How To Become a Game Animator
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 Published On Mar 21, 2019

Do you want a job making animation for video games? Here's a step-by-step guide to pursuing a game animation career!


------- ▼ANIMATOR RESOURCES▼-------

To study the fundamentals, buy the Animator's Survival Kit!
https://goo.gl/Qo9okT

To learn how animation for video games works, buy Game Anim!
https://goo.gl/igaWmC

For free resources, check out the Animator's Resource Kit!
https://animatorsresourcekit.blog/

To find job openings, look on gamedevmap!
https://www.gamedevmap.com/



------- ▼LINKS▼-------

PATREON ►   / newframeplus  
BLUESKY ► https://bsky.app/profile/danfloydplus...

LET'S PLAY CHANNEL ► http://bit.ly/2lmGte8



------- ▼CREDITS▼-------

Written and produced by Daniel Floyd

Special thanks to:
-Carrie Floyd
-Mike Jungbluth
-Simon Unger
-Lana Bachynski
-Dan Lowe
-Eric Luhta
-Gwen Frey
-Jonathan Cooper
-Michael Azzi
-David Gibson
-LeeLee Scaldaferri
-Kristjan Zadziuk
-Jason Shum
-Joanne Bath



------- ▼MUSIC▼-------

♪ "The Skeleton that is Sans" by Faseeh Udeen
   • The Skeleton that is Sans -  'sans.'/...  

♪ "Ocarina of Time" by Mikel & GameChops
   • Zelda & Chill ▸ Ocarina of Time ▸ Mik...  

♪ "Mipha's Touch Remix" by Bknapp
https://bknapp.bandcamp.com/track/mip...

♪ "Oath to Order" by Mikel & GameChops
   • Zelda & Chill ~ Oath to Order (Mikel ...  

♪ "Hateno Village" by Mikel & GameChops
   • Zelda & Chill ~ Hateno Village (Mikel...  

♪ "Observation Post Remix" by Bknapp
https://bknapp.bandcamp.com/track/obs...

♪ "Zora's Domain Remix" by Bknapp
https://bknapp.bandcamp.com/track/zor...

♪ "The Master Sword Remix" by Bknapp
https://bknapp.bandcamp.com/track/the...

♪ "Song of Storms" by Mikel & GameChops
   • Zelda & Chill ▸ Song of Storms ▸ Mike...  

♪ "Game Over" by Bknapp
https://bknapp.bandcamp.com/track/gam...

♪ "8-Ball" by Dj CUTMAN
https://music.gamechops.com/track/8-b...

♪ "Forest Interlude" by Bknapp
https://bknapp.bandcamp.com/track/for...

♪ "The 10,000 Year Old Legend Remix" by Bknapp
https://bknapp.bandcamp.com/track/the...

♪ "Final Destination" by Bknapp
https://bknapp.bandcamp.com/track/fin...

♪ "Secret of the Forest" by Bknapp
https://bknapp.bandcamp.com/track/sec...

♪ "Phantom of the Rose" by Bknapp
https://bknapp.bandcamp.com/track/pha...

♪ "A lot of Things" by Pokérus Project
   • A lot of Things (Title Theme) (from "...  

♪ "Dating Start!" by AZODi
   • Video  




------- ▼ANIMATOR CREDITS▼-------

This episode features samples of animation work by:
-Jesse Davis
-Mariel Cartwright (Kinuko)
-David Gibson
-Andrew Wilson
-Dennis Pena
-Gwen Frey
-Raul Ibarra
-Nicolas Leger
-Alexander (Sasha) Hush
-Cole O'Brien
-YingHerng
-Tina Nawrocki
-Ray Crook
-James Benson
-Richard Lico
-Joe Han
-Stephen Eusibio
-Christoffer Andersen
-Saul Latorre
-Monica Ramirez
-Peter Hecker
-Nick Kondo
-Martina Speciale
-Binoftrash
-Iza Springintveld
-Michael Azzi
-Lu Nascimento
-Jay Baylis
-Adam Riches
-Pedro Medeiros
-David Vince
-Richard Oud
-Adam Turnbull
-Travis Howe
-Jack Ebensteiner
-Jason Shum
-Ivan Otdelnov
-Daniel Floyd
-Yu Ho Joong
-Scott Dickey
-Kevin Rucker
-Eric Luhta
-Jitaik Lim
-Ilya Mozzhukhin
-Ayoub Moulakhnif
-Kseniia Kutsenko
-Eleonora Bertolucci
-Chris Goodall
-Federico Abib
-Omair Fuertes Martín
-Elena Nájar
-Milt Kahl
-Jonathan Cooper
-Jeon-TaeSoo
-Naceri Lu
-Glen Keane




------- ▼CHAPTERS▼-------

0:00 - Intro

1:14 - Step One: What kind of animator do you want to be?

2:23 - Step Two: Learning How To Animate

8:08 - Step Three: Building a Demo Reel

11:49 - Step Four: Landing Your First Job

13:54 - Step Five: Make a Good Impression

14:32 - Tips for Being a GREAT Animator

23:23 - Good Luck!

23:40 - Wrapping Up



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