- Art Station - Art station is a growing website where creatives can like and share each other's work.
- Instagram - Instagram is a popular picture based social media network, artists have made a good following there which is easy to understand and easy to share work with others.
- Linkedin - Linkedin is a professional site for connecting with people in your industry. Linkedin suggests people for you so that you always have new opportunities to talk to a professional from your practice.
- Manchester Animation Festival - MAF is a great way of creating with people in the animation industry, it offers networking events where you can get into a room full of people interested in and from the same industry.
- Leeds young film festival - This festival is a great opportunity to meet creatives, they may not necessarily be in the animation industry however it is still the film industry which can greatly aid you in many areas.
- Thought Bubble - Art is an essential part of animation, and thought bubble gives opportunities to meet artists from all areas.
- Via email - Although it can be daunting, many creatives will reply to emails to answer any questions you may have about the practice.
- Animex - Animex is a convention of sorts which offers a variety of talks from professionals which is held at teesside university.
- Cardiff animation festival - although a relatively new festival, I think it would be a great opportunity to network similar to that of MAF.
- Studio Visits/Tours - Upon emailing some studios will accept people to come and take a look into their studio to gain an understanding of how the industry works and pratices.
To help myself in connecting with others in my practice, I have set up a linkedin account, since making my account I have a fair few connections of whom are from different backgrounds and from different practices. Thanks to my brother I have also connected with people in the gaming industry.
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