There is hardly anyone who does not know the name of the famous animated characters such as Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Tom and Jerry and Stuart little. These all animated characters are likely to make us delight and entertain. While watching such animated characters maximum of we do not think about how such characters have been originated. Well all such characters have been the boon of multimedia and art of drawing. There are many people who get fascinated by these animated characters and want to pursue animation as their career. In order to become an animator you need to through the following tips.
1. Being an animator you should study the job descriptions
Before you choose animation as your career it is very important for you to have a clear understanding of the job and its many specialties so that you are able to make sure that you have matching skills. All animators bring characters or images to life on screen by creating a sense of motion however they are likely to work in different fields. Some animators create pictures that are used by motion picture studios and advertising agencies. Others create storyboards that are used by television and movie directors to plan their filming. Animators are also likely to create special effects that appear in movies, television shows, and videogames. In fact animators work as modellers whereas in computer animation they are likely to work as painters, as game designers, and as technical directors.
2. Learn the personality traits needed by animators
Employers are likely to look for hard skills like the ability to use computer programs. They also consider soft skills, which are the personality traits that animators need to have.
It requires many weeks to create a 10-second animation. If you are lacking patience for such an effort then this field is not good for you. You should not expect to learn the skills of animation in a couple of weeks. Great deal of technical training is required in this field. However, animation is fun, and many animators grew up enjoying animated videogames or movies. If you enjoy animation as a consumer of media then this might be a good career field for you. Animators are keen and good observers of life and human nature. This is because they will be asked to recreate facial expressions and the way that people move. These abilities are required to create story lines, not just characters. Animators need to work well with other people as there are many, many steps in the entire animation process.
3. Master the required steps to create animation.
The animation process is likely to be broken down into different sections. It involves a lot more than simply putting a pen to paper (or finger on a computer mouse). If you are able to be the master in these stages then you can better choose which role you want to play. In this stage, the animator conceptualizes the final product. An animator might create a storyboard that includes sketches of each frame and helps develop and visualize the storyline. The drawings in a storyboard often contain text describing the movements of the characters. Sometimes the animators are likely to shoot reference videos in pre-production. For example: - if they are going to create a character throwing a baseball then they might want to shoot and study a video of a person throwing a baseball. Model sheets show characters facial expressions. These specific drawings allow animators to keep the characters personalities consistent. Then, the visuals department creates anima tics, which are simple mock ups of the visual animation. An animator will also decide on a few key poses, which are the core positions of the character.
Those who are layout artists they are likely to create 3D versions of the storyboard drawings. Basically, they bring them to life. Some forms of animation use modellers who shape the drawings into life. Textures are likely to provide the tiny details that make animation seem real, such as cracks in sidewalks. Some forms of animation use motion capture which means that an actor or actress motion is captured and then matched to the animation drawings.
Basically, there are three components of post-production: Compositing brings together all of the previous elements in production into one seamless storyline. Sound editing adds sound effects and lip synching to the animated drawings. Video editing is a process to create proper flow and storyline by rearranging images if necessary.
4. Study the differences between animation types.
Most animation is either 2-D or 3-D. In order to understand the difference you should recall that traditional cartoons like Aladdin were 2D and movies like Toy Story were done in 3D and show more complex dimensions.
If you are a 2-D animator then you would draw everything you see frame-by-frame. You need to draw key poses. Then only you will be able to draw every movement in between. Artistic ability by hand is important for all animators. However it is the most important part with 2D animation. Usually animation uses about 24 frames a second but slower movements can use 12 frames a second. In stop animation, where characters are still you should not use many frames.
3D animators are likely to move characters like puppets on the computer. 3-D animators are likely to create a model of the character. The animator can grab controls using a computer to create nuanced movement by the character. 3-D animation requires knowledge of graphs and curves and basic geometry. 3-D animators rarely use stop animation. They have to always keep the character in motion or it will look like a mistake.
If you are able to go through these 4 tips then you are able to choose animation as your career option and you would definitely be a good animator in your life.