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Career: Animator |
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An animator is an artist who draws a series of sketches or pictures, each showing a brief portion of
an action, which is photographed in series to give an effect of continuous movement when run through a projector.
Animators only make the key drawings referred to as 'extremes'. These drawings on the animator's drawing board are necessary for showing the action-spacing instructions that guide the animator's assistant in doing the intermediate drawings needed to complete the depiction of the action.
When all the drawings have been completed and assembled, the action is checked. Flipping through the pages will reveal any error in the action sequence, and the relevant drawing can then be corrected. The drawings are then photographed in sequence. Sound effects are mixed with speech on the dialogue track and combined with the optical negative for the final composite print. |
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Some satisfying aspects of this career |
- giving expression to one's varied ideas in sketches and drawings
- developing a visual story
- creating something interesting |
Some demanding aspects of this career |
- sitting for long periods working on one particular theme
- sometimes working on something that is not necessarily that interesting to you personally |
Requirements |
An animator should:
- be artistically inclined
- be imaginative, creative and original
- be industrious
- have strong sense of humour, of the quizzical and comical
- have high degree of attention to fine detail
- have comprehensive knowledge and understanding of figure drawing, cartoon drawing and landscape painting |
School Subjects |
National Senior Certificate with matric exemption for a degree course.
National Senior Certificate for a diploma course.
COMPULSORY SUBJECTS: None
RECOMMENDED SUBJECTS: Art |
Training |
IN-SERVICE TRAINING:
There is no recognized academic training course specifically for an animator. Most of the actual training is gained in-service with a practising animator. This may take up to three years depending on the individual's interest in his work, his diligence and talent. |
Employer |
- Production companies
- Animation studios
- Television companies
- Advertising agencies
- Freelance work, self-employed |
Contact |
The Head
Personnel Services
SABC
Private Bag X 1
Auckland Park, 2006
Tel: 082 230 CALL
082 230 2255
Fax: (011) 388-1045 |
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