Step 1 and 2: Introduction

The career that I chose after the career test was Character animation and animated film making.
Step 3: Universities or institutes which impart it (tariff, scholarship
available).
Gobelins: it is a Parisian school dedicated to the visual arts.
Tariff: 6,500 per year (5.07350956 million Chilean pesos)
Scholarship available: GOBELINS does not offer formal scholarships.
Requirements: 25 years old maximum, Speak French, Excellent drawing skills, Creativity.
Step 4
Curriculum important subjects
Animation drawing; Character and background design; Animation; Film direction; Researching colors,
light and atmosphere analysis; Specific techniques to 3D; Sound design and the sound production
chain; Special effects and compositing; Every-day English adapted to the professional world;
Screenplay writing, dividing the film into sequences; character definition and characterization; graphic
and sound design; storyboarding; production planning; Short film production.
Graduate percentage
Of the 25 students who graduated from Character Animation and Animated Film Makings
program between July 1, 2011 and June 30, 2012, 53% completed "on-time" (on their expected
graduation date). 81% completed the program within three months of their expected graduation date,
and 90% completed the program within 6 months of their expected graduation date.
Step 5: Workplace
Career opportunities are 2D Animator, 3D Animator, Graphic design, Storyboarder, Layoutman,
Decorator, Compositing operator. Multimedia artists and animators held 66,500 jobs in 2010. In 2010,
59% of workers were self-employed. They often work from home. Some work in motion picture or video
game studios.
Step 6: Salary
The median annual wage of multimedia artists and animators was $58,510 in May 2010. The
lowest 10% earned less than $33,840, and the top 10% earned more than $99,830.
Step 7: Questionnaire
1. Do you think that it is important to know English?
2. Why did you choose to study Animation?
3. What was your favorite subject at school?
4. Where have you worked?
5. How many hours do you work a week?
6. Do you like your current job?
7. Do you think that is possible to work at Pixar?
Step 8: Applying the Questionnaire
I interviewed Cristin Morales Hernndez, who studied Digital animation design at Universidad Mayor.
(His webpage is: http://crinimo.wix.com/crinimo)
1. Yes, I think that is very important because each day globalization incorporates us into
international markets where people speak English.
2. Because I love to communicate, create and give the illusion of life.
3. Spanish Language and Communication
4. I have worked at Animation works (producer of animated series) and Libelula post (special
effects postproduction for tv, series, commercials spots and movies)
5. I am currently focused in my degree so I'm not working now but when I was working it was from
10 am to 7 pm.
6. As I said, Im working in my degree now but I really liked when I worked at Libelula post.
7. Of course, you just have to proposed to yourself that objective as a goal and do everything to
achieve it, but it is essential to know English and to have a solid foundation in film animation.