Information

Occupation: Computer Animator

National Professional Qualification Level: 3

Training:

This training program provides students with the knowledge, skills, and competencies necessary to work in the fields of advertising, multimedia, video and film art, with a focus on computer animation, digital film and video editing, and computer effects.

Job Description:

Key Tasks:

• Creates or participates in the creation of animated films for advertising, entertainment, educational, and other purposes using computer technology.

• Designs and develops computer-processed two- and three-dimensional images of objects - people, animals, or objects.

• Adds various movements to objects.

• Creates an environment.

• Applies visual and audio effects, speech, sound, and music.

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Participates in the creation of the concept and script of a computer animation film.

• Draws scenes and objects from an animation film.

• Carries out the processes related to the generation, modeling, and animation of objects.

• Adds visual and sound effects to animated objects.

• Animates scenes from an animation film with keyframes.

Working Hours:

Computer animators typically work regular hours or freelance.

Additional Information:

Computer animators should be familiar with a variety of software packages related to their work, such as 3ds Max, Adobe Flash, Maya, Action Script, Motionbuilder, Lightwave 3D, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Photoshop, and others.

Job Prospects and Challenges:

Job Opportunities:

• Small or large advertising studios, film companies, television stations, computer game manufacturers, media designers, etc.

Additional Benefits:

Computer animators working in companies receive top-of-the-line computers and licensed software products for their work.

Difficulties and Challenges:

• Most types of work involve spending a lot of time in front of a computer or drawing (with or without a computer).

• When working on stop-motion animation, it is likely that a significant amount of time will be spent on your feet, setting up and shooting different models.

Organizations and Job Titles:

Field of Activity: Audio-visual arts and techniques; media production.

Organizations/Institutions Where Computer Animators Can Work:

• Small or large studios, film companies and television stations, computer game manufacturers, media designers, etc.

Job Titles:

• Animator

• Computer graphic artist

• Art director

• Graphic designer

Career Development Opportunities:

Individuals who have acquired professional qualifications in this occupation have the opportunity to improve their qualifications through courses and seminars organized by training institutions and others. After completing secondary education, those who have acquired a professional qualification in this occupation can continue their education in specialties with the educational-qualification degree "bachelor's" and subsequently "master's" in the higher education system.

Qualities and Education Required:

Development of Personal Qualities:

• Inclination to creativity, imagination, good drawing and modeling skills, patience and concentration, precision and attention to detail, communication skills, ability to work under pressure, ability to meet deadlines.

Acquisition of Knowledge and Skills:

• Knowledge of the basic operations in the process of creating animated films using a computer, for the different techniques and technologies for creating animation (classical plate technology, drawing on paper, drawing on tape, painting under camera, sand techniques, needle screen, cut-out techniques, volume techniques, pixilation, 2D and 3D computer generation of objects).

• Ability to draw various elements and objects for the purpose of creating graphic images.

• Ability to convert drawn images into electronic format using a scanner or tablet.

• Ability to transform graphic images into a format suitable for computer animation.

Subjects Studied:

• Computer animation

• Graphic design

• Computer graphics

• Web design

• Multimedia technologies

• Combinatorics and color science

• Fundamentals of cinema

• Drawing

• Photography

• Animation directing

• Cinematography

• History of art

• Foreign language related to the profession

• Business management, Educational and production practice, Correct use of artificial intelligence, etc.

Exams Taken:

State exams for acquiring professional qualifications - theory and practice of the profession.