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Break Into The Animation Industry: Strategies for Kickstarting Your Career

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Overview

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Welcome to this course!

Learn how you can break into this competitive and rewarding industry.

I give you insights I've gained from working as a professional animator for 10 years on major movies like Avengers: Infinity War, Ready Player One, Transformers: The Last Knight, and games like The Last of Us Part 2.

Ten years ago I knew nothing about animation and after studying for 1 year I landed my first staff job working at an Academy Award-winning studio and then on to blockbuster movies.

I will uncover the unspoken lessons I learned through real-world experience so you can have an advantage I never did when I started out. The industry has only gotten more competitive with greater access to training online and software so it helps to have every advantage and that's why I created this course.

This course is not an animation tutorial. It's career-focused strategies I learned by breaking into the industry myself. Most of this is not taught in school or textbooks. We will also hear from 7 other industry pros about their diverse experiences and backgrounds. I will speak openly and honestly so you can save time and energy by learning concepts I figured out the hard way.

There are several assignments throughout the course as well to help guide your learning and I've provided a downloadable pdf that has key takeaways from lessons as well as some supplementary material like the actual emails I sent to get my first job.

By the end of the course, you will have a roadmap and understanding about what it takes to get into the animation industry.

Syllabus

  • Course Preview
  • Welcome
  • The Big Picture
  • Job Positions
  • Stef Interview
  • What To Learn
  • Learning Your Craft
  • Rana Interview
  • School Options
  • Becoming Your Best
  • My Story
  • Permission To Fail
  • Shawn Kelly Interview
  • Frustration Is Natural
  • Demo Reels Part 1
  • Demo Reels Part 2
  • Jason Interview
  • State Of The Industry
  • Lindsay Interview
  • Networking
  • Allan McKay Interview
  • Job Interviews
  • Contracts And Negotiations
  • Ryan Summers Interview
  • Pay
  • The Future
  • Update Nov 2020

Taught by

Lucas Ridley

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