Animation Careers : How to Become an Animator

[@GamerThreeThousand]

I've been drawing for years. Even though I'm still in high school, I think I have the potential to becoming an animator. I've been making my own series. Kind of like Regular Show, or Adventure Time, or Cyanide and Happiness, which were great inspirations.

[@grahamduggan8476]

I'm 28 and have always wanted to do this. I've just started teaching myself to draw!

[@stupidchicken112]

i want to try becoming a Cartoonist. In class every day i constantly draw mini cartoons. it just keeps me entertained and from being bored

[@dratinifan13]

Haha the interning is going pretty well actually! Its just at a local video production company and they've been giving me a whole slew of new techniques. I mean not only animation wise, but video editing, camera work, sound work, and a ton of others. Plus they've been in the business for years. They know SO MANY CONTACTS and they want to hook me up. They've all been where we have and they want to see young people who are enthusiastic to go far. Always remember your beginnings though.

[@22utuber22]

I like this guy. He's positive and you get the feel that he loves what he is dong.

[@dratinifan13]

I'm glad to see there are people like me out there! Best of luck to you!

[@dratinifan13]

Haha 3 years and the dream's still going strong! Lately I've been thinking on how to adjust the show I'm making so that it's "sell-able". This means I've got to think of the audience and marketing and stuff. At first I made it as a more mature series like most anime's but I realized most animation companies won't fund a show that isn't either a kid show like spongebob or an adult show like family guy. The closest shows out there that are similar to my style are Korra and Young Justice.

[@fuckthatshit5927]

I'm 19 now doing bachelor's in pharmacy course but really wanted to become a animator i always try to draw anime ...I think my drawing skills are little good.... I wanted to do my carrier in animations(anime) rather than doing pharmacy.. so is this possible me to do a good carrier in anime I live in india , are there any possibilities of becoming a animator in Japan.???

[@raneemsadaqa4410]

i was studied pharmacy 3 year then , now i am study animation and multimedia

[@misaelolvera6232]

FuckThatShit!!!!!! You can't. Especially since you're drawing anime.

[@VanKlaunch]

I think 2D animation will become more valuable as a medium, since 3D is so mainstream now. I personally believe 2D animation is usually more creative/aesthetic, especially if it's frame-by-frame.

[@SmolCloud]

thats awesome (:, im thinking of taking an apprentiship in animation, but 1st upload things to youtube and practice, dont really know where its gonna lead but hopfully somwhere good (:

[@DennisTamayo]

Because of the coronavirus, I didn't go to the Animation Academy in Burbank, California yet until further notice.

[@dratinifan13]

@MrJonas3211 This summer I'm going to intern at a local animation studio. I'm also learning how to make movies outta flash on my own to get my skills up. Hopefully when I get into college I can intern at some major animation studios.

[@dratinifan13]

You know, ever since I was young watching Dragonball Z and other anime shows, I've always wanted to make a series. This summer I sat and wrote a whole series that's perfect to me. Its about 100 pages and it's amazing. I draw alot so the character designs are done. I made an entire series but I don't have any way to produce it into an official show. It isn't some kids show or anything, its more suited for teens/young adults. What classes can help me one day put this show on the air?

[@Angruman]

I'm making a manga too and drawing turtorials soon.

[@dratinifan13]

Still, that doesn't mean you can't create your own show. Take Avatar and Young Justice for example. The shows are written, storyboarded, and the voices are recorded here, then they're shipped over to asia for animation. Learning animation is mostly just so you can get in with the company knowing the processes and stuff.

[@LilMidna13]

Man i wanna animate so bad!! i see so many of youtubers that can draw and animate really good like goldenpheonix0001 and ive always liked drawing and wanted to make my own "anime" series and im not gonna let ny1 put me down becuz of some reason becuz id feel like a loser and i truly want to do this im planning to college for Animating if i can..

[@LagginPotato]

I'm 17, I can't draw for shit but really want to learn and become an animator because cartoons are my passion. Is it too late?

[@chillmahallic17]

+LagginPotato No it's not too late, I know people who started drawing in their late twenties and were able to become fantastic artists. You just have to keep practicing and learning new techniques :)

[@zmenaczzz3165]

i am also wan to become a animator but i am also not good in drawing like u

[@bratsmel]

I'd really love to be an computer animator, or at least a video game designer, but (I'm not going to lie) I'm pretty bad at drawing... I feel as though I should try to find another career because there's no way I'll be able to get far in this career after college.

[@mawayawolf6343]

So true!!!!!!

[@dratinifan13]

Yeah I'm probably going to make another channel of short videos because this one was made when I was like twelve. 6 years and I've been too lazy to switch! lol

[@abhisheksengar2991]

i've good sketching skillls and completed 10+2 with decent marks and knowledgable in computer and really passionate about animation... also a good gamer what i do for join in big companies like ubisoft,nvidia etc. really needs a good advice :)

[@jax1616g]

I want to create images like final fantasy xiii :)

[@leslieh6160]

I want to become a manga artist or animator for anime or work in that department

[@supermanboy1255]

Leslie H Do you live in japan also it's called a mangaka

[@baidaG]

why dont you ask some of the "big guys" in animation here on youtube? i think at least one of them has an ear for your ideas and you guys can work out a way to make your dream of an own show come true.

[@dratinifan13]

That's a good idea, but I still don't know if an American originated idea that is animated in anime format is considered anime.

[@thedevastator1994]

What university studies branch would teach this kind of field best ( best i mean which is more inclined to the animator kind of job rather than just having some connection you May start from) ? This may prove useful for people who live in countries with differently arranged university branches

[@beyunit]

@dratinifan13 oh yeah and btw why cant you just ask viz media or some anime publishers to publish the idea for you or you can animate it then send it to them.

[@kvncldrn]

@dratinifan13 dude, is there any way i can see that, it sounds really intersting O.o

[@SmolCloud]

and how is that going 3 years later?? (:

[@dratinifan13]

@kvncldrn I would love to create it someday, just with proper education first.

[@SmolCloud]

haha, cool :3

[@BROTERS707]

try kickstarter

[@beyunit]

then make something japanse or somthing like naruto/dragonball z im also trying to make up an anime idea.

[@rizwanmation8431]

I am a 3d computer animator

[@beyunit]

post the idea to a famous anime company thats what i want to do good luck :)

[@shadowhog777]

@theartis4me yea, but your dream will probably cost you an arm and a leg before you get it. Not to mention all the debt afterwards

[@TheCartoonistMan]

Great advice! Very insperational! I can draw! I have animation software so I can move a charactcter in space! I have an animated show, about me as a cartoon character, so I can put myself into my character's shoes! I have a computer and animation software! I am a computer animator and an animator! (except I don't get paid for it, and there's barley any classes on animation for me!) Check out my animated show "The Sergo Show!"

[@jipeon]

I'm in the same boat...I have an entire show intended for teens and young adults but don't have the means to broadcast it. I think you have to work with a company first to get the basics down idk.