Side Quest - CTN Animation EXPO

This has been my 4th year working at CTN. The first year I was was a volunteer and the last 3 years I've been a staff member of the event, working at the Store Lead! It requires more time commitment/responsibilities during the event but I get to see cool and different perspectives of the event. Whenever I'm in a room of crowded people, I tend to get really shy but working the event gives me the confidence to go and take chances. This year, during my breaks, I made a huge effort to get my work reviewed by professionals. At first, I was a little nervous to expose work to such amazing animators - but then I realized (with the help of going to talk of Michal Makarewicz) that if I want to work in the animation industry, I should get use to showing work in progress and not let perfection get in my way of learning! Overall, it was one of the best CTN experiences I've had and I'm so glad and honored to work it also.

Unfortunately, I have this bad habit of not taking photos of myself - these are some pictures of the store I took:

HOWEVER, in my search, I found that Pixar recruiting tweeted a photo that I'm in... I hope this count as a picture with me there:

Since I work the event, I get free admission to the event, thus no ticket... so instead, here's the email of confirmation that worked the event:

Dear Diana Martinez,

Congratulations and Welcome!!  You have now been cast as a CTNx Staffer!     Thank you again for your patience with our process and for assisting us in the production of another world class CTN animation eXpo. We look forward to having you as part of the CTN Crew!   One thing new this year is that we have broken up the staff into groups and each group and a Lead that you will report to.  For those of you that were just recently scheduled you will be recieving an email with information on your area and how to check in   Complete eXpo Information: The CTN animation eXpo (CTNX)  Putting the Talent Center Stage Dates: November 21-23, 2014 Venue: Burbank Marriott, Burbank CA, 2500 Hollywood Way, Burbank, CA 91505 Parking: $9 per day   Website: www.ctnanimationexpo.com There is some great information about being a volunteer here:http://ctnanimationexpo.com/axFaq.php?cid=5   A lot of updates will come from our new staffing website at http://www.staffing.creativetalentnetwork.com    Thanks again for all the support.  from the team@CTN   Don't forget to join the CTNX Volunteer Facbook page athttps://www.facebook.com/ctnvolunteers

General Info:

Your agenda

Area Name:CTN Store

Date:2015-11-19

Start Time :02:00 PM

End Time :10:30 PM

Venue:Burbank Airport Marriott Convention Center

Position:Lead

Area Name:CTN Store

Date:2015-11-20

Start Time :03:00 PM

End Time :08:00 PM

Venue:Burbank Airport Marriott Convention Center

Position:Lead

Area Name:CTN Store

Date:2015-11-21

Start Time :02:30 PM

End Time :08:00 PM

Venue:Burbank Airport Marriott Convention Center

Position:Lead

Area Name:CTN Store

Date:2015-11-22

Start Time :02:30 PM

End Time :08:00 PM

Venue:Burbank Airport Marriott Convention Center

Position:Lead