Idk how to tell younger "aspiring animators" with like 10+ OCs and intricate story lines and lore that they most likely don't want to be an animator and that they probably want to be a writer or a storyboarder but I'm not sure they know that those jobs even exist!
I took my first traditional animation class in college, aced it, and made some cute stuff, but at the end of it realized I HATED animating and I really just wanted to tell stories lol. I had no idea boarding was a thing!!!!!?
I'm not and would also never say that you can't do more than one, I just think if more students knew what other jobs there were to pursue in the animation industry they might pursue those instead🤦🏽♀️
Once I realized animation as a job has nothing to do with creating stories and more with executing them instead I realized I wanted to do something else but not.. Animate and I had no idea what it was that I could do until I learned about boarding!
Also I don't know why I have to say this but aspiring animator is in quotes because you are one until you realize you... Aren't haha! Then it becomes something else!
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