Artists, Exhibitors

Tyler Carter Visual Development Artist

Tyler Carter is a visual development artist at Blue Sky Studios. He graduated from Brigham Young University. While in school, he interned at Walt Disney Feature Animation in 2008 and Pixar in 2009. In 2011, he finished his short film, DreamGiver, which played at Cannes, Anima Mundi, Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, and many more.

Tyler will also be speaking on a popular subject: How to get a feature animation internship and land your dream job. In the talk, he will focus on key things he learned and perspective gained through his internships, school, and making his film.

Your portfolio is sitting in the center of 12,000 other applicants, how do you set yourself apart?  How do you get to the final review?  How do you get the art directors attention and keep it?  Breaking into the industry can be a daunting task but its not impossible, in fact, there are things you can be doing right now to greatly improve your chances of getting in the door.  Join Tyler Carter, Blue Sky Visual Development Artist, as he highlights insights, experiences, and tips about landing your dream job.  In this revealing workshop, he explains what sets students and professionals apart.  Tyler will highlight how you can be a professional student just by focusing on a few important things before you land ”the big job”.  He will also go through a number of concepts such as improving portfolio, internship secrets, networking, persistence, and talent development.  If you are looking to take your portfolio to the next level, this art intensive workshop is for you.