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Your Career in Animation: How to Survive and Thrive

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Your Career in Animation: How to Survive and Thrive

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• Great ideas for animators who are starting out or looking for their next job

• Packed with information and insights

• Perfect for film students and art students

Animation is a multibillion-dollar industry. Here’s an insider’s guide to getting into that industry, staying there, and getting ahead. Author David B. Levy has interviewed the top pros in animation, including Steven Hillenburg, creator of SpongeBob SquarePants; Al Brodax, producer of Yellow Submarine; Teddy Newton, character designer on The Incredibles; Linda Simensky, senior director of PBS Kids; John R. Dilworth, creator of Courage the Cowardly Dog; and dozens of others to get their insights on creating a portfolio or reel, meeting animators, networking, and making the leap from working for others to pitching and selling. A resource section lists animation schools, film festivals, studios, Web sites, and publications to get budding animators off to an animated start.

Product Details

Author:	David B. Levy
Paperback:	256 pages
Publisher:	Allworth Press
Publication Date:	May 01, 2006
Language:	English
ISBN:	1581154453
Product Length:	6.0 inches
Product Width:	0.55 inches
Product Height:	9.0 inches
Product Weight:	0.9 pounds
Package Length:	8.9 inches
Package Width:	5.7 inches
Package Height:	0.7 inches
Package Weight:	0.9 pounds
Average Customer Rating:	based on 26 reviews

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32 of 34 found the following review helpful:

Best guide so far to the business end of animation Jun 12, 2006 By R. Gorey "Behemoth"
Thirty years ago, when I went to school for animation, there were precious few books on the subject; mostly "coffee table" volumes, profiling notable feature films. Preston Blair's guides to style and movement were very valuable, but Levy's book on the mechanics of working in the industry is a breakthrough. In many ways, it is an extension of the course he teaches at the School of Visual Arts, and it offers useful, practical, and worthwhile insight into what happens once students graduate. Other books will tell you about squash and stretch--this book tells you how to handle difficult co-workers, how to discover the best of your own talent, how to honor a good boss and to work around a bad one, how to avoid the creative traps animators find themselves in too much of the time, and what to do (and not to do) on an interview. In short, it's the book I wish I'd have read when I was in school, and I would advise any serious student to give it a look. No matter what career we choose, we face obstacles, challenges, and cronyism. Levy's book speaks to these issues and offers solutions at every step of the way, unlike other book by working professionals, which tell entertaining stories but offer no tools for managing conflict, or solving creative roadblocks. Advice from several industry notables rounds out the book's several comprehensive chapters. This is not a colorful fan volume about current animation, it's a thoughtful, useful textbook on how to best prepare for a future in the animation profession. Bravo.

15 of 15 found the following review helpful:

Things I Wish I Knew 10 Years Ago Jan 10, 2007 By D. J. Billings "Target Coach"
Yup, it's all here. Having worked in the Animation industry, I highly recommend this book to anyone considering a career in Animation, or those who want to get more out of their existing Animation career. David Levy's book gives you insight that normally takes years to learn.

11 of 11 found the following review helpful:

Really informative Nov 09, 2006 By J. Galluccio
I recently picked up this book upon reading a review. I found the book to be so helpful. I have been a freelance artist for years and enjoyed hearing the stories of the author's career in animation. Animation was always one of my interests that I am now pursuing and this book has really given me insight into the field. Even if you are not an animator, this book is a great read.

7 of 7 found the following review helpful:

ALL Animators should read this Aug 03, 2006 By Adam C. Ansorge "Adam Cloud Ansorge"
I have been engaged with animation for over 10 years now. It is a lifestyle that if one is to embrace it as a career, one understands that not every day is drawing funny pictures in sequential order and making a living. It is a lifestyle that requires a great deal of passion, but a good sense of aspects that go beyond the desktop computer or drawing board. Your Career in Animation: How to Survive and Thrive is an excellent read for any person who takes the career of animation as seriously. He discusses the parts of this career that many have yet to witness and interact with. I know that many of his stories of angst and frustration are true to form because I have been in those very same positions; contracts, work environment, burning bridges categories, etc. I do not read books every day, but I found myself surfing this book quickly because if you are someone who truly truly wants a life in this business as I do...take it from me, David has been there. He writes on a very personable level and communicates his thoughts as humanly as possible without pulling punches and not hitting you too hard with the truth that comes with this life. If you are an animator and you take even a hint of this career seriously, you would be a fool not to pick this book up.

4 of 4 found the following review helpful:

Great Help for Students Nov 09, 2006 By N. Bixler "Nancimation"
As an Animation Student in the New York area I found this book to be very helpful. The book is mostly geared towards animators working in the City, but there is helpful information for anyone going into the industry any where in the country. I highly recommend this book to other animation students.

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