Your Career in Animation (2nd Edition)

A Newly Revised Edition of the Comprehensive Go-To Guide for Any Animation Artist!Your Career in Animation is the most comprehensive and valuable book on animation careers that you'll ever need. -Bill Plympton, Animator / Producer Whether you want to break into the animation industry or toon up to a better career, this comprehensive guide will show you how. An award-winning filmmaker and animation artist surveys the field and shares the advice of more than one hundred professionals in the business of making toons-including Teddy Newton, character designer for The Incredibles; Stephen Hillenburg, creator of SpongeBob SquarePants; John R. Dilworth, creator of Couragethe Cowardly Dog; executives from PBS Kids, Nickelodeon, the Disney Channel, Comedy Central, and the Cartoon Network; and many others. Learn how to: • Get the most out of school • Build a portfolio that will get you work • Cope with unemployment • Keep your skills marketable for years to come • Network effectively• Learn from on-the-job criticism • Pitch and sell a show of your own• And more! Allworth Press, an imprint of Skyhorse Publishing, publishes a broad range of books on the visual and performing arts, with emphasis on the business of art. Our titles cover subjects such as graphic design, theater, branding, fine art, photography, interior design, writing, acting, film, how to start careers, business and legal forms, business practices, and more. While we don't aspire to publish a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are deeply committed to quality books that help creative professionals succeed and thrive. We often publish in areas overlooked by other publishers and welcome the author whose expertise can help our audience of readers.