{"id":23983,"date":"2023-02-27T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-27T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmconnection.com\/reference-library\/digital-animation-careers-in-film\/"},"modified":"2025-06-26T02:16:48","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T10:16:48","slug":"digital-animation-careers-in-film","status":"publish","type":"reference-library","link":"http:\/\/filmconnection.com\/reference-library\/digital-animation-careers-in-film\/","title":{"rendered":"DIGITAL ANIMATION CAREERS IN FILM"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Digital animators are behind some of the biggest motion pictures of our times.\u00a0 James Cameron\u2019s\u00a0<em>Avatar\u00a0<\/em>is an excellent example of how digital animation can take center stage in today\u2019s pop cultural milieu.\u00a0 Digital animation careers are possible in a number of different industries.\u00a0 Animation houses produce cartoons for the movies and TV while the Internet also offers a great variety of opportunities for talented digital animators.\u00a0 Video games also employ digital animation often based on the use of motion capture technology.<\/p>\n<p>Careers in digital animation offer the chance to work in highly creative environments, producing work that will be widely consumed.\u00a0 Becoming a digital animator is a good career move if you\u2019re artistically talented and technically savvy.<\/p>\n<p>It takes some training to become a digital animator.\u00a0 Many candidates for entry-level positions in animation have degrees in related fields like fine arts or media.\u00a0 However there are a number of schools that offer vocational training specifically in animation.\u00a0 In fact there are animation schools that are both degree oriented and independent.<\/p>\n<p>Big-budget animation pictures like Pixar\u2019s\u00a0<em>Up\u00a0<\/em>employ literally hundreds of animators some of who went to college but many of whom did not.\u00a0 Apprenticeships and mentoring programs are another good way into the animation business.\u00a0 Digital animation extern trainees can learn their technique in a real working digital animation house and make industry connections while they learn.\u00a0 In this way mentor-externship programs offer an advantage over conventional degree programs.<\/p>\n<p>The high number of opportunities for digital animators on the Internet also creates a wider job market for people interested in digital animating careers.\u00a0 The web is simply abuzz with ads of one kind or another that dance or move in some eye-catching manner.\u00a0 Bands, movies and even restaurants feature flash animations on their landing pages.\u00a0 The web is expanding and the demand for animation on the web is only increasing.<\/p>\n<p>Video games offer another good opportunity for those looking into careers in animation.\u00a0 The video game business is absolutely booming and the production of video games is becoming closer to that of a motion picture.\u00a0 Motion capture technology serves at the backbone of much video game animation.\u00a0 Learning motion capture technique is integral to working as an animator in the video game industry.<\/p>\n<p>Whether you acquire your training in college or in an externship program, it\u2019s important to acquire some training.\u00a0 Animation is a growing field but it is also highly competitive.\u00a0 If you\u2019re serious about a career as an animator you need to explore the options and find the course that best serve you in achieving your career goals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":34,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false},"featured-post":[659],"resource-category":[],"reference-category":[343],"class_list":["post-23983","reference-library","type-reference-library","status-publish","hentry","reference-category-film-education"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmconnection.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/reference-library\/23983","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmconnection.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/reference-library"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmconnection.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/reference-library"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmconnection.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/34"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmconnection.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23983"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"featured-post","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmconnection.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/featured-post?post=23983"},{"taxonomy":"resource-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmconnection.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/resource-category?post=23983"},{"taxonomy":"reference-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmconnection.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/reference-category?post=23983"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}