Tuesday, 29 March 2016

Job Prospects in Animation


Animation is a global industry with a range of job opportunities in areas such as advertising, films and television. There is a huge demand of talented and qualified people. This can be estimated from the fact that as many as two hundred animators are required to produce a simple animated film. The industry is booming at a rapid pace and there are interesting job opportunities for animators in India as well as abroad. Specialized skills and good computer knowledge is a must to get a good job and those who have it can work in various industries.

For those who have done a course from a reputed instate, chances are even more of getting a job of their choice. Students who do an animation course from animation institute in Delhi can work for the following job profiles:
Character animator- the main work of these people is to bring characters to life and make them look real. For this, they are required to have good knowledge of traditional animation, 3D animation, Claymation as well as stop-motion animation.



Layout artist- their work is similar to that of a cinematographer in a movie. They decide the background design, camera angles and lighting for the animation movie.

3D animator – their work is to make the textured and sculpted models appear in motion.  There is a huge demand of 3D animators not only in film industry, but in advertising and television as well. One can work as an animation mentor in a leading production house or animation studio.

Film and video editor: after successfully completing an animation course, one can work as a video editor for films, television commercials, music videos, shows etc.

Graphic designer: graphic designers are in great demand in all industries. In fact, graphic designing is among the top ten best jobs people are interested in these days. Business organizations need them to design their websites, for advertising and promotion purposes.  Their job is dynamic with lot of career growth opportunities.