Your Career in Animation (2nd Edition): How to Survive and Thrive

"Your Career in Animation" is a comprehensive guide to breaking into the animation industry, featuring advice from over 150 top talents and valuable resources. It covers education, portfolio building, networking, criticism, unemployment, starting a studio, pitching, and selling shows.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 364 pages
Publication date: 10 June 2021
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing

“Your Career in Animation is the most comprehensive and valuable book on animation careers that you'll ever need.” —Bill Plympton, Animator/Producer Whether you want to break into the animation industry or "toon up" to a better career, this comprehensive guide will show you how. A leading animation professional surveys the field and shares the advice of more than one hundred and fifty top talents in the business of making toons— including Brooke Keesling, head of animation talent development at Bento Box, Mike Hollingsworth, supervising director of BoJack Horseman; Andrea Fernandez, art director on The Cuphead Show! PES, Oscar-nominated stop-motion director of Fresh Guacamole; Linda Simensky, head of content for PBS Kids; Minty Lewis, co-creator of The Great North; Ross Bollinger, YouTube sensation with his Pencilmation channel, and executives from Nickelodeon, Disney TVA, Titmouse, Inc., Frederator, PBS Kids, Netflix, 9 Story Media Group, Cartoon Network; and dozens of others. Learn how to: • Get the most out of your animation education • Build a portfolio, reel, and resume • Keep your skills marketable for years to come • Network effectively • Learn from on-the-job criticism • Cope with unemployment • Start your own studio or build an indie brand online • Pitch and sell a show of your own • And more! Also included are invaluable resources such as animation schools, societies, film festivals, events, Web sites, and publications. Allworth Press, an imprint of Skyhorse Publishing, publishes a broad range of books on the visual and performing arts, with emphasis on the business of art. Our titles cover subjects such as graphic design, theater, branding, fine art, photography, interior design, writing, and more.

Weight: 438g
Dimension: 153 x 228 x 29 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781621537489
Edition number: 2 ed