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Your Career in Animation: How to Survive and Thrive
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Product Description
• Great ideas for animators who are starting out or looking for their next job
• Packed with information and insights
• Perfect for film students and art students
Animation is a multibillion-dollar industry. Here’s an insider’s guide to getting into that industry, staying there, and getting ahead. Author David B. Levy has interviewed the top pros in animation, including Steven Hillenburg, creator of SpongeBob SquarePants; Al Brodax, producer of Yellow Submarine; Teddy Newton, character designer on The Incredibles; Linda Simensky, senior director of PBS Kids; John R. Dilworth, creator of Courage the Cowardly Dog; and dozens of others to get their insights on creating a portfolio or reel, meeting animators, networking, and making the leap from working for others to pitching and selling. A resource section lists animation schools, film festivals, studios, Web sites, and publications to get budding animators off to an animated start.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #85523 in Books
- Published on: 2006-05-01
- Released on: 2006-05-01
- Original language: English
- Binding: Paperback
- 256 pages
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About the Author
David B. Levy is an award-winning independent filmmaker and animation director for Blue’s Clues at Nickelodeon. His animation has been seen on HBO and on NBC’s Saturday Night Live, and currently he is directing a new animated series for MTV. The president of the New York chapter of Association International du Film d’Animation, he lives in New York City.
