Launching a Comp Career in India | Rishabh Laheja | TVAP EP50

 This week we catch up with a rising star in the industry, Rishabh Laheja, a Junior Digital Compositor at MPC. Realizing that a career in IT was not for him. Rishabh began studying nights and eventually putting together a compositing showreel with the help of working industry teachers and mentors he reached out to via Linkedin.Launching his new career exactly in the middle of the Covid lockdowns. Rishabh won a remote role at MPC Bangalore and has already worked as a compositor on huge shows such as Prehistoric Planet and HBO's House of Dragons.As he says in the opening, "It's a rollercoaster ride, you may want to buckle up!"As always, if you liked this episode, please 👍 like, 📝 comment, 📢 subscribe, and 📣 share!You can click on up below links to get the courses of some brilliant instructors.📣 Keagan Harris Patreon: patreon.com/keaganharris📣 Josh Parks Masterclasses: https://www.compositingpro.com/nuke-masterclass-courses/📣 FXPhd: https://www.fxphd.comOur own interview with @joshvfxify :  https://youtu.be/tgqlS2BswZ0Listen to all episodes on our websitehttps://www.thevfxartistspodcast.com/Watch our other videos📣What does it take to be a lighting artist? with Jasmine Katatikarn | TVAP EP49      https://youtu.be/ikFiHXeDP1M📣Behind The Desk with Hugo Guerra | TVAP EP47     https://youtu.be/jGJruJHOx2gFollow Us 👍👍📌📌◉ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thevfxartistspodcast/◉ Twitter: https://twitter.com/vfxartistspod◉ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-vfx-artists-podcast/Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheVFXArtistsPodcastListen on 🔊🔊🎧🎧◉ Apple Podcasts:  https://apple.co/3NSllZG◉ Amazon Misuc: https://amzn.to/3UrOrSn◉ Google Podcasts: https://bit.ly/3fWyuog◉ Stitcher: https://bit.ly/3EjHUmY#thevfxartistspodcast #vfxpodcast #compositing #careerAdvice #NewEntrants #HouseOfDragons #India #PrehistoricPlanet #MPC #WorkInIndia00:00:00 : Intro - What to Expect00:01:24 : There's a Tipping POint for Every Artist00:02:19 : I Didn't Know How to Get into VFX00:02:45 : Why Compositing?00:03:20 : Getting in Touch via Linkein, Josh Parks00:03:47 : Online Courses00:05:18 : Keagan Haris Patreon and Marseile00:07:42 : Studying While Working in Another Industry00:09:51 : London Siggraph , Bring Your Own Comp00:12:10 : First Freelance Job00:13:31 : Finally Getting Into The Industry00:15:03 : The Rookies: Dragon Personal Project00:17:51 : Bangalore and Mumbai00:22:58 : Work Life in India00:26:43 : Being Creative in School00:34:38 : Indian Work Culture00:42:00 : Advice for Other New EntrantsYou can watch all our episodes on our YouTube channel. Subscribe & Watch all episodes on our YouTube Channel Visit our website Thank you for your support! We appreciate you!