What does a computer engineer do?

What opportunities are available for a computer engineer in Hollywood/Bollywood ? (Not as actor)

• What opportunities are available for a computer engineer in Hollywood/Bollywood ? (Not as actor, as a computer engineer or something similar). What is right way to approach ? What are some (computer/technology related) companies directly providing solutions/services to Hollywood/Bollywood ?

• Answer:

  I wouldn't call a post production facility, a visual effects company or an animation company a computer/technology related company at all.  Sure they use computer technologies and engineers do work there in various capacities, but the bulk of the work has to do with images, imaging and some data management, not so much with innovation in technology solutions for most part. However, there is a new professional called the DIT - Director of Imaging Technology, that many productions are hiring these days, especially since acquisition has become largely digital instead of on celluloid.  Also, even if shot on celluloid, the film is soon scanned and every process happens in the digital domain, for delivery on various platforms - theatrical, DTH, DVD, VOD etc.  A lot of the DIT's work is in handling the vast amounts of imaging data from production to post, and ensuring the processes are optimal for the output desired. The other areas where computer skills come into great use are in the companies that develop tools for the entertainment industry to use in audio and video production and post production.  But these companies aren't really "Hollywood" or "Bollywood" companies.