( 转自neoVFX ) 给CG从业人的一封信

[align=center][align=center][color=#000000][b][font=宋体][size=12pt][/size][/font][/b][/color] [/align][/align][align=center][align=center][font=宋体][size=10.5pt][size=3][color=#000000]在neovfx上看到manitou同学翻译的这篇文章，觉得实在很难得——[/color][/size][/size][/font][/align][/align][size=10.5pt][font=Times New Roman][size=3][color=#000000] [/color][/size][/font][/size]
[size=3][color=#000000][font=宋体][size=10.5pt]偶然在[/size][/font][size=10.5pt][font=Times New Roman]CGT[/font][/size][font=宋体][size=10.5pt]看到了这篇[/size][/font][size=10.5pt][font=Times New Roman]06[/font][/size][font=宋体][size=10.5pt]年的帖子，作者是[/size][/font][/color][size=10.5pt][url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2064135/][color=#0099cc][font=Times New Roman]Joe Harkins[/font][/color][/url][/size][color=#000000][font=宋体][size=10.5pt]。这个帖子在论坛的讨论分坛设为置顶贴。文章很有启发性，尤其是对于即将进入[/size][/font][size=10.5pt][font=Times New Roman]CG[/font][/size][font=宋体][size=10.5pt]行业的新人来说更是珍贵。[/size][/font][size=10.5pt][font=Times New Roman]Joe[/font][/size][font=宋体][size=10.5pt]站在过来人的角度为新人们解答他们[/size][/font][size=10.5pt][font=Times New Roman] [/font][/size][font=宋体][size=10.5pt]最疑惑的问题，观点明确犀利，客观而中肯的向新人们介绍了一个竞争残酷的行业规则。[/size][/font][/color][/size]
[size=3][color=#000000][font=宋体][size=10.5pt]虽然其中很多观点可能是[/size][/font][size=10.5pt][font=Times New Roman]“[/font][/size][font=宋体][size=10.5pt]陈词滥调[/size][/font][size=10.5pt][font=Times New Roman]”[/font][/size][font=宋体][size=10.5pt]，但是仍然会给人很多启示，即便你不是新人，也绝对应该看看。[/size][/font][/color][/size][size=10.5pt]
[font=Times New Roman][size=3][color=#000000]PS[/color][/size][/font][/size][font=宋体][size=10.5pt][size=3][color=#000000]：翻译水平有限，如有疏漏错误，请大家一定指正过来。[/color][/size][/size][/font]
[size=3][color=#000000][font=宋体][size=10.5pt]同时欢迎大家热烈讨论，[/size][/font][size=10.5pt][font=Times New Roman] [/font][/size][font=宋体][size=10.5pt]各抒己见[/size][/font][/color][/size]



[font=Times New Roman][size=3][color=#000000]The Unofficial Truth about The Industry
[/color][/size][/font][size=3][color=#000000]实话实说[font=Times New Roman]CG[/font]行业[/color][/size][size=10.5pt]

[font=Times New Roman][size=3][color=#000000]After responding to probably a hundred e-mails, being a guest speaker at various schools, and having taught at Gnomon, Academy of Art San Francisco, Expression Center for New Media, and SIGGRAPH, I’ve come to realize that all students seek the same information: they want the truth about the value of their education. They want an honest and experienced person to critique their work. But most of all, more than anything else, they want a job, and they want to know how to get it.
[/color][/size][/font][/size][size=3][color=#000000][font=宋体][size=10.5pt]作为一个在各个学校演讲的演讲者，一个在[/size][/font][size=10.5pt][font=Times New Roman]Gnomon[/font][/size][font=宋体][size=10.5pt]，旧金山艺术学院新媒体传达中心和[/size][/font][size=10.5pt][font=Times New Roman]SIGGRAPH[/font][/size][font=宋体][size=10.5pt]任教的[/size][/font][font=宋体][size=10.5pt]老师，我会收到无数电子邮件。在回复了上百封邮件后，我逐渐认识到几乎所有的学生都关心这样一个信息：他们想知道他们所受的教育的真正价值有多少。他们需要一个真正诚恳的，有经验的人来评判他们的作品。最重要的，他们想知道如何才能获得一份工作。[/size][/font][/color][/size][size=10.5pt]

[font=Times New Roman][size=3][color=#000000]After a certain number of e-mails I realized that I had compiled a FAQ of sorts. From that point on I simply responded to any e-mails with the relevant answers from my FAQ, rather than write the same advice over and over again. Many people sent pages of e-mails with life changing concerns and problems. Issues that I don’t feel qualified to respond to – like whether or not they should go to college, whether to sign that big loan, whether to pursue a dream or just give up.
[/color][/size][/font][/size][font=宋体][size=10.5pt][size=3][color=#000000]回复了多封电邮后我发现我一直面对着很多相同的提问，我于是只选择部分有共同疑问的信件做回答，而不是一封封的回信。很多人写信来告诉我他们人生的转捩点和遇到的困惑。有些问题我觉得没有水准而并不值得回答，类似我是否应该去学校，是否应该办一个助学贷款，是追逐梦想是需要放弃。[/color][/size][/size][/font][size=10.5pt]

[font=Times New Roman][size=3][color=#000000]After my last stint teaching at Gnomon, I sat down to write something I could give my students. Something they could walk away with, answering their questions, removing their concern, and hopefully giving them some hope and clear their mind of doubt. Unfortunately, I never found the time…until now. And since I am currently too busy with production to teach, I have no direct students. But there are hundreds of you who are, and so this one’s for you…
[/color][/size][/font][/size][size=3][color=#000000][font=宋体][size=10.5pt]在结束了上一次在[/size][/font][size=10.5pt][font=Times New Roman]Gnomon[/font][/size][font=宋体][size=10.5pt]的简短教学以后，我决定坐下来给我的学生们写点东西。回答他们的疑惑，指导他们的学习和选择，给他们希望。可惜我一直没有时间来做。现在终于有机会了！由于我一直很忙，所以我没有一个真正的亲授学生，但是这篇文章就是写给你们[/size][/font][size=10.5pt][font=Times New Roman]-[/font][/size][font=宋体][size=10.5pt]众多的在读这篇文章的人的。有些问题你们可能已经听过很多，而这次仅仅是再一次的加强[/size][/font][/color][/size][size=10.5pt]

[font=Times New Roman][size=3][color=#000000]Some of this will seem like information you’ve heard before, like common sense, like something someone should have sat down and told you. Maybe that’s the case, and maybe this is just affirmation of what you already know, but either way, I think you should read this.
I realize that you might not be a full-time student, and you might be working in the industry. In fact, some of you I know from work, and you’re just here to brush up or learn a new skill. Your continued education is evidence of the dedication you have, and that’s such a great thing to have! I admire those who want more when they already have what they need.
[/color][/size][/font][/size][size=3][color=#000000][font=宋体][size=10.5pt]我想你也许不是一个[/size][/font][size=10.5pt][font=Times New Roman]“[/font][/size][font=宋体][size=10.5pt]全职[/size][/font][size=10.5pt][font=Times New Roman]”[/font][/size][font=宋体][size=10.5pt]学生，你可能已经进入行业在工作了。我知道你们有些人是工作以后再回来充电的。这说明你很努力，这是非常珍贵的！我很欣赏有着强烈求知欲的人！[/size][/font][/color][/size][size=10.5pt]

[font=Times New Roman][size=3][color=#000000]I believe that no matter what and where you choose to learn, be it at a public institute, a private school, or even in front of your computer at home, you should feel comfortable with your decision. You should feel like you’re learning and that you’ve been given the tools you need to succeed in this extremely tough industry.
[/color][/size][/font][/size][font=宋体][size=10.5pt][size=3][color=#000000]无论你在哪里想学什么，无论是公立学校，私立学校甚至在家自学，你一定要确信这是你自己的选择，你要知道你将要学习掌握这些能让你在这个竞争极其激烈的行业里成功的钥匙！[/color][/size][/size][/font]

[size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman]Should you go to college and get a degree?
Whether or not you should go to college is not the question. Once you graduate, no-one cares anymore. They don’t need to hear about your education and how well you did in school. It’s no longer “What’s your major?” that you’ll get asked everyday, but “What do you do for a living?”
[/font]我应该去学校拿一个学位吗？[/color][/size]
[size=3][color=#000000][font=宋体][size=10.5pt]是否上学拿学位并不是关键。毕业了以后没有人会在意你这个了。他们不想知道你在哪里毕业，学校里成绩多牛。他们不会问你[/size][/font][size=10.5pt][font=Times New Roman]“[/font][/size][font=宋体][size=10.5pt]你主修什么？[/size][/font][size=10.5pt][font=Times New Roman]”[/font][/size][font=宋体][size=10.5pt]他们更可能会说：[/size][/font][size=10.5pt][font=Times New Roman]“[/font][/size][font=宋体][size=10.5pt]你会做什么？[/size][/font][/color][/size][size=3][color=#000000][size=10.5pt][font=Times New Roman]”

To be completely honest, this industry is not skilled enough to concern itself with education as much as doctors or lawyers, or even business people. Yes, there are computer programming geniuses with advanced degrees from Ivy League schools working in our industry, and they are a valuable component to what we do, but they are the minority. Many more of us are regular people, who have found something we enjoy, have some natural talent, and have worked really hard to be good at something we are passionate about.
[/font][/size][font=宋体][size=10.5pt]说实话，这个行业还没有专业，高端到去顾及每个从业人员的学历，这不同于医生和律师，甚至是商业行业。的确，这个行业里有一些从[/size][/font][size=10.5pt][font=Times New Roman]Ivy League[/font][/size][font=宋体][size=10.5pt]学校毕业的电脑程序天才，他们对于我们这些人来说，是价值连城的。但是那些毕竟是极少数。更多的是普通人，他们做着自己喜欢的事情，他们有天赋并且很努力去做着他们热爱的事情。[/size][/font][/color][/size][size=10.5pt]

[font=Times New Roman][size=3][color=#000000]Do you need to go to college to get a job in this industry? No, but it doesn’t hurt your chances to have a degree, and it won’t be frowned upon if you don’t.
[/color][/size][/font][/size][font=宋体][size=10.5pt][size=3][color=#000000]你是否一定需要一个大学学历才能在行业里生存？并非如此，但并不是说去上学没有意义，只是说如果你没有学历，也不要郁闷。[/color][/size][/size][/font]