A career in animation requires strong artistic skills and a solid familiarity with the latest in computer animation technologies. It also requires the ability to turn creative thoughts into compelling images, using them to effectively communicate an idea.
The realm of commercial animation is as diverse as the styles and techniques of animation itself. These days, animators can find work in feature films, television, the Internet, CD-ROM production, as well as product design/visualization, architecture, and interior design. And within each of those industries, animators can perform a variety roles.
There are different career paths that a film/television animator may choose from:-
1)2-D Animator
2-D Animation may sound old-fashioned in a day and age when computers are everywhere and 3-D animation has taken Hollywood by storm, but 2-D animation continues to be an expanding and popular medium -- especially since classical 2-D skills are the foundation for most 3-D work. 2-D animators develop their skills through life drawing, composition, and perspective courses -- studying proportion, line of action, structure, and basic anatomy -- while working in areas as varied as animation, character design, clean-up, doping, modeling, slugging, and storyboarding.
2)3-D Animator
3-D animators are occupied with many of the same considerations at their 2-D counterparts -- computers don't get rid of the need for skills in life drawing, concept drawing, composition, character design, etc. 3-D animators will also deal more extensively with modeling, texturing, and lighting in a 3-D environment, often with the use of such software tools and packages as PhotoShop, SoftImage, Alias/Wavefront, Maya, and others.3)Layout Artist:
A layout artist deals with the structure and layout out of images and text in a pleasing format for printed media. This can include magazine work, brochures, flyers, books, cd booklets, posters, and that kind of thing.
Software that often is used for this kind of graphic design job is a layout program such as QuarkXPress, Adobe PageMaker, Adobe InDesign. They also may interact with a vector program such as Adobe Illustrator, Macromedia Freehand, and or a photo editing program such as Adobe Photoshop.
Training
There are a variety of programs available in this field including 2-year associate degree programs offered by community and junior colleges and technical schools, and 4-year bachelor degree programs offered by universities.
Job Opportunities
Employment opportunities for layout can be found with advertising agencies, magazine and newspapers, public relations firms, and manufacturers. There is also a strong demand for freelance layout artists or in-house layout artists.
The average salary for a layout artist is about 25,000 to 50,000 dollars a year. Wages can vary by employer, area of the country, level of experience, responsibility, and size of the project.
4)The Brand Identity Designer
Brand identity design is concerned with the visual aspects of a company or organization’s brand or identity. A brand identity design is the visual element that represents how a company wants to be seen; it is the company’s visual identity, and is how a company illustrates its ‘image.’ A company’s brand identity can be represented in terms of design through a unique logo, or signage, and is then often integrated throughout all the elements of a company’s materials such as business cards, stationary, packaging, media advertising, promotions, and more.
5)The Logo Designer
The job of a logo designer is to provide a new and innovative way to express the key message of a company through a recognizable image. Logo designers take the information given to them by the client and work, using their own creativity along with marketing strategy to find an appropriate image that their client can use to represent what they are trying to encourage, or sell, or what they are about
6)Flash Designer
As a Flash designer you will be able to create interactive “movies” on the web using Flash technology. You will be able to create and customize dozens of different effects including text, navigation animation, video, and audio, and you will be a part of the massive movement in the web design and development industry into the broader use of this popular product.
Training : Before you begin a training course in learning to use Flash, you should already have a basic understanding of the Internet, HTML, and know the basics of building Web pages. A training course in Flash will teach you how to create and customize dozens of different effects including text, navigation animation, video, and audio.
7) ILLUSTRATOR
Illustrators conceptualize and create illustrations that represent an idea or a story through two-dimensional or three-dimensional images. Illustrators may do drawings for printed materials such as books, magazines, and other publications, or for commercial products such as textiles, packaging, wrapping paper, greeting cards, calendars, stationary, and more. Illustrators use many different mediums, from pencil and paint, to digital formatting, to prepare and create their illustrations. As an illustrator, you will consult with clients in order to best determine what illustrations will best meet the story they are trying to tell, or what message they are trying to communicate.
Job Opportunities
There are many opportunities for jobs in illustration. As an illustrator, you may find employment with magazines, periodicals, book and software publishers, manufacturers, or working with various types of electronic media. There are also opportunities in the motion picture and video industries, and computer game design industry as well. Or you may decide to be a self-employed, freelance illustrator, and do work in several of these industries on a contract basis.
The average earnings for salaried illustrators are around $30,000 to $50,000 per year .Earnings for self-employed illustrators vary. Some charge only a nominal fee while they build a reputation for their work while other more established illustrators could earn more than salaried artists.
8)Technical illustrator
Technical Illustrators conceptualize and create three-dimensional images, storyboard sketches, and moving illustrations for animated productions, television commercials, movies, computer games, or set and exhibit designs. Technical illustration primarily involves the use of digital mediums and formatting to create illustrations.
Job Options
Technical illustrators may specialize in a particular field such as commercials, motion pictures, television, or digital illustrations. As a technical illustrator you may also decide to be self-employed and offer your services to advertising agencies, design firms, publishing houses and other businesses on a contract basis. Well-trained technical illustrators are and will continue to be in great demand, and qualified to earn substantial salaries in career fields such as film and television, advertising, publishing, computer game design, and animation.
The average salary for technical illustrators is around $45,000 a year, and up to $60,000 a year in the motion picture, and print ad industries.
9)Multimedia Designer
As a multimedia designer, you will produce sketches, scale models, plans or drawings that will be reviewed by a director or production manager. You may design props, sets and costumes; direct set assistants on design interpretations, and advise on other areas of technical production such as lighting and sound in order to make sure that production sets resemble your designs and meet requirements.
Job options
With a degree in multimedia design you will be prepared to pursue entry-level positions with film studios, television stations, advertising agencies, and video production houses. You may also be able to work with live productions such as live theater and live concerts. Jobs in multi-media design can be competitive. Employers are seeking designers who are well trained, open to new ideas, and can adapt well to changing trends.
The average salary for multimedia designers is between $35,000 and $60,000 a year.
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