Throughout my life, I have always enjoyed a fantasy style animation. Whether it be anime, cartoon or anything else, I like the idea of creating something which can not be seen in this world except for in my mind. This kind of animation allows me to explore the depths of my imagination and bring them to life on a screen. There are many companies that do these things, and do them well. I have singled out the 2 main companies which i would like to work for and why.
Blizzard Entertainment, Inc Blizzard have been pioneers in creating new and fantastic characters since they were founded in 1991. Before the success of Warcraft and the World of Warcraft, they had major success with one of their earliest self published titles The Lost Vikings, which featured a new kind of gameplay and visuals that had not been seen before. Seeing as they were only a small company at this point, the fact they manage to get in the list of Best Mega Drive games of all time was quite an Achievement. Years later they would revolutionise the Multiplayer game industry with World of Warcraft. This game featured characters and creatures which were beautiful for its time and would stick in the minds of many for years. It is still the most played MMO in the world and consistently updates its storyline and character models. Blizzard have a huge company which spreads over many countries and territories, each of which has a lot of job opportunities, especially for new animators. Blizzard nearly every year will post a list of job opportunities on their website for people to apply to. The list is rife with internships and junior animator positions as long as you are prepared to relocate. Blizzard have work opportunities in the UK but they are mainly customer service and administration based work. They also require you to be able to learn their art style while still being able to have new idea’s and maybe even the innovation to take the design work in a different but interesting new direction. Having played blizzard games for most of my life and having a natural excitement about creating the fantastical, I find blizzard to be a near perfect fit for someone of my personality and skill set. I will definitely be applying every year for an opportunity to work with the great artistic minds at Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. I attended the advice for how to start a creative business seminar and found it be really enlightening. Took some notes. Here they are. |
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