I want to be an animator. I say this still after two tedious months of animating for my grad film. I want to be an animator and I’ve never been more excited about it.
I’d love to start off as a 2D animator and be willing to explore further if the studios are willing to guide me on it. This term has gotten me better acquainted with After Effects and that’s one more thing I’d like to explore some more.
I’ve been keeping up with the online animation job sheet and I joined the Asians for Animation community a month ago where I continue to look for positions and keep up with industry events. I’ve had a website for a couple of years now, but last month, I completely revamped it. Now its more of an animation portfolio and less of an illustration one.
Within London, I’ve been interested in studios like Art&Graft, Blinkink, Nexus, StudioAKA, etc. and hope to work on a 2D project with them. I’d also like to explore being a freelance animator at some point, considering I’ve had almost 6 years of experience being a freelance illustrator. I know I have the drive to work remotely.
In the past month or so I’ve only had time to apply for two positions – one with the BT group as an in house animator to which I got a rejection letter, and the second was for the summer internship at Art&Graft – which I got to give an interview for. I will be continuing to apply for positions in the coming few weeks.