What do you think is the key requirement for becoming a successful animator? Is it mastery over animation skills? And if yes, how does one master the skill? Is it by mastering the tools required to animate? Or is it by mastering the art of storytelling?
I strongly feel that people who take up animation do so for the love of animation as well as possession of some creative instinct. To be able to succeed in their animation career, acquiring and mastering technical skills is not enough. If this were true, any person with sound knowledge of the technical aspects could become a top animator. However, without a strong creative side, it isn’t possible to create successful animations.
Let me explain by citing an example. For a person to be able write impactful content, one needs to have command over the language. That’s the technical aspect. Apart from that, one needs oodles of passion and creativity. One also needs good visualisation skills (especially if it’s fiction) as well as originality of content. In fact, there are chances that a person with greater command over language and a more comprehensive vocabulary is unable to match the level of a person with relatively weaker language skills but more passion, creativity and originality.
While inherent creativity is important, it would be wrong to say that the creative instincts cannot be honed. Just like consistent practice can improve performance in any academic subject like Accountancy, one can polish one’s creative skills like drawing or painting by being consistent.
Pursuing an animation course from one of the top animation schools would definitely better your technical knowledge and skills. However, to become a successful animator, you have to strengthen your creative instincts, which is only possible through persistent efforts. Take admission in the best animation school; but before doing that, work on yourself and your creative horizons. Best of luck!
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