CAREER PROJECT

WHAT IS THE CAREER?

• The career i chose is a storyboard artist. A story board artist draws out storyboards for different productions. A story board is a sequence of drawings with directions and dialogue representing shots planned for a movie or television product. The productions include video games, films, television commercials, animated features, music videos, and ad companies.

EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

• To become a storyboard artist you have to preferably have a bachelors degree in art, fine arts, illustration, or digital art. Experience from an internship or an entry level position is also preferred. Having a professional portfolio would also help get a job and gain you valuable information in different artwork and project types. Some artists may also need to have advanced skill in using art programs such as photoshop before getting a job offer.

SALARY/EARNINGS

• The average pay for storyboard artists is $44,000 per year. The top 10% earn about $99,000per year. The bottom 10% earn about $32,000per year. The middle 50% earn $43,000-77,000 per year.
• The amounts can change depending on who you work for.

A TYPICAL DAY

• A daily responsibility for storyboard artists is drafting screenplays. These are used to help the director clarify a vision for a project. Another task for storyboard artists is keeping everyone focused on what's supposed to happen in the movie (involving CGI), so the costs don't go higher than supposed to.

CITATIONS

• Study.com
• Animationcareerreview
• Animation-school.net
• Campusexplorer.com