animation

[evgenia]

hi,i m doing Bsc.computer science degree in SY still..and i m not sure of what to do ahead of that.honestly sayin i hate programs.and i want to enter into world of Hollywood by this degree ,so can u sugest me what course i should do ahead ,except this programming area..coz i dont want it..i have also thught of doin MS in USA..so what field is after BSC.for MS..plz list it all..i have also seen my interest is in animation..but still which types of area are filled in Hollywood like helping in movies and all.it wll much pleasure to u guyz for helping me out.
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[MixedMyth]

Well...unfortunately there aren't many companies doing traditional animation in this hemisphere anymore. A few, but not many. Most companies send off for the animation to be done in Korea. Now if you're talking CG type animation, then you have a much better chance. It does, unfortunately, require learning a lot 3D modeling programs. Maya, Zbrush, etc. Um...after your BS is a Masters. I'm not going to list all the schools that offer masters in animation, because you can use Google and their webpages will give you more useful information than I can.

[McDuffies]

Now I'm wondering, if directors of animated films and chief animators tend to start at the bottom and gradually climb to the top, how does one get to work in animation nowadays if all the botoms are in Asia?

[jaggsenmarten]

I'm really fond of editing stuff like web pages and photos, and I always make trailers and posters for my school. I also like taking pictures and capture videos.

[MixedMyth]

I hate to break it to you, but....bots can't go to school.

[VeryCuddlyCornpone]

Someday they will, MM. They will break free of their societal shackles.

[McDuffies]

But if you don't do well on Standardized Turing Test, you'll never be able to get into a good eCollege.

[stiffanbond]

There are some institute in UK, I don't know the name of these institute but they provide placement in animation companies like Sega, Disney, and EA.But you have to do course from these institute. You can find by just Googling.

[Ti-Phil]

McDuff, chief animators and producers starts from the bottom of the animation chain as normal animators, layout colourist or compositing. Those who get noticed usually get "better" jobs... and by better I mean more work, same pay. But if you are lucky a studio hires you permanently, then it means you succeeded into the domain (otherwise it is mostly contracts).

[McDuffies]

McDuff, chief animators and producers starts from the bottom of the animation chain as normal animators, layout colourist or compositing. Those who get noticed usually get "better" jobs... and by better I mean more work, same pay. But if you are lucky a studio hires you permanently, then it means you succeeded into the domain (otherwise it is mostly contracts).

I know that. What I'm asking is how does that work if the bottom of the chain is in Korea, and the top is in USA.

[Ti-Phil]

McDuff, chief animators and producers starts from the bottom of the animation chain as normal animators, layout colourist or compositing. Those who get noticed usually get "better" jobs... and by better I mean more work, same pay. But if you are lucky a studio hires you permanently, then it means you succeeded into the domain (otherwise it is mostly contracts).

I know that. What I'm asking is how does that work if the bottom of the chain is in Korea, and the top is in USA.

The only studios where I worked did all the animations, at least, here in Québec. Perhaps Kirb or Neko could give you a better idea of how it is in the US.

[Toxic]

Now I'm wondering, if directors of animated films and chief animators tend to start at the bottom and gradually climb to the top, how does one get to work in animation nowadays if all the botoms are in Asia?

As an aspiring filmmaker I have deduced that the solution to that problem is to... not even try as there is no way to break into the business nowadays and you should go to medical school and train to become a doctor while there's still time.

I hate to break it to you, but....bots can't go to school.

[MixedMyth]

Yes, but that's in the FUTURE. Besides, did Data ever go to school? I'm not actually sure. Didn't watch all that much TNG.

"But if there's no silicon heaven, then where do all the calculators go?"

[Tellurider]

Data totally went to Starfleet Academy, that's how he gets to be a bridge officer. You can't just hang out on the bridge if you didn't go to Starfleet unless you're a whiny teenager that is Gene Roddenberry's self-insert Gary Stu. And even then you don't get to be a Commander (which is what Data is. Lieutenant Commander, I think.)

Also the film industry is like vampires, you have to get someone who's already in to bite you and then you have to kill him or her so you can be the master vampire. Or something.

[McDuffies]

Didn't you guys read the "Star Trek babies" comic? They all went to

As an aspiring filmmaker I have deduced that the solution to that problem is to... not even try as there is no way to break into the business nowadays and you should go to medical school and train to become a doctor while there's still time.

But what if all nurses are in Korea?

Say, I heard that Garfield is being coloured in Korea. Like, davies phones the lines to a studio in New York, who then send the drawing to Korea. Funny thing is, article where I read it, said it like it was a good thing.

[MixedMyth]

I'm pretty sure that Garfield is written by committee, anyway.

[McDuffies]

I'm pretty sure that Garfield is written by committee, anyway.

I dunno, it seems to me that one man can write the month worth of it in one afternoon, so why the need for comitee?
On the other hand, it can probably be drawn (ie copy-pasted) and coloured in a similar pace.
That's actually what I find the most fascinating about that information: does it really require that much people to do that little work? It's like if "The angriest dog in the world" was being made by an entire studio.