Sending your work out part 2

This is a slight continuation of sending your work out, there were some things that I felt needed to be covered that I was unable to get to last time. Mainly what happens behind the scenes, after you send your work to a studio or art director.

They probably won't call you

These people are busy, and there are hundreds of artists just like you (well not just like you, you are a special flower) sending their work to the same person. Don't expect a response, and if you do get one, be nice and write back. But to help settle the stomach here are some reasons the might not call you back right away. I am going to run through these pretty quickly as they seem straight forward to me.


If you are applying to a studio that makes television, or movies or games. They are not going to need every kind of artist on standby. For example if I applied to be a storyboard artist on a television show, they may only need me for a few months out of the year, if all of the episodes have been written and boarded. Why would they hire a new storyboard artist? But they may remember you next year. So it is important to know the production schedule of the companies you are trying to work for. Its hard to gain that information but they produce shows with a sort of logic that I will get into later.


It is very possible that they are fully staffed with a talented crew, and that does not reflect badly on you, but from a financial viewpoint it does not make sense to bring on more artists than you need.

keep sending your work out though, It's a good idea to remind you exist every 6 months or so, if they think you will be a valuable asset to their production, they will reach out to you eventually and they will keep you on file.