description
Create special effects or animations using film, video, computers, or other electronic tools and media for use in products, such as computer games, movies, music videos, and commercials.
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Currently Employed:
Not Available
Projected Annual Job Openings:
Not Available
Typical Hourly Wage:
$22.59 - $41.67
Typical Annual Salary:
$46,990 - $86,680
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typical training
Typical education needed for entry:
Bachelor's degree
Typical work experience needed for a job in this occupation:
No work experience
Typical on-the-job training once you have a job in this occupation:
No on-the-job training
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typical job duties
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Design complex graphics and animation, using independent judgment, creativity, and computer equipment.
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Create basic designs, drawings, and illustrations for product labels, cartons, direct mail, or television.
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Participate in design and production of multimedia campaigns, handling budgeting and scheduling, and assisting with such responsibilities as production coordination, background design, and progress tracking.
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Script, plan, and create animated narrative sequences under tight deadlines, using computer software and hand drawing techniques.
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Create two-dimensional and three-dimensional images depicting objects in motion or illustrating a process, using computer animation or modeling programs.
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Develop briefings, brochures, multimedia presentations, web pages, promotional products, technical illustrations, and computer artwork for use in products, technical manuals, literature, newsletters, and slide shows.
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Create and install special effects as required by the script, mixing chemicals and fabricating needed parts from wood, metal, plaster, and clay.
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Make objects or characters appear lifelike by manipulating light, color, texture, shadow, and transparency, or manipulating static images to give the illusion of motion.
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Apply story development, directing, cinematography, and editing to animation to create storyboards that show the flow of the animation and map out key scenes and characters.
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Convert real objects to animated objects through modeling, using techniques such as optical scanning.
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tools & technology
Tools:
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Digital cameras
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Graphics tablets
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Personal computers
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Pressure stylus
Technology:
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Computer aided design CAD software
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Development environment software
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Graphics or photo imaging software
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Video creation and editing software
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Web platform development software
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