Angelo de Witt was your typical young dreamer in The Netherlands, playing football, when he saw a movie that would alter the course of his life: Transformers. The special effects bonanza changed his dreaming, in his words, “into full colour, 3D, and visual effects, and never let go! Chasing those dreams led to experimenting and action and brought me right to Vancouver Film School.”

Angelo found his job at SIGGRAPH 2011, held in Vancouver, while he was still a student, on the strength of his 3D Animation & Visual Effects student reel. “I showed my reel to the Head of TV and Film at The Mill in London, and after five minutes the Talent Manager asked me to come as soon as possible to London after I graduated.” Since then he’s worked on Spiders 3D, the Mass Effect 3 cinematic trailer, and is currently a visual effects artist on the upcoming reboot of Judge Dredd.

Congratulations, Angelo!

Watch Angelo’s job-securing demo reel below, and see more student reels on the VFS YouTube Channel.