The Wonderful Job Of The Wonderful Job Of AnimatorsAnimators

The Behind the scenes The Behind the scenes

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What is a Computer Animator What is a Computer Animator and what do they do?and what do they do?

one who is involved in the one who is involved in the process of animation. How this process of animation. How this person actually creates person actually creates animation depends on the field animation depends on the field in which he or she works. in which he or she works.

What are some fields?What are some fields?

Some fields in which an animator Some fields in which an animator may work:may work:

Motion picturesMotion pictures TelevisionTelevision Video gamesVideo games The Internet The Internet

Who it takesWho it takes

There are many jobs to be There are many jobs to be done in order to get an done in order to get an animated work finished.animated work finished.

It takes effort and team work.It takes effort and team work.

Specialized categorizations Specialized categorizations

Character AnimatorsCharacter Animators artists who specialize in character artists who specialize in character

movement, dialogue, acting, etc. movement, dialogue, acting, etc.

Special effects animatorsSpecial effects animators animate anything that is animate anything that is notnot a a

character; most commonly vehicles, character; most commonly vehicles, machinery and natural phenomena machinery and natural phenomena such as rain, snow, and water such as rain, snow, and water

ArtistsArtists

Artists contribute to animations, Artists contribute to animations, but who are but who are notnot animators animators

layout artistslayout artists storyboard artistsstoryboard artists background artistsbackground artists

How to become an AnimatorHow to become an Animator

Education and TrainingEducation and Training take some computer classes, take some computer classes,

but focus on traditional art. but focus on traditional art. training can be obtained at an training can be obtained at an

art or design college or school.art or design college or school.

Stress & Challenge of the Stress & Challenge of the artistartist

customers that refuse to allow customers that refuse to allow you to make creative progress. you to make creative progress.

controlling the design processcontrolling the design process only challenge is new creative only challenge is new creative

ideas ideas

• Here is an animation I’d like to share with you.