Employment prospect and direction of animation major

1, animation professional employment prospects

"It's hard to find a job for animation students, and my brothers and sisters have switched to other jobs." "At present, there is a shortage of animation talents in China and the market demand is large." These two statements seem completely contradictory, but they are both facts. What the hell is going on here?

In fact, our animation major is very practical, and seniors with work experience will remind us that strength is more important than diploma. At present, the animation industry is very short of talents with "quick start and good foundation", but most of them do not meet this requirement. However, from the perspective of academic qualifications, undergraduate education is still the main force in the animation industry, accounting for about 50%, and junior college education accounts for about 40%. But it also shows that animation companies pay more attention to practical ability than simply looking at academic qualifications when recruiting employees.

It can be seen that it is not difficult for the animation industry to find a job, but our expectations may be too high, but our ability is not up to it; There is a lot of room for the animation industry to rise, and we should work hard towards the "talents" that enterprises need. Let's take a look at the professional counterparts first.

2, animation professional employment direction

First, the direction of painting:

cartoonist

Cartoonists are mainly responsible for the design of company animation elements, original characters and original scene diagrams. You should draw cartoons independently according to story board.

Friends who are good at drawing cartoons can try the works of cartoonists. Cartoonists require themselves to understand and analyze the script well, and then turn it into a cartoon. The work of cartoonists requires high artistic skills, such as hand-drawing and composition. It would be better if you have long-term experience in animation creation. In addition, cartoonists should be proficient in photoshop, SAI, AI and other software.

Illustrator

Illustrators mainly provide illustrations for literary works, such as children's books, textbooks, novels and newspapers. , but also responsible for drawing greeting cards, posters, advertisements, inkjet, humorous paintings, etc. Compared with comics, illustrations are more delicate, and often a painting is a work. Illustrators are divided into media publishing illustrators, children illustrators, realistic illustrators in advertising industry, cartoon mascot designers, game and film illustrators and so on.

To be an illustrator, you should have a good artistic background, a broad mind and creativity. For illustrators, it is very important to have a self-contained style, which requires a long-term accumulation process. The formation of painting style shows that your painting ability is mature. When you start to be popular, there will be a list that suits you. Good communication skills are also very important, which will help you recommend your ideas to customers and help you create works that satisfy customers. Finally, illustrators should be aware of protecting their intellectual property rights and try to avoid hurting your enthusiasm for illustration and your interests.

Inspirator

The animator's job is to draw dynamic figures, dynamic intermediate pictures and different scenes. At present, most animators hand-draw for foreign animation companies, and the salary of a skilled animator is 3k-6k. Although the work of an animator is mainly drawing pictures, it is heavy and hard, but if you consciously cultivate your original consciousness and ability, you can use this job as a springboard for your own creation, and there will be much more room for development.

Generally speaking, the above work needs to master basic drawing software such as photoshop and penter. People who are interested in these jobs should pay close attention to the recruitment information of some studios or companies, and submit their resumes as soon as they see the positions or companies they like. Even starting as an assistant is not bad, at least you can learn a lot of practical things in the process.