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Your Career in Animation (2nd Edition)
How to Survive and Thrive
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This book is ideal for aspiring animators, recent graduates, and seasoned animation professionals seeking to build or revitalise their careers. It suits those aiming to understand the industry's workings, prepare strong portfolios, develop professional networks, and pursue creative opportunities within the competitive animation field.
"Whether you want to break into the animation industry or "toon up" to a better career, this comprehensive guide will show you how. A leading animation professional surveys the field and shares the advice of more than one hundred and fifty top talents in the business of making toons."--Page 4 of cover.
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A Newly Revised Edition of the Go-To Guide for Any Animation Artist!
Your Career in Animation is the most comprehensive and valuable book on animation careers that you'll ever need." — Bill Plympton, Animator / Producer.
Whether you want to break into the animation industry or "toon up" to a better career, this comprehensive guide will show you how. A leading animation professional surveys the field and shares the advice of more than one hundred and fifty top talents in the business of making toons—including Brooke Keesling, head of animation talent development at Bento Box, Mike Hollingsworth, supervising director of BoJack Horseman; Andrea Fernandez, art director on The Cuphead Show!; PES, Oscar-nominated stop-motion director of Fresh Guacamole; Linda Simensky, head of content for PBS Kids; Minty Lewis, co-creator of The Great North; Ross Bollinger, YouTube sensation with his Pencilmation channel, and executives from Nickelodeon, Disney TVA, Titmouse, Inc., Frederator, PBS Kids, Netflix, 9 Story Media Group, Cartoon Network; and dozens of others.
Learn how to:
- Get the most out of your animation education
- Build a portfolio, reel, and resume
- Keep your skills marketable for years to come
- Network effectively
- Learn from on-the-job criticism
- Cope with unemployment
- Start your own studio or build an indie brand online
- Pitch and sell a show of your own
- And more!
Also included are invaluable resources such as animation schools, societies, film festivals, events, websites, and publications.
Allworth Press, an imprint of Skyhorse Publishing, publishes a broad range of books on the visual and performing arts, with emphasis on the business of art. Our titles cover subjects such as graphic design, theatre, branding, fine art, photography, interior design, writing, acting, film, how to start careers, business and legal forms, business practices, and more. While we don't aspire to publish a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are deeply committed to quality books that help creative professionals succeed and thrive. We often publish in areas overlooked by other publishers and welcome the author whose expertise can help our audience of readers.
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Acclaimed creators highly praise this guide. Loren Bouchard, creator of Bob’s Burgers, urges aspiring animators and fans alike to read it, highlighting the industry's need for new voices. Jorge Gutierrez, known for El Tigre and The Book of Life, finds it monumentally helpful and inspiring. Brooke Keesling of Bento Box Entertainment describes it as wonderfully comprehensive for anyone passionate about animation. These endorsements underscore its significance as an invaluable career resource.
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ISBN: 9781621537489
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 10 June 2021
Country: United States
Imprint: Allworth Press,U.S.
Edition: 2nd Edition, Second Edition, Reissue
Illustration: 50 BW illustrations
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 25.0mm
Width: 152.0mm
Height: 229.0mm
Weight: 635g
Pages: 364
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About the Author
David B. Levyis the author ofYourCareerinAnimation: How to Survive and Thrive, the essentialcareerguide foranimationartists workinginNorth America. Levy is the director ofanimationat Disney+, where he leads a team producing and developing original short-form content for social media,including several series for Lucasfilm.Levy has directed and supervised series and pilots for Nickelodeon (Blue's Clues), Cartoon Network (Assy McGee), Sesame Workshop (Word on the Street), Fox Broadcasting Company (Bob's Burgers).Levy has also been engaged as a writer/creator on development projects for Disney Jr, DreamWorks, Warner Bros.Animation, and Silvergate Media/Sony Pictures Television. As anindependent filmmaker, Levy is the director of the popular children's filmGood Morning, and a pair of short animated documentariesGrandpa Looked Like WilliamPowell andTurning a Cornerwhich premiered at the prestigious Tribeca Film Festival. Levy has lectured and taught at Parsons, SVA, NYU, RISD, and Pratt, and was president of the New York chapter of ASIFA (AssociationInternational du Film d'Animation). He livesinLos Angeles with his wife and daughter.
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