Job Roles:
Writers - can work across a range of sectors. writing scripts for various genres. must be able to come up with new and original ideas. TV, film, radio, games.
Set Designer - designs backgrounds and sets up scenes for each shot; works closely with props department. TV, film.
News Paper Editor - in charge of the look and content of a newspaper, making sure it is factually correct and free of errors. Publishing.
Producer - in charge of the start of the production processes; co-ordinates, supervises and controls matters such as raising funds for the proposed production. TV, film, games, animation and more.
Runner - could be doing anything from helping out on sets, making tea, running errands, meet and greets, admin duties - to helping out with the editing process post-production process. TV, film.
Runner - could be doing anything from helping out on sets, making tea, running errands, meet and greets, admin duties - to helping out with the editing process post-production process. TV, film.
Computer Games Tester - responsible for playing games in detail, at different levels and in different ways, to spot any bugs and mistakes that need to be fixed before the game goes on sale. Games.
Payment Methods:
Salaried - a set payment for a full/part time job. so if you are getting paid £15000 per year, every month you will be paid £1250 per month before tax and national insurance is taken away. salaried media jobs include
Payment Methods:
Salaried - a set payment for a full/part time job. so if you are getting paid £15000 per year, every month you will be paid £1250 per month before tax and national insurance is taken away. salaried media jobs include
Hourly Paid - payed for how many hours they worked in a week. if you were to paid be £6 per hour and you worked 10 hours in the week you would paid £60 at the end of the week.
Paid on completion - not paid until the job is done. so if you leave prior to the job being completed then you would not be paid for it.
Different contract types:
Full Time - you work a set amount of hours in a week with salaried pay until you leave.
Advantage - you know how much you will be paid.
disadvantage - you don't get a lot of time off.
Paid on completion - not paid until the job is done. so if you leave prior to the job being completed then you would not be paid for it.
Different contract types:
Full Time - you work a set amount of hours in a week with salaried pay until you leave.
Advantage - you know how much you will be paid.
disadvantage - you don't get a lot of time off.
part time - the same as full time but you work half the hours.
advantage - more free time.
disadvantage - don't get paid a lot.
advantage - more free time.
disadvantage - don't get paid a lot.
permanent - hired without a predetermined time limit.
advantage - job security.
disadvantage - not a lot of other experiences.
advantage - job security.
disadvantage - not a lot of other experiences.
fixed term - full time job with a predetermined time limit.
advantage - a lot of experience.
disadvantage - once contract ends you have no job.
advantage - a lot of experience.
disadvantage - once contract ends you have no job.
freelance - choose what work you want to do.
advantage - its usually well paid,
disadvantage - you need a reputation.
advantage - its usually well paid,
disadvantage - you need a reputation.
different working hours:
Shift work - multiple people working one job, switching between day and night to keep the work going all the time.
Office hours - the hours in which business is usually conducted(09:00 - 17:00)
Irregular hours - not set hours. only work when needed.
anti-social hours - only work hours when you wouldn't usually be with friends.
different job roles in animation
Shift work - multiple people working one job, switching between day and night to keep the work going all the time.
Office hours - the hours in which business is usually conducted(09:00 - 17:00)
Irregular hours - not set hours. only work when needed.
anti-social hours - only work hours when you wouldn't usually be with friends.
different job roles in animation
Director – in animation, the director makes sure everything
is set up the way he/she wants it to. They makes sure everyone does exactly what
he wants them to. The director only reports to the executive producer, everyone
else works under him/her. the director will earn around £20,000 to £25,000 on average. it could usually take a while before you can become a director, you would have to do a few lower ranking jobs first and work your way up.
layout artist - the layout artist basically takes the storyboard that some else has created and makes it 3D. they are in charge of of how all the shots look before they are animated. they usually say how long each shot is as well, but the director and editor will usually comment and make sure it is exactly what they want before they are sent to the animators. the layout artist would usually work alone, but will be given guidance along the way so that there are no mistakes. a layout artist can earn a salary of anything from £15000 up to £60000. the average salary would be around £22000. this can also lead onto becoming a layout supervisor which means there is a good route to get further into animation.
Production Designer - They will produce the original design. they will have to take into consideration what the script/treatment. this means that they will have to create the design the design based on what they think will suit it best. the salary of a top production would be around £103820. if you are looking to be a production designer you will need to have a good imagination and an artistic flair. most production would have worked their way through the animation sector to get the job, likely starting as a set/character designer.
Render Wrangler - The Render Wrangler supervises all the rendering and makes sure that all the computers are working properly to make sure that there is nothing interfering with the technical output, he can be monitoring any thing from a few computers to a major render farm. A render wrangler can earn anything from £20522 all the way up to £60360. this is entry level job that can help you get further into the industry. you will need to have a high level of computer literacy and be able to pick up on new software easily
Digital Painter - this is an entry level job that is usually in 2D drawn animation, but can also be in 3D digital computer animation.a digital painter would take a line drawing and add colour to it. if you are doing 3D, you will most likely have to clean up the lines before colouring. you would most likely work in a team and be supervised by a head of digital colour and composting. you will need to have a good eye for colours and detail. an average salary would be around £28973.
Production Designer - They will produce the original design. they will have to take into consideration what the script/treatment. this means that they will have to create the design the design based on what they think will suit it best. the salary of a top production would be around £103820. if you are looking to be a production designer you will need to have a good imagination and an artistic flair. most production would have worked their way through the animation sector to get the job, likely starting as a set/character designer.
Render Wrangler - The Render Wrangler supervises all the rendering and makes sure that all the computers are working properly to make sure that there is nothing interfering with the technical output, he can be monitoring any thing from a few computers to a major render farm. A render wrangler can earn anything from £20522 all the way up to £60360. this is entry level job that can help you get further into the industry. you will need to have a high level of computer literacy and be able to pick up on new software easily
Digital Painter - this is an entry level job that is usually in 2D drawn animation, but can also be in 3D digital computer animation.a digital painter would take a line drawing and add colour to it. if you are doing 3D, you will most likely have to clean up the lines before colouring. you would most likely work in a team and be supervised by a head of digital colour and composting. you will need to have a good eye for colours and detail. an average salary would be around £28973.
