On the Salary of Animation Screenwriters

First of all, the answer recommended by Baidu is pure nonsense. As a screenwriter, the threshold of animation screenwriter is much lower than that of film and television screenwriter, and new screenwriters also have the opportunity to enter this industry. There are many animation companies now, but why are they all institutions?

Secondly, I'm talking about animation companies in Beijing, and I think other places are similar. Generally, the scripts of animation companies don't let a screenwriter be in charge of all the scripts, otherwise just thinking about the story points of each episode will be exhausted. Most animation scripts are performed by several screenwriters at the same time after the character scenes are set, usually a chief screenwriter with several ordinary screenwriters. At this time, the salary depends on whether you are the chief screenwriter or the ordinary screenwriter. The chief screenwriter not only knows the overall design of the script, but also knows some requirements of the TV station for the story. His salary is generally more than 10 thousand a month The salary of ordinary animation writers is more complicated. There are several situations. One is a fixed salary, and then the contribution fee for each episode is relatively low. One is that the fixed salary is higher, but it is required that the number of episodes must be completed every month. What's more, it all depends on how many episodes you complete before you can pay. Although the algorithm is different, generally speaking, you pay according to the number of episodes you have completed, and the average 1000-2000 per episode is normal. It is normal for ordinary anime writers to earn 4 to 8 thousand a month in Beijing.

The second question is, do animation writers have nothing to do for two or three months? That depends on what kind of animation company you are. Good animation company projects are continuous. For example, we have done more than 300 episodes of a project and haven't finished it for two years. The new project is still waiting for you to write. How can you finish it? But there are also some small companies, and it takes a long time to take the next project after one project is completed. This question is not easy to answer, it depends on the specific company.