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Visual Effects: Animatic Design & Production
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Average Salary: $40,965 Top Salary: $65,118 Entry Level Salary: $21,631 Average Hours: 40+ Union: Possible Certifications: Bachelors Degree Training Period: 3-4 Years Strong Markets: CA, WA, NY, MN, OR Job Growth Forecast: 14% |
An animatic designer creates animates a storyboard to create the next step in a production so concepts can be tested. Anamatics are used for a variety of purposes, such as testing advertisements, previewing scenes of live-action films before they are shot, in the pre-production stages of animation and in the video game industry.
The position requires excellent computer skills in creative and two and three dimensional software applications, such as Photoshop, Illustrator and AfterEffects. An anamatic designer must be capable of carrying a conceptual thought through from the story boards to production using Photoshop or After Effects.
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Video games are one of the fastest growing areas of the entertainment industry. It’s estimated that by 2011 the video game industry will be twice as big as the music industry. In the United States alone, video games currently bring in an estimated $30 billion annually. To put it simply, video games are big business.
Life as a game designer affords one the chance to work on the creative forefront of this exciting, rapidly evolving field.
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