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6 Tips to Motivate your Animation and Effects Work

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Animation & Visual Effects Academy is already deep in your journey into the magical wizarding world of professional animation and effects, and hard work and long hours you put into your work are motivated by a lot of creativity and a lot of passion. 6 Tips To Motivate Your Animation and Effects Work 1. Research Just like actors who research their role, animators should do research too. Even if you are just jumping into a shot, take the time to draw or do video research . Make sure that it becomes a habit. 2. Animation Motion The chances are that at some case in your career, you will have to animate something that you are not familiar with creating. If you want to, break the animation down into simple parts to help you. 3. Mastering Technology An animator for Dreamworks always looks to improve your skillset. Technology changes fast. Don’t rely on learning one program. You never know how the next software package enhances your imagination.

Career Paths in Different Types of Animation

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Career Paths in Different Types of Animation This article is for someone who is passionate about animation , gaining paid work in the field can be something of a dream come true. The only downside is getting your foot through the door in the first place, mainly given that the industry much like any creative profession is saturated with competition. 1.  Stop Motion Animator Stop motion animators are a unique bunch. They use puppets, models,  or clay to create animated films, branded entertainment, television commercials, and more. Stop motion animation is also called stop frame, puppet animation, model animation, and clay animation. Stop motion animators combine the art of photography, and the ability to manipulate lighting and calculate angles to create stop motion animation. The animator creates pictures of characters, objects, or scenes that show them in different positions. When the pictures run together, it appears that the object is moving on its own. This creates one