Computer Animation Facts & Job Information

Preparing for an Animator job in the future? Ask yourself the following potential interview questions:

• Can you please explain what kinds of things you do?
• What have you learned from mistakes on the job?
• Are you willing to put the interests of the organization ahead of your own?
• What education did you go through to be an animator?
• What sort of skills should you have to be an animator?
• What is a ambeant acclusion?
• What is meant by Rigging?
• What is diffrence between display card and graphic card?
• What is movie clip and a graphic?
• How do you create transparent colors in Flash MX?

Here are Animator salary & job facts to consider:

• Average annual salary around $50,000.
• Requires about 6 years of higher education schooling.
• 12 months of on the job training is common when starting.
• Need to aim for at least a 2.7 GPA to land the job.
• Expect 48-hour work weeks.
• 6 weeks of vacation.
• An average animator will work 8 years before switching careers.
• Possible companies to work for could include Toonz Animation India, Pentamedia Graphics, Maya Entertainment, UTV Toonz, Heart Entertainment, Padmalaya Telefilms, Nipuna Services Ltd, Jadoo Works, Crest Communications, and Silvertoon Studio.

Many Computer Animation jobs are currently in demand in the USA:

• Layout Artist
• Web Graphic Designer
• Flash Animator
• Multimedia Designer
• 3D Animator
• 2D Animator
• Storyboard Artist
• Character Animator
• Video Game Animator
• Film Animator

Regular reading of journals & magazines in the Computer Animation field is important.

• Journal of Visualization & Computer Animation
• Computer Animation & Virtual Worlds
• Computer Graphics World
• Simulation
• Animation Magazine
• Animation Journal
• Animation World
• Anime Fantastique
• Visual Magic
• International Journal of Shape Modeling

Also, the following Animator training books may help you prepare for your career.

• The Animators Survival Kit--Revised Edition
• The Animators Workbook
• Action Anatomy
• Animation Unleashed
• Action!
• How to Cheat in Maya 2010
• Force
• MEL Scripting for Maya Animators
• Acting for Animators Revised Edition
• Anita Blake Vampire Hunter

The following are Computer Animation courses that you may take while in school:

• Classical Animation
• Three Dimensional Animation
• Life Drawing
• Three Dimensional Modeling
• Digital Image Manipulation
• Lighting and Rendering with Lightwave
• Compositing and Visual Effects
• DVD Authoring
• Production Pipeline
• Game Design