Where do you want to go as an artist/animator?

[anigen]

in the ng world, there seems to be a lot of debate on which path in the industry is the wisest to take, etc. I've heard a lot of opinions from people as to where they want to go. for example, some people want to go join CN and animate cartoons there, however, other people feel that it would be a miserable, controlled job with weak pay, and would opt for a different path.

so where do you want to go

[zomfgbie]

animating will always be a hobby for me so online recognition is as far as my dreams span really.

[MRat]

Where do I want to go? As a dream I want to eventually open my own studio and move into directing where I can make feature films.

[rtil]

get some kind of grant or studio so i can make freetown what i've dreamed of it to be . it will cost millions of dollars i'm sure

[anigen]

get some kind of grant or studio so i can make freetown what i've dreamed of it to be . it will cost millions of dollars i'm sure

this is pretty interesting to me actually. i always pegged you as a guy who just wanted any job in the animation world and would take going over to cn and just working for them

[rtil]

uh

no i hate working under people

though i will probably have to do that for some time until i can accomplish starting my own series with real backing

[mishkamash]

post spam until i get the guts to make a good flash

unlike afrostump

[KingDavid]

release something

[wps]

I want tO GO TO FRIENDLY'S

[Halcion]

back in time
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[wps]

i wanna go to xanadu

[texas]

if i ever get really good then ill consider a career in art but its just a hobby for now

[f0d]

my plan from here on is to make my best possible animations in college then use those animations to get jobs at various studios. working under someone or with someone else's art doesn't bother me at all, but there are tons of possibilities beyond that.

the alumni list for the ucla animation program is staggering, there are tons and tons of success stories. they actually tell you that the most negative aspect of the program is the low graduation rate... not because students can't handle it, but because students get hired out of the program before they get their masters. one guy got hired to work on lord of the rings while making his thesis film. he went to new zealand for a few years, then came back and finished his thesis which got nominated for an academy award. another guy made his thesis film, and when speilberg and zemeckis saw it, they made it into Monster House. countless other alumni went on to be directors of animation for TV shows and features. my current animation teacher has worked basically everywhere in the industry, directing episodes of the simpsons, rocko's modern life, recess, king of the hill, the critic, and a bunch more. and he started out the exact way im starting.

so i dunno should be interesting! we should be glad we've already got a decent network of animators and artists with this site alone

[psi43]

get some kind of grant or studio so i can make freetown what i've dreamed of it to be . it will cost millions of dollars i'm sure

I could lend you money, you know I've got enough.

[Gerkinman]

Im quite happy working a regular job just to fund my cartoons in my spare time, i dont like the idea of working under somebody else, mainly because i already do that in advertising and i absolutely hate it. So yeh, some kind of job that has nothing to do with computers would be nice, just so i can come home and feel good about getting back on the PC and doing some animation. After working in flash for 8 hours at work the last thing i feel like doing is coming home to do work on my own projects. I think i will probably just stick to small time film festivals and stuff for the internet.

[LordZeebmork]

learn to animate properly and win some money in contests and things. I don't really have an interest in animating as a career; I'd rather work with technology. (programmer, most likely)

[ZekeySpaceyLizard]

i dont even know anymore

[Crabarms]

Pretty much see an idea of mine come to life, nothing like crabarms but the
best of what I can think of and do.
Sure I like the idea of a guy with crab like arms but there could be more to that.
You also might say that the plot of shot  gun wedding was done on just practicing
experimenting with tweens and seeing how it would appear once finished.
I learned quite a bit from it, yet I have more to work on and thats something to keep me going.

[MRat]

i dont even know anymore

YOU TOLD ME YOU WANTED TO START SMELLY BUTTS STUDIOS WITH ME!

[Gerkinman]

Ill join your studio if you let me do whatever i like and pay me for it