Who is an Animator and what Does he?

An Animator is a professional who is increasingly in demand in contexts that go far beyond the classic. They conquer knowledge of animation techniques as an artist who will create multiple images called frames to which they give an illusion of movement called animation when displayed in rapid sequence.

Animators are puppeteers who take anonymous objects be they clay figures, digital character models or drawings on papers and create the illusion of life into motion. They are also actors in away. You may never see them performing on camera but every animated character you see is an extension of the animator, voice actor, motion performers behind them. They are all about crafting movement and performance transforming that into anonymous objects that you are looking at the screen into a living thinking character you think you are. 

Okay, so how does one become an animator?

Where do we start? Our first piece of advice to you is to acquire a specific book. Go pick up The Animator’s Survival Kit by Richard Williams. Every animator we came across knows this book. It is one of the best books available for the fundamentals of animation. It mostly describes things in terms of traditional hand drew techniques but the principles it covers every form.

Speaking of which you should decide which type of animation you want to do?

What style interests you? Computer animation, traditional, stop motion? What medium do you want to work in?

Films, games, visual effects? Do some research. Learn how this different format of animation works. The same fundamental principle applies to all of them but each medium has its challenges and specific workflows.

Knowing what kind of animation you want to do is going to help you equip yourself with the necessary skill sets. Going to a school or college which specifies in Animation can help you get an insight into how things work. One of the best animation colleges in Bangalore is Animaster.

There are practical challenges that are easy to achieve if the base we have is strong just like our will. As with most artist professions, the strength of your portfolio is what’s going to get you to excel. 

So what makes a good animator? How do you get better?

A good animator is always studying movement, always on the lookout for interesting facial expressions and unique ideas and always tries to figure out how to replicate them, explain them.

So observe people, learn to analyze their body language, watch video footage of an interesting movement frame by frame to study the body mechanics evolved in producing that movement.

In fact, recording yourself while performing the action can be really helpful too as acting it out yourself makes you better understand the physicality of that movement. A good animator also studies acting, it helps in understanding the character that will contribute to the better acting performance of the figure.

Every little element adds in the addition of your knowledge as an animator also known as a cartoonist. Animaster college provides you with live experiences that enhance your growth as a good animator. 

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