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Burn List

​Animator

• Work with modelers and layout artist.
• Manipulate the existing characters in a digital environment.
• Hand key movements as well changing numeric values to control joints.
• Match animated action to script and audio provided.
• Work well with production Directors.
• Revised, and refined to a perfect fluidity of motions.
• Animate with reference sources to simulate life.

Skills & Education

• A solid foundation in traditional art.
• A college degree in computer animation.
• Education in anatomy.
• Thinks conceptually.
• Works patiently.
• Years of preproduction experience as a story artist.

What to Expect

• Entry-level work as a junior or assistant animator.
• Work with a mentor.
• Short deadlines.
• Lots of paperwork.
• Expect nothing and let your work speak for you.
• Competitive environments.
• Work Hard.
• Document everything.
• Never miss a deadline.

3-D Animation

After taking 3-D Animation I'm 99.99% sure this is what I want to do but there is a 1% chance that I might like rigging better, however, that remains to be seen because that's a few months down the line.

3-D Arts

Creating 2D Animation with FlipBook

Recently I was able to create my first 2D Animations using FlipBook and I think It's probably the easiest app we will ever use. The first time I used Flipbook I admit there were some glitches but it's still not clear if the application was actually faulty or if it was a server related issue. There are probably other apps to use for creating 2D animations that are much better, or worst, but I can only vouch for this app because it's the only one that I've used so far. I love 2D animation, In a perfect world, I would wake up every morning to create 2D animations to get my ideas across to a broad audience. Shooting each frame is a breeze and it's just a matter of timing after that. 

I made good use of the space bar when capturing images because it sped things up and is a lot more convenient than using the mouse. My hands were free to remove the last picture taken and replace it with the next frame. I would lose track of time ( experience flow ) when capturing the images and was usually pleasantly surprised to see the pile of paper that looked like a mountain a few minutes ago were all photographed. All I had to think about was saving, exporting and making sure I used the correct naming convention.

                            

I didn't realize until recently how much I love 2D animated movies. There is something magical about it, It's a feeling, like the satisfaction of how it made me feel to create one. 

I've wanted do animations since the first time I saw He-Man, Gi-Joes, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Tom and Jerry, The Flintstones, Jetsons, and Captain Caveman, the list goes on and on. 

After high school, I'de shifted my focus from American 2D animation and was only interested, primarily, in Anime movies when I'm in the mood to see a 2D animated film. Maybe it's because they have successfully integrated computer animation on their 2D animated movies instead of abandoning 2D animation all together. To be fair so has the American cartooning industry but the style of anime storytelling is still a bit different and more appealing. 

I remember being amazed the first time I saw Akira or Ghost in the shell,  Fist of the North Star, and Ninja Scroll, It's always been a fantasy of mine to be a part of a 2D animated project of that caliber from  concept to creation one of these days.

                            

I Hope I haven't given anyone who hasn't taken 2D Animation the wrong impression. Just because FlipBook is pretty much a no-brainer, don't underestimate the level of difficulty you will encounter if you can't draw fast, or pay attention to detail. I recall finishing assignments, getting a critique, and starting the entire object over from scratch right around or after the lunch break, coming back and completing the assignment by the end of the day. I hope 2D animation comes back in style at some point in the future because this is something that I would like to do forever.