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Animation Jobs on the Rise

Animation Magazine reports some good news for those entering the 3D animation field in the U.S.

http://www.animationmagazine.net/schools/demand-for-animation-skills-increases-25/

“Here is some good news for animation students. During the past 90 days,
more than 4,000 jobs were advertised online that required animation
skills, according to real-time business intelligence outfit Wanted Analytics. Demand for animators is growing due to increasing need for
vfx in video games, movies, television and online outlets. Hiring over
the past 90 days grew 25% year-over-year versus the same time period in
2011 and reached a new high during March.”

These may not be primarily those sought-after feature film animator jobs (indeed, animation hiring demand in the Los Angeles area declined slightly compared to last year), but appear to include a wide range of animation needs for vfx, broadcast, web, and mobile applications as well.

Wanted Analytics reported “..the volume of online job listings
reached a new high during March, when 40% more job ads were posted
online than last March. We most commonly see these skills being demanded
for occupations like Web Developers, Graphic Designers, Multi-Media
Artists, and Computer Software Engineers. However, the demand for
Post-secondary Teachers with animation skills grew about 32%. An
increasing volume of jobs by employers has caused colleges and
universities to hire more teachers and prepare the next generation of
Animators.”

We at AnimSchool are happy to offer fantastic programs teaching the skills needed in today’s job market.

AnimSchool’s Malcolm Character Used for Winning Entry!

AnimSchool friend Peter Nagy used our Malcolm character in his winning 11 Second Club entry this past month! His entry came in 1st out of 135 entries.

Take a look at the inventive ways he has modified our Malcolm rig for these creative new looks!

A big congratulations to 2D and 3D animator, Peter Nagy for making what is clearly the best entry this month.

Did you know most anyone can download and use AnimSchool’s Malcolm character for free? Yes, indeed.

Mother Earth – Winner of 11 Second Club January Competition from Peter Nagy on Vimeo.

AnimSchool– CTN Expo!

AnimSchool was in full force at the CTN Expo in Los Angeles this past week!

Onlookers and interested students visited with 4 on-hand AnimSchool instructors. Many aspiring students received a personal reel review, and were able to ask questions about how the programs at AnimSchool work.

Many stopped by to see AnimSchool’s awesome promotional animation and student work.

That master of cartoony animation, Eric Goldberg, came by the AnimSchool both and was treated to a showing of our Animation Principles lecture.

He seemed to be enjoying it, laughing all along the way! What an inspiration he is.

The genius behind the genie in Disney’s Aladdin, animator and supervising animator on so many films, Eric Goldberg now appears to be a fan of our work at AnimSchool!

Matt Groening (of the Simpsons) and an entourage of friends and trailing fans swept through snapping endless photos and signing books and paraphernalia right in front of the AnimSchool booth.

From this picture, you’d think Matt Groening was an instructor at AnimSchool, but alas, not so!

Many students–and professionals as well–stopped by, thanking us repeatedly for the wonderful public release of AnimSchool’s Malcolm rig!

Some hadn’t heard of AnimSchool and were pleasantly surprised by the heart and soul we put into our work here. Many were thrilled to find a school with so much passion for characters, so excited about expressive animation, with our unique character instruction.

Some students received a personal review of their reel on their laptops and ipads, from an AnimSchool instructor. Here, AnimSchool instructor JP Sans is dishing out some great advice to aspiring animators.

Many students expressed the intention to enroll when they got back home, so it appears we’ll be seeing many of our new friends again soon!

We all reveled in the inspiring environment– an expo centered on individual the talents themselves! Many of the booths and tables were amazing character designers and artists showing their impressive work and selling sketchbooks and compilations faster than hotcakes. Here Brittany Lee tries in vain to keep up with the line of people wanting her to autograph her wonderful art book for them.

Three days later, our voices hoarse from non-stop talking, we returned home for a welcome rest. But when CTN comes around next year, we’ll be back for more!