DeeDaaaDoooo…. 3D Animation with Julio

Welcome to my blog dear visitor, I decided to create this blog in order to gather people together, share their knowledge and wisdom with 3D animation software, so we together can make the dreams of our imagination become true in this materialistic world. Enjoy and share. Thank you.

There you go! Looking for 3d animation job, eh?

You probably already know that it is not going to be an easy mission to accomplish my friend. Most of animators believe that if they have a super processor, 26” screen, and they know some Maya and/or 3ds-max then that’s it, Disney animation studios or Pixar animation studios are looking after them or after their Demo Reel.

It’s not like that at all.

Before I explain exactly what is it they are looking for, if you want to see a list of the types of 3d animation jobs you can go to this post.

These days, knowing all this stuff mentioned above takes searching on Youtube for some videos, getting a version of the 3d animation software, or even a simple animation software you want to create your art with, and pretty much that’s it.

The studios are looking for creative animators, 3d artists that have their opinion but can also work as a team with other 3d artists, working with a director that has a budget over his head, and a deadline to show a final product.

That means that you need to have additional skills and you need to maintain them as well:

1. You have to be organized  – and I am not talking about knowing that you have everything on your laptop
2. Your time management should be excellent (oh my god..not that!!!) –  remember, you have a producer or a director that has a deadline.
3. Working in a team of other 3d artists is crucial, it’s not just you and the software
4. Creativity. Animators tend to think that being creative only means having craziest ideas about animating – check this interview to get more ideas.

You must be thinking that the studios have no way of knowing whether you are a team player or not, if your time management skills are good enough for them or not until you start working.

You might be right, but that would be guessing.

Lots of animation studios are aware that most of the animators have the same basic level of skills, and the really important thing is the discussed above – being organized, time management, working in an environment of other 3d artists, and creativity that includes all of the previous 3 skills.

• Being organized – you have to keep things organized!

What does that mean?

Well, it means that in case you are working on a project you want to know exactly where everything is placed, what are the latest ideas that came up in the last meeting of the team.

You actually want to dominate the process sa if you were the director, the producer and the animator combined.

• Time management – time is the most important resource you have

What should I do about time management?

You need to have a plan:

-          A yearly plan (very large scale plans)

-          Monthly plan – regarding your current project

-          Weekly plan – helps you realize what needs to be done each and every day

-          Daily plan – that takes all of the plans and brings alive whatever it is you are designing

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Now, that’s a small tip on how to manage your time better, but of course there is more to it in order to have excellent level of managing your time through lots and lots of projects.

• Working in a team – lots of great minds together brings a lot more to the table

How can I become a team player in a 3d animation job?

This is something that you probably won’t learn in all of these online 3d animation courses or the 3d animation tutorials on youtube.

They simply don’t see team work as an important aspect of animating.

You want to be able to listen  to your co-workers in order to get much better results for the project.

• Creativity – being creative is understanding that you know nothing.

So what do I have to offer?

You have everything it takes in order to be creative, you just have to understand that what you know now, is already know, because you have learned it from someone.

Being creative is a never-ending process which includes taking courses of things that look irrelevant, going to museums, reading, visiting places.

Being creative is a full-time job. You don’t have an office to sit in, it’s a job of changing your perspective about the art you are creating.

I hope that now after reading this post you understand the importance of these aspects of being a 3d animator, when looking for a 3d animation job, your skills in animating are important but the studios are looking for a team player, creative one, that is organized and manages his/hers time great.

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