animator
Animators use software to create animations, these are rapidly sequenced together images to create an illusion of movement.
Also called: 2D animator, hand-drawn animator, 3D animation specialist, 2D computer animation artist, CGI animator, animators, 3D animation designer, animation designer
- 17
- essential skills
- 31
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
- 2166
- ISCO-08 group
Where you can go from here
8 rolesOccupations sharing the most essential skills with this one. The number is a count, not an opinion.
- special effects artistWhat changes?16 skills in common
- animation layout artistWhat changes?11 skills in common
- animation director9 skills in common
- desktop publisher8 skills in common
- cartoonist7 skills in common
- stop-motion animator7 skills in common
- video and motion picture editor7 skills in common
- video artist6 skills in common
Essential skills
17- adapt to type of media
- analyse a script
- computer equipment
- computer graphics
- create animated narratives
- create moving images
- design graphics
- develop animations
- finish project within budget
- follow a brief
- follow work schedule
- graphic design
- ICT software specifications
- motion graphics
- multimedia systems
- provide multimedia content
- study media sources
Optional skills
31- 3D lighting
- Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe Photoshop
- animate 3D organic forms
- apply 3D imaging techniques
- augmented reality
- Capture One
- consult with production director
- convert into animated object
- copyright legislation
- create 2D painting
- create 3D characters
- create 3D environments
- create original drawings
- create sketches
- digital compositing
- GIMP (graphics editor software)
- graphics editor software
- help the programmer define an artistic vision
- identify customer's needs
- manage feedback
- manage portfolio
- Microsoft Visio
- motion capture
- operate 3D computer graphics software
- receive appropriate permissions for use of recorded audiovisual examples
- render 3D images
- rig 3D characters
- SketchBook Pro
- study relationships between characters
- Synfig
Definition and skills from ESCO, published by the European Commission. Source concept
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