At 7/29/05 04:33 AM, -poxpower- wrote:
and if you're creative, you'll have loooooooots of fun working at the bottom of the ladder at some animation joint, coloring arms and legs of dogs for whole days.
Actually I've visited a few animation studios (the place that makes the Simpsons, the Nickelodeon studios, Pixar, WB and more) and for most of them they're animating individual scenes from animations. The coloring is all done very quickly via computer (except on King of the Hill, which last time I checked is the only cartoon that still sends their stuff to be hand colored in Asia). But the character designers, background drawers etc. also work at the studio. So there are a variety of jobs you can get.
I don't know about anime. Seems like that stuff is all done in Japan, and the stuff that's done here is pretty lame.
If you're super creative and skilled, your best off making short films and showcasing them at film festivals and such, while you get another job. Then if your stuff gets really popular you may get the chance to make your own show or something. Heh I dunno.