Article: Networking is a great way to find new opportunities and exchange ideas. Start establishing your network as soon as you decide to become a VFX artist. Join an industry group, such as the Visual Effects Society (VES). If you can’t fully join, then simply follow their activities and attend events when you can. The VES has almost 3,400 members spread across the entire world. Their work ranges from video games to television. Most VFX work situations will require that you communicate with a number of people as you complete a task. You may need to talk with directors, other VFX artists, and animators to create a unified vision for the final product. Taking communication courses in college is only one way you can learn how to communicate effectively.  This also means that you will need to find ways to work with constructive criticism and feedback. Altering your final product based on information from the wider production team is often something that you just have to do. For example, a director might ask you to cut down a scene that you’ve spent weeks working on. Pitching your creative vision and ideas to others is also an important part of the process. If you can make a product more memorable in an advertisement, for instance, then the creative team probably wants to know. Most VFX artists start work mid-morning and go until the late evening. Or, your shift could be an overnight one that ends in the early morning hours. The schedule very much depends on the deadlines that are looming and how the work is divided over time. You’ll want to be prepared for unpredictable timelines as a VFX artist. Partially due to the long hours, many VFX professionals describe their work setting as being pretty laid back in terms of dress and even behavior. If you are considering working in the entertainment industry, try to get out of your office and away from your computer and head to the actual sets. This will give you a chance to see how the production team works together on the ground. Pay attention to how each person’s job feeds into the final product.
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Join a professional society. Enjoy working with a team. Expect long work hours. Spend time on a TV or film set.
Article: It’s fine to have your bicep measured in a t-shirt or other thin material that won’t add to the measured circumference of your bicep. If you wear a heavy-weight fabric, it will distort the measurement. If you’re measuring in an informal setting with a friend, you could take off your shirt altogether. This would be too informal for a tailor shop or a department store, though. When having your bicep measured, your arms should be completely relaxed and hanging loose by your sides. Keep your upper body as relaxed as possible while being measured. If the tailor requests, you may need to extend your arm out to the side so that they can fit the tape measure around them. Return your arm to your side once the tape measure is around it, though. To ensure that your shirt fits properly, the bicep measurement should be taken around the thickest part of your bicep. This point will probably be high up on your arm, only about 2 inches (5.1 cm) below the armpit. Use a soft tailor tape measure to take the measurement. This is where any tailor will measure your bicep. If you’re being measured by a friend who hasn’t measured someone’s arm before, make sure to specify where your bicep should be measured. You may be tempted to flex your bicep in order to make it appear as though you have a large-circumference arm. Resist this temptation, though—while flexing may be appropriate in some settings, it will distort the bicep measurement for your shirt. If you do flex while the measurement is being taken, you’ll end up with a shirt with awkwardly roomy, baggy sleeves.
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Wear a light shirt. Stand with your arms hanging by your sides. Measure the bicep at the fullest point. Do not flex your bicep.
Article: To get the pieces of egg back out of the bottle you will need baking soda, vinegar, and a plate. This experiment is essentially the reverse of what you did to get the egg into the bottle. You will increase the air pressure inside the bottle so the egg will get pushed back out. You need about 2 tablespoons (30 ml) of baking soda and 3 tablespoons of vinegar.
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Gather the necessary materials.