Three Pixar Employees Share How They Got a Job at the Studio | ScreenSlam

[@pumpumcheezy]

These guys starting at 30 years of age gives me a LOT of hope in wanting to start in 3d animation. Being 27 now, and most schools being 3 year programs makes me nervous...

[@MilesDeighton1]

I think a lot of people spend their life being artists and without ever being artists. They put it off for years - financial reasons and emotional/personal life issue reasons usually. And when they finally "wake into it", it comes on very fast.

[@Mradityasaraswat]

Hey you can always go for short term diploma courses in 3d. Because it's our work showreel that's all it takes

[@michellecheng8992]

I hear you. I went back to a concept art school when I'm 27 and graduated a few months ago. I'm 29 now and I hear so many stories like yours and mine. It's never too late. Take the leap. Graduating at 30 is better than graduating later. I met a 50 year old who spent his life in tech and starting over again and telling me "I should've done what I wanted to do sooner.

[@Nick-kb2jc]

Same. I’m 29 and just graduated this past May with my bachelors in computer science and want to work as a graphics programmer for animation studios like Pixar or in AAA video games. I wish I had found this passion and drive that I have now 12 years ago but I guess graduating now and finding your dream is better than never doing it...

[@vincentgurus2601]

Hey its been 4 years, i hope your dream came true

[@scrublet2017]

This is the second time ive heard of a doctor quitting and becoming an animator for pixar

[@jaytamayo4694]

Scrublet Really???

[@Kinobambino]

Scrublet what

[@ronak8637]

Me to

[@beruangloncat]

Damn that gives me hope to start...and have a dream job in pixar.

[@princesoulger999]

who's the 1st?

[@keito-kun6618]

so in a way, whatever job or profession you had, if u love animation, you'll become one... this is literally hitting some major hope in my heart....

[@creeper20ps]

2023 year.... Anyone reading his comment, careful. Just because you love animation, you'll get a job. There's also work, talent and lots of luck involve. I don't want anyone reading 'keito-kun6618' comment and just wish and everything will come true.

[@mangadud]

​​@@creeper20psDepends on what you deem as an animator, if making money from animating makes you an animator that's not too hard to achieve. If working for a studio like pixar then yes that does involve alot of luck and would be pretty hard. So think about what kind of animator you want to be.

[@IceBear_97]

from medical doctor, mathematician,and baseball player to animator

[@celine.nm888]

Oh Mickey then what happened to those people who wanted to be an animator.. 😮😮😮😮

[@arch4ngel]

the mail room

[@aditkadepurkar8707]

well mathematician is kind off needed in animation

[@obilim2155]

celine nadia They became doctors and mathematicians

[@whade62000]

3rd guy is so humble, this is the kind of person I want to see on camera.

[@MissWatermelonify]

So interesting how all of them didn't go to the right direction 1st time. It makes me think how art is underrated, because these guys all probably had some contact with art before, but didn't consider it as an actual job

[@ADSuri]

showerdeaf Preach ✊, man . I know exactly what you're talking about. Heck! I fuckin lived it! My entire life I'd always been a film 🎥 buff. Yet, at the time ⌚, I never took that passion seriously enough to think that I could pursue it as a stable career. So, I pushed myself academically and in 2015 I went to Edinburgh University 🎓 to pursue a degree in French and Spanish. No more than a week into my course, I fall madly out of love with it and only then did I wake up and smell the roses 🌹; the only time I ever felt truly comfortable in my own skin was when I was doing something related to film. So, I took a year out to focus on a career in acting 🎭 and film making. Fast forward to present day and I couldn't be happier. I now have a full 🌕 scholarship at Stirling University 🎓 to study Film and Media, a litany of valuable personal connections with industry professionals, a bulky portfolio with 4 short films and 1 radio 📻 play to boast, my own radio show and a corporate video 📹 making business which is currently under development.

[@MissWatermelonify]

A.D Suri wow, that's a great story!! I'm happy for you

[@musicalmask1164]

Even I fell into that trap. I have wasted my high school years studying science but now I will take a year drop and will do an animation course

[@bazonga9085]

ahahahahhahah the fucking emojis

[@nusratfatima1157]

@@musicalmask1164 same here I also wasted my high school studying science......but know I am going to quit science

[@glotero]

This is so nice...I am in a hard moment of my life. I am not sure if medicine is my future, and I keep dreaming of maybe just leaving to then try and pursue this, which has always been my dream since I was a little kid. Hearing the guy who graduated from medicine and then just dropped to become an animator, which is what he really wanted, and then landing a job at pixar is really inspiring, and relatable to me. I am not taking any rushed decisions, I really need to dig deeper on myself, but hearing this accelerated my heart and made me so happy and hopeful.

[@klaracserny3079]

Just please quit medicine now - don't waste a medical education just to decide later you don't want to do it & quit - there are so many people who are dedicated to becoming doctors & may not have the opportunity because some selfish person took their place and then decided it wasn't for them...

[@glotero]

Yeah, I am still in medicine and while sometimes I still feel confused, I am still positive on finishing it and working in it...I was really in a low point when I wrote that, BUT working at Pixar is still a dream job and I cant imagine what I would do if an opportunity like that ever appears to me.

[@zyechotic4249]

I feel you 😭

[@mittirezi]

I hope you're doing well whatever you do now

[@seraphscoal236]

"Pursue passion over position"

[@toleenmesawa4573]

Im 12 and i wish when i grow up to be an animator either in pixar or disney

[@michaelgorbunov8267]

Toleen Mesawa Looks like you'll have no choice but to work for both! (pixar is owned by disney)

[@toleenmesawa4573]

Michelle Gorbunova ohhhhh i never knew that OMG

[@kristin3152]

Start working your ass off, you have a lot of time

[@DannyJustiniano]

I am impressed that you're so young and you know the difference. You're going places!

[@MS-ez8sm]

same here. Pixar is owned by Disney. But now I'm not sure which one I want to work for. I see my self working with Disney tho.

[@will--liam7331]

did he just say he was a doctor

[@jamesdown5064]

+Will- -liam .... that awkward moment. Here I was sipping my coffee when I heard "I quit being a doctor", I legit almost dropped my cup.

[@wowzers9270]

+James Down hahaha reminds me to the comedian Ken Jeong who was a former physician.

[@bananian]

James Down people only tell you how much you make in a job but they never tell you what the work would be like.

[@wowzers9270]

bananian is it not up to the individual what the job would be like? a person have the freedom to customize anything they want and yet some are too afraid to. a company may have rules that hold you down and make your life harder that doesn't mean you can;t go with a different company that has rules you like, or coworkers you like and are professional.

[@T4eva]

All right all you artists out there get ready to be a doctor cause were all screwed if we're not.

[@bluntzmoker]

Nevarez is one of the coolest dudes ever! So humble and so skilled.

[@aineeicechips]

Waaaw. These guys pumped my heart out. Im already a nurse and still thinking if I still should pursue arts.

[@tmz9999]

did you gt the job?

[@aineeicechips]

still a nurse 😆

[@tmz9999]

@@aineeicechips but you didnt give up right?

[@Glodwra]

I'm a nurse too! 31 yrs old. I'm going to pursue animation because nursing (healthcare in general) is not something anyone should do for the rest of their life. Pursue what makes you happy, work that doesn't feel like work. My goal is to get accepted into CalArts around 34/35. Set goals and anything can happen. We made it as nurses we can make it as artists.

[@akeelrafiq3504]

so basically don't have any intension on becoming an animator or even wanting to work at Pixar.. Got it

[@BadmashFactory]

+Akeel Rafiq I agree with you. And this is so true from my experience that one who deserves it or wants it seldom gets it. This is how life works most of the time!

[@minhaj_khan]

+BadmashFactory Wow...

[@Ccs1989]

+BadmashFactory They deserved it, even if they didn't necessarily want it. Pixar wanted their talent. Though Kondo recently left to form his own company.

[@kameha64]

+Ccs1989 I hope you're joking? It's always been my dream as kid & now to work for Pixar, if it wasn't for Toy Story & Neon Genesis Evangelion I probably wouldn't have wanted to go to college to become an animator. Pixar is one of the biggest animation studios in America, I honestly have no idea why someone would leave when they have there foot in the door. It's Pixar a 2.8 billion dollar animation company.

[@RobertoGattoArt]

@Kameha Kondo and Tsutsumi left Pixar after 7 working there as Art Directors. Yeah it's a dream job for many but they said they wanted to pursue their vision and wanted a bigger challenge.

[@ario9907]

What makes these individuals special is that they have passion and work harder than most people due to their drive for success.

[@alifaanindya3066]

i was so surprised when i know that first dude quit medical field for animation, because i was thinking to do the same thing!

[@wormdust]

Jin Kim's work is amazing, huge fan

[@JustoShowCartoons]

That first guy, OMG I'm somewhat in that boat right now. I'm a IT major I like computers and enjoy working on them, but I have learned animation in my spare time and I really love it. I'm having second thoughts. Too bad my student loans just don't somehow vanish so I could start over lol. At least I still get to create art in my own time.

[@Yasmin-hv1yf]

Thank you for posting this. I was a hopeful animation/illustration major but due to the dept getting impacted and time constraints I changed my degree to business AND THEN ended up in biotech. These three individuals give me so much HOPE.

[@menesispalomar8987]

This is very inspiring.. Thankyou very much for sharing your stories! I'm also a math major but i really love drawing and animation. I hope i can be part of Pixar Family someday. Knowing what you love and doing it makes life LIFE!

[@indeed1343]

This video motivates me. At the moment my drawing skills are painfully average and I can use Adobe Professional CC and Blender but I think I need to improve drastically. Sadly right now I'm working in college applications so I haven't been challenging myself but my love for animation is so strong I doubt I will chance majors. My dream is to be an Animator and work in Pixar! (':

[@pureequestrian5700]

Your dream can definitely become a reality if you work hard! Technically, drawing isn't necessary in animation, so you can still be a successful animator without drawing skills! Good luck!

[@animexanimationstudios8275]

@@pureequestrian5700 at least at Pixar it's not necessary

[@chelgl5800]

Same, I relate to this a lot

[@KarlaLopez-qi9yd]

I’ve been dreaming on becoming a Pixar animator since I was only 10. Now I’m 16 and still willing to. I’m missing lots of life to finally do it, but I’m still willing and forever will be.

[@crystalidk]

Dude if these guys didn't even pursue art in the first place then I have a lot of hope for the future.

[@MsLacieable]

If only we could afford art classes *sighs

[@dleung4623]

+Emily Ocean did you listen to the guy?! the right way to do it is to become a doctor first, make money then use the money for art class XDDDD

[@MsLacieable]

+D Leung yah but that'll take foreverrr! Before you can make a name in the industry, you'll be a granny.

[@Xantexhunter]

+Emily Ocean I joined the navy at 23 and left the navy at 27. I been attending art school completely free of charge thanks to Post-9/11 GI Bill, which pays my school tuition, all my books, and gives me a living allowance while I'm attending art school. My path isn't for everyone, but if you are determined to start and finish school, there are Hundreds of ways to pay for school in the United States. And even if you aren't an American Citizen, you can get a school visa and the government will pay for your school either completely or partially. So having no money isn't an excuse to not attend college.

[@SockOrSomething]

+Emily Ocean can you get financial aid? sign up for fafsa

[@animekid12100]

+Michael Hunt yes it's possible

[@BenavidesJorge]

My Dream Job! and I'm working towards it... I'm extremely passionate about Visual Communications aka ART. I have developed a love to creating original characters rather than just copying them like many do. I love creating Fantasy Worlds that can only come out from imagination. I will work really hard after I graduate and get a job at Pixar. You don't need a fancy 50k brand name college to do it, you need passion, ethic, talent and a bit of luck. One day, one day I will be there.

[@Designbynine9]

Good luck with that www.AGP703.com We will be hiring a few designers in the next year Film called "ONION" ITS a CULT CLASSIC -SCRIPT IN PROGRESS-

[@cengiz2645]

Did you make it?

[@svaffe]

Ye, are you there yet?

[@randomguy8137]

Did you make it?

[@itookaxaniaintdieyet1893]

UPDATE US!!!

[@kameha64]

I'm currently in college for Animation & art, I'm extremely passionate about speaking to the audience threw animation & art. If it wasn't for Toy Story & Neon Genesis Evangelion I probably wouldn't be in college today for something I worked really hard for! I enjoy working with different kinds of tools to create sci-fi worlds & characters, although the dream job is competitive I get really depressed thinking about it but I try to think what Pixar wants & needs to see, I think what Pixar wants is people who can not only master and get a bachelors degree in animation, but artists & animators that enjoy animating fantasy projects & fresh ideas to show to the public. In other words Pixar is looking for talented animators with the ability to see things in this world others don't.

[@weweweLit]

Oh wow im not the only one! I studied computer science, after 1st year i want to change to animation. I have no art background at all, just started learning drawing last year.

[@hannahscheneberg2985]

I REALLY want to work at pixar, it's fascinating the way they animate 3D objects from just and idea.

[@КирьУха-ю3н]

Thanks for this video, i am very grateful to these guys. Love them. They are very cool that became artits through very interesting ways of life

[@nomadslandofficial]

this video is inspirational to me, i'v always wanted to be story board artist at Pixar and even though my art has come a long way since I started I know I need to work harder if I want my dream job.

[@valerierodriguez1130]

this is so inspiring. I need to get back to art.

[@yacoubkort44]

I wish I can be apart of the Pixar studio one day.

[@SQUIGLEZ]

It’s been 6 years, any update? :o

[@spicypun1004]

@@SQUIGLEZ now 7...

[@gonz3870]

now 8. how’s it going?

[@YamesWilde]

9 years now 😮

[@kevinzhang6623]

It's a job, an if it really means a great deal to you(Because it doesn't for anyone), then you CANNOT let yourself down, hope you're at Pixar now...

[@TommyReaperProductions]

You know, it’s not all about the pictures…. They have writers who write the story long before it’s illustrated….. The writing part is the part I love the most…..

[@Buzzity]

Working as a character designer for pixar is one of my dream jobs

[@ilovemj27]

Hi, can I ask you some questiosn? do you ig or email pls?

[@axel-rt8bq]

abby hey

[@mikeymarauder8526]

I want to be a character designer for dreamworks

[@SatansFire]

Good luck kids. Every production has 1 character designer and thousands of people apply for that position per state/province.

[@amandanaoexiste5298]

its awesome how they are from other countries and yessss tell us we can

[@animalartist68artworld3]

Well it's been a couple years now and my ART has improved a lot and I have been drawing People & animals! I have started drawing Disney characters and I am so in love with that!!!☺😍 Some people see me working for Disney or Pixar. But I hope I do work for Disney or Pixar someday in the future!😊

[@minhmeo6660]

great stories

[@blitzy7742]

Lmao the first guy at first sounded like he just got in because of his school grades.. but then he said he was a doctor 😓

[@kevinzhang6623]

Lmao and you sound salty. What do you know? You honestly believe Pixar hires artists because of their grades in a completely unrelated field in another country?

[@paigewalker5282]

It's my absolute DREAM to work at PIXAR!!!!! Maybe someday.... :)

[@kabeerrajoria]

yeah! my

[@OCDTraci]

+Paige LeeAnn Mine too, but kinda scary that not ONE woman was featured :/

[@bananian]

OCDTraci. don't let that discourage you. there can be many reasons why that's the case.

[@animexanimationstudios8275]

@@OCDTraci the reason why is because there are hardly any female animators, and with only three employees sharing their story, the female percentage is still far lower. Anyway, whats wrong with guys? regardless of gender, you can be inspired by these stories, and motivated to fulfill your dreams

[@May9ninth]

if this dude with the black shirt says ( ahhhhhhh ) on me more....lmaof...he already said it 10000 times 😂😂😂😂😂✋✋✋✋

[@christiannoel514]

soon I will also work on Pixar as an animator 💓 I can feel it.

[@tmz9999]

im a foreigner, can i get a job at pixar too? :(

[@sagorikasen9787]

It's my dream to work at Pixar

[@mrzaroq]

When he said he was a medical doctor I taught he was joking

[@anesyamin848]

does anyone know the name of the 9 student program?

[@patrickcallow4605]

I love disney and disney movies and I love animation :) and I drew alot of animation drawings :) and iam pretty good at it :) and I think working for pixar would be awesome for me :)

[@rossturcotte419]

EASY: they all got the job by letting 'walking Disneyland turkey leg' John Lasseter "hug" them after hours

[@josearielortiz2055]

As much as I love Pixar and I have got ideas for both an original Pixar film and for a possible sequel for Brave. But I’m also aspiring to be an animator in WDAS (Walt Disney Animation Studios), cause I have another original idea that is directly for WDAS. An animated drama musical comedy movie set in Puerto Rico

[@leyla5570]

This is my childhood dream. I always write and draw my own universes and characters Then ı say: One day...!

[@blurryink115]

Goes to show that it doesn’t matter if you drew since you were young and it’s okay if you don’t know what to do with your life.

[@fernz6026]

16 and already trying to make working with maya my past time when i get bored. Also gonna get some practice with Adobe products and maybe Zbrush if i can save enough thats is cause its way more expensive since they dont offer month to month payments

[@cwoherem]

Please whats the name of the third guy? I didnt quite catch his name in the video.

[@MsAuriauri]

does anyone know these amazing people's names? would love to see their work!!

[@pepemonkey2041]

I have the same story as the Korean guy. I began to want to be a neurosurgeon but also a animator I started really early animating Legos then clay and then now cgi. I sometimes don't sleep until 2 or 4 am animating... Could that give me a animating job real question

[@MilliesTVTime2]

Maybe I have a shot at the industry and I’m almost 30

[@PleasantlyDisturbing]

I'm an animator who wants to be a doctor....where's that link

[@angelmakima]

Lol if the third guy barely made it knowing nothing then I can make who can draw like madness and professional at age 16, I pray to God for some day to work at Pixar's!!!! 😡

[@pureequestrian5700]

No need to get angry! You can definitely work at Pixar if you work hard. Good luck!

[@Aaa-ho3sq]

ADAM GENESIS, oh please, stop being so arrogant and full of yourself. I bet you can only draw like plenty of kids. And that guy probably had a lot of talent AND would have actually worked really hard before getting into pixar. "praying" and letting your hormones get the better of you isn't gonna get you into a top quality company, you need to actually work hard like that person, otherwise your art will never be close to good enough.

[@kiwifit620]

I mean you're 19 now but do you post said art anywhere? Quite curious!

[@kevinzhang6623]

Dude with an art degree who was admitted part of a highly selective internship, further proving himself to animators willing to go out on a limb for him... Bud that's not knowing nothing, that's having the perseverance of an artist. Jealous, salty little shit. Many animators have non-animation art degrees. He's just being hard on himself, a superb trait for an artist. Your attitude shows you will always blame others and make excuses for not putting in work yourself. If you can do it, then just do it, what are you getting in such a fuss for? You're sixteen and you already want to get in Pixar, then you've already avoided the hurdles these three artists went through and can just go to an animation type program, get an internship, and most certainly get in Pixar with a decent amount of work.

[@chagiRenee]

There are folks like me who doesn’t know what to do w. life. But they somehow managed to get the best job ever?

[@Mai-ik4cv]

堤大介

[@OSCARANDRES039]

Hello thank you for your video. I like to share this short animation with you and your audience. It was made by my daughter who is an artist and a aspiring animator. Any critics will be welcome. Thank you

[@jaytamayo4694]

WHAAAAAAT??? He was a Doctor in Medicine. So why did he took up the course in the first place??? But still he made a right choice because he realized what he really wants. How I wish I got that medical intelligence...

[@kevinzhang6623]

There is no medical intelligence, only intentional tenacity. Natural intelligence is a myth. No one gets anywhere no matter how naturally intelligent you are with the most tenacious spirit and work ethic an exceptionally high perseverance.

[@buster5661]

Looks and sounds like to me they only got hired to fill in a box

[@tanayakulkarni12]

Well I don't like animation but I like writing though?what should I do.reply

[@universesavior554]

Then be a writer maybe. Like do you want to write for animation. You can still do it! For me I’m gonna collaborate with an artist so I can make an animated show when I’m older. (I heard the creator of Bojack Horseman did that)

[@patrickcallow4605]

how do I start ? iam in my 2th year of high school taking art :) and I've been taking art in elementary school to high school :) how do I start ?

[@jaytamayo4694]

Patrick Callow You probably have seen some videos of animation. there is this video which talks about the work etc.

[@jaytamayo4694]

Patrick Callow Ok. I saw it. type "So You want to be an animator"

[@patrickcallow4605]

yes :)

[@patrickcallow4605]

well acully no I want to be a Artist

[@Not2Amari]

i got sended by my class

[@picosdrivethru]

WHY NO MODELERS? :(

[@LILUGOINDABUILDING]

wow i really like that....i'm italian....i dunno if i can..but if yes, i will make my dreams true

[@whydoweexist5072]

But.. Can you get the job if your only self taught? Cuz animation schools are expensive and hard to find

[@animexanimationstudios8275]

online schools are much, much cheaper, and there are some pretty high quality online schools out there. the one i would recommend is AnimSchool. Check out their KZbin channel, and their website.

[@kevinzhang6623]

You'd have to prove yourself, build a good portfolio, get experience working in teams with professionals who would be willing to go out on a limb for you after seeing that you're good.

[@artpat3683]

I love Art!😊💓🎨 I've been drawing for 5 years! And I have improved a lot! I can now draw Disney animated characters!😀😀😁😮 And I plan on drawing more disney characters! 😊💓 I hope someday to work for Disney or other animation studios.

[@MEMpraveenIlamvazhuthi]

Hi sir 3d animator want to known drawing

[@dalurinzinia829]

wow, so u have to be a doctor only u can be an animator at Pixar....talk about super high requirement