this:
"Environment Artist
Rockstar Leeds want to hire the best artists in the industry to help create the industry's best games.
Responsibilities
You will be responsible and pro-active; creating / implementing game assets to the highest standards.
Qualifications
Advanced skills in 3DS Max, Photoshop and other art techniques relevant to games are required."
This is where i looked at the qualifications to see what skill set i would need and found 3DS Max which my use in Maya can be transfareable skills to 3DS Max but i would be needing to go into 3DS Max to actually be confident once in 3DS Max for a job, also Photoshop skills for me need to improved and also i need to branch out into more art softwares, however whilst knowing that and working towards their qualifications i emailed Rockstar Leeds about looking at my showreel to then give me feedback so i know areas that i don't know about which need improving, i am yet to her from them.
Just Add Water is another Leeds based company of which i have started to take a liking to with their portfolios and what work they produce and is another company which i emailed to to look at my showreel for feedback and also to have contact with a company and maybe have them look towards me in the near future. Gamerholix is a company i have looked at before but quite recently i haven't heard much upto date stuff from them and was cautious about whether they are still in business but nontheless i got in contact with them to have look at my showreel and am yet to hear from them. So once i looked at the companies around me i started to look at companies near enough to me that were areas close to my family so i searched the place into the game developer map and one that stood out was Four Door Lemon in Bradford which they cover all aspects of development but also they mention that they do outsourcing so i could work for them whilst residing still in Leeds or even move to Bradford or even travel between the two which is not bad, so i decided to email them my showreel to ask for feedback and i am waiting for their feedback
All in all i have a few companies which are around me and which i am confident to work for but i want to be ready and produce high levels of work so i will develop and branch into more softwares to have a range of skills but also a much progressive portfolio to show which has high level work hence why i only emailed these companies and not applied as i want my skills to be at a level which they will be wanting. Also the companies job pages had roles for artists and whilst looking at that i really saw what essential skills i would be needing an area of which i feel taking time to rectify will help to strengthen my portfolio and skills.
Link to website:http://www.gamedevmap.com/index.php?query=Leeds&Submit=Search
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