Your Career in Animation: How to Survive and Thrive - Softcover

Levy, David B.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1581154453 ISBN 13: 9781581154450

Publisher: Allworth Press, 2006

Synopsis

Great ideas for animators who are starting out or looking for their next job Packed with information and insights Perfect for film students and art students. Animation is a multibillion-dollar industry. Here’s an insider’s guide to getting into that industry, staying there, and getting ahead. Author David B. Levy has interviewed the top pros in animation, including Steven Hillenburg, creator of SpongeBob SquarePants; Al Brodax, producer of Yellow Submarine; Teddy Newton, character designer on The Incredibles; Linda Simensky, senior director of PBS Kids; John R. Dilworth, creator of Courage the Cowardly Dog; and dozens of others to get their insights on creating a portfolio or reel, meeting animators, networking, and making the leap from working for others to pitching and selling. A resource section lists animation schools, film festivals, studios, Web sites, and publications to get budding animators off to an animated start.

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About this title

Synopsis:

An award-winning film-maker and animator surveys the field of commercial animation and shares the advice of more than 100 animation. Readers will get insider's tips on beginning a career, creating portfolio or reel, meeting local communities of animators, keeping job skills marketable, networking effectively, making the leap from working for others to pitching and selling one's own work. The book offers the advice of more than 100 top animation artists, discussing such topics as beginning a career, creating a portfolio or reel, meeting local communities of animators, keeping job skills marketable, networking effectively, starting a business, and more. Interview subjects include top names in the animation field: Teddy Newton, character designer for "The Incredibles"; Steven Hillenburg, creator of SpongeBob SquarePants; John R. Dilworth, creator of Courage, the Cowardly Dog; executives from PBS Kids, Nickelodeon, Disney Channel, Comedy Central, the CartoonNetwork; and many others. This guide gives aspiring and practicing animators the tips they need for starting and maintaining a successful career in the field.

About the Author:

David B. Levy is an award-winning independent filmmaker and animation director for Blue's Clues at Nickelodeon. His animation has been seen on HBO and on NBC's Saturday Night Live, and currently he is directing a new animated series for MTV. The president of the New York chapter of Association International du Film d'Animation, he lives in New York City.

About this edition

• Publisher: Allworth Press
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1581154453
• ISBN 13: 9781581154450
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256