Animation Jobs in the US |
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 There are a couple ways to go with
animation jobs in the US.
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| Animation Studios in North America | |
| There are animation studios in the US that work with Japanese production
studios and that may be a way to be involved in animation and Japan as well. I would
suggest contacting DIC and Warner Bros. Animation to
start with. These companies also work with studios in Korea, China and other countries so
they could provide a chance to see and experience many interesting places.Another very good source of information is the Animator's Mailing List.In the past I have been approached by people who have
ideas that they wanted to see made as Japanese animation. They said that they felt that
animation companies in the US (or wherever) could not do the style they wanted
and that they wanted to move to Japan and work there to get it done "right".
It would be much easier to try to produce it independently or to get
sponsorship in the US than it would be to try and do it through the traditional studio
system in Japan. The Japanese animation market is already full of people who want to
produce their own ideas and unless the idea that a foreigner has is totally
brilliant then they are unlikely to even consider it. (Last I
checked, there are enough scripts, story concepts, and such in the filing cabinets at I.G.
to last until the year 2850 if they were all produced and many of them
hold great promise. Keep in mind that almost every animation company staff member
and many fans submit ideas for animation as well. This is not to say that a great
idea will not get picked up but that there is a lot of competition out
there.) An excellent Web-based resource guide for finding a job in the US industry is the Entertainment Employment Guide. There are joblines, links, studio websites and all sorts of good information. |
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Anime & Manga Translation Companies |
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| There are companies like Viz Communications, Central Park Media, AnimEigo, Manga
Entertainment, Studio Proteus, Pioneer Entertainment and A.D. Visions that translate and release Japanese
animation and manga in the US and other countries. There may be openings at these
companies from time to time for skilled people interested in Japanese
animation. Note that "skilled" does not just mean "wants
to." Anyone wanting to work at one of these companies should have more than a
nebulous "I want to work in an anime related job" in mind before
contacting them. Although the view from fandom may be that they are "just fans
who started companies" this is, in most cases, far from the truth.
These companies, like any companies, exist to make a profit
and they are not likely to if they hire people who are unable to do a good job
without a lot of training.Interested parties should contact them directly.
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Studios in the USA Producing Anime Style Animation |
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| There are
a few studios in the US who produce animation that is heavily anime
influenced. You may wish to contact them and find out more about what they
do.
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