Animation

When you think of animation, one of the first few things to pop in your head would be Walt Disney. Even though he is by far one of the most famous animation artists, he was preceded by almost 20 years of animation.

Animation started off with hand made drawings that were photographed and played at 24 frames per second. This extremely intricate and painstaking process became a popular media of entertainment and expression over the years. And as technology extended over each and every art form, it did with animation too.

Dreamworks and Pixar; animation studios that have reinvented animation with feature films such as Monsters Inc. and The Incredibles. Pixar’s WALL-E grossed $534,767,889 worldwide, making animation a very lucrative career. Lead animators with experience can expect to make anywhere over $67,000.

Today, an online animation course will not only covers 2D animation, stop motion and Claymation but also advanced 3D animation techniques. And these courses are not just a direction a fine artist takes. Animation is used for a multitude of purposes: to illustrate body motion, architecture, educative tools, corporate presentations, marketing campaigns. Animation is a popular method!

Courses in a degree in animation would consist of a major computer component: Adobe AfterEffects, PhotoShop, SoftImage, Maya, 3-D Studio Max and Macromedia Flash.