Bonjour,

J'ai 20 ans et passionnée par les effets speciaux , je veu d'ailleur en faire mon métier . Je suis français et il est quasiment impossible d'en vivre en France . Je pense donc m'expatrier aux canada car c'est un pays qui m'attire enormement.
Mais j'aimerais avoir des avis de canadiens qui travaillent dans le domaine .
Quel est le meilleur moyen pour entrer dans le domaine ?
Y a t-il assez de travail pour en vivre ?
Dans quel province y a t-il le plus de travail ?
Toutes autres éléments de réponses sont les bienvenues ...

Merci
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Hi,
I'm 20 and i'm passion in special effects, and wanna do it as my job.
I'm french and it's no way to do this job in france , their is no buisness opportunitise here!
As a result , i think about live in canada but I need advice about it.

What is the best way to enter in this world ?
Is there enough work ?
What is the best place to do this job ?

Thanks

hey tanguy c'est brainfever de pyrotechnie.com/forum ! quesceque tu fait dans le seul forum canadien de pyro ??
bienvenus mon amis !

Hé Salut !!!
Personne n'a de réponse en ce qui concerne les effets speciaux ?

Nobody to help me about special effects jobs ?

Bonjour Tanguy

There's not a whole lot of jobs in the special fx industry here. It's a pretty competitive market, and guys are pretty tight lipped and incestestuous. There is not an overwhelming demand for these techs.
This seems to be more of a fireworks (as in the aerial outdoor type) sort of forum as opposed to Special Effects.
Please keep in mind that you will need to be able to legally work in Canada, and you'll need to be properly certified through Explosives Regulatory Division (ERD) Natural Resources Canada. I'm not sure the exact times but if memory serves me correct, most Special Effects technicians must spend 2 years as Pyrotechnics assistant, then 2-3 years as Lead pyrotechnician and then you are able to apply for upgrade to Special Effects tech. I'm sure there are exceptions (as there are for everything) for this, depending on your experience.
Good luck with whatever you choose. What exactly is the problem with doing this in France? You say no business opportunities, but what does that mean? No one does it? No one needs it? No one wants the help?

Their is no needs in France, their is no action film nuisness in France. And rare sfx pyro designer have explosion a year (in good years).
It's not a problem for me te become a SFX guy step by step.

Another question .
What do you think about CGI special effects ? Would it kill the SFX guy'work ?

Regards,