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May 5th, 2010
Following up to an interview is an important part of looking for work in any industry, I can show you how to make it especially effective when applying to work in a production environment. I suggest making the interview follow up a strategic part of your job search. In my experience following up proved to be [...] April 8th, 2010
Animation job interviews are the deal maker or breaker. In most studios it’s decided at the interview weather you will be working there or not. As I’ve mentioned in previous posts, your work (shown on your demo reel) will speak volumes, but they will also be paying much attention to your personality and attitude. Attitude March 18th, 2010
Most animators work on contract, usually employed for 3 – 12 months at a time. As with most contract work, one of the biggest challenges is to always have work. Ideally you want to jump from one contract to the next without much down time in between (unless of course you can afford a break). Aside [...] March 2nd, 2010
There’s a number of ways to look for work as an animator. Using the mail is a great way – that’s right snail mail…but it still is a very effective way to send out your material for studios to review. It’s how I got my first job. It’s effective because your sending out hard copies as [...] February 18th, 2010
As I’ve mentioned before, when you’re looking for work as a character animator your demo reel (or show reel) is most important. But you still need to have a resume to show – you are applying for a job after all. From my own experience (while being interviewed), the interviewer will usually look at the resume [...] February 3rd, 2010
If your applying for a character animator position you should think about submitting an art portfolio with your application. But it’s not always necessary or even appropriate to send in an art portfolio these days…I’ll explain… An Art portfolio is a collection of your art work. You can use it to display your drawing skills, [...] January 8th, 2010
Your animation demo reel, or “show reel” is a video which displays your best animation work. If your looking for work as an animator (especially a character animator), It is without a doubt the most important piece of material you’ll use to get a job. Even more important than your resume and cover letter. Do Not’s July 2nd, 2009
Once a project is green lit and is slated for production, the studio which is awarded the job has to figure out how they will actually get it done. Most of this information is presented at the bidding stage in terms of a schedule and budget – how many people are needed for each department [...] |
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