Opportunities in Cartooning & Animation Careers

Name: Opportunities in Cartooning & Animation Careers
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ISBN: 9780071482066

ISBN-10: 0071482067

ISBN-13: 9780071482066

Edition: 2008

Authors: Terence J. Sacks

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This book offers: The latest information on a field of interest Training and educational requirements for each career Salary statistics for different positions within each field Up-to-date professional and Internet resources

Book details

List price: $20.00
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
Publication date: 10/2/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 160
Size: 5.30" wide x 7.50" long x 0.39" tall
Weight: 0.418
Language: English



Foreword



Some Straight Talk About Cartooning and Animation


What is a cartoon?


The marketplace


Syndication is the ticket


Comic books enter the picture


Animation: a bright future


The Internet


Rocky road to success


Success can mean power, influence, and money


Cartoons are powerful in TV viewership


Profile: comic strip, comic book, and newsmagazine artist


Profile: senior instructor in animation



Cartooning and How It Developed


European origins


Cartooning in America


Cartoons that move-animation


Profile: columnist and cartoon writer


Profile: senior animator



An Overview of the Work


Cartooning for magazines


Panel cartoons or comic books


Calendars


Newspaper comic strips


Animated features


Profile: comic strip and comic book artist


Profile: professor and former Disney producer and animator



What It Takes


Cartooning itch


Drawing and writing talent


Point of view


Character development


Getting over rough spots


Educational requirements


Profile: greeting card and comic strip cartoonist


Profile: director of animation in a college film department



Getting Started


Newspapers versus magazines


Beating the rejection blues


Courting ideas


Many ways to skin a cat


An open field


How pay is figured


Earnings-what you can expect


Pros and cons of a cartooning career


What animation has to offer


Profile: cartoonist and illustrator



A Glimpse at the Future


Newspaper cartoonists


Comic books


Magazines


Animation fast tracks


Two successful animation schools


Profile: video editor and animation teacher



Major Newspaper Syndicates



Organizations



Periodicals



Schools


Further Reading