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What should I do to work for a studio or have a career heavy with creativity?
Soo, I know that my creativity is my best asset on the professional side of things, so I want a career with a job that demands lots of creativity. My number one preference would be working in a studio (Cartoon Network, Disney, Dreamworks, ETC.)
Right now I'm in community college. I was going to get my gen ed done here then figure out what to get my Bachelors in at a different college. However I keep seeing more and more evidence that bachelors degrees aren't worth **** (My friend with 2 degrees lost the opportunity to get a job to someone with no degree.)
Another friend told me that studios don't care about degrees, they just want to see a good pro folio from you. I really want to believe this but I have my doubts because when looking up positions in studios (Such as storyboard artists or animation) they say a Bachelor's is preferred.
I'm looking at trade school which, if I leave school and save up for, I could attend it with no problem on the financial side thanks to my part time job. It says people who finish the program will be certified in photoshop after taking a test, and it teaches other thingslike character animation.
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oo I'm not sure what to do. Do I leave college and focus on profolio? Do I go to trade school? Any opinions?
Much obliged.
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- 6 years agoFavorite Answer
A degree is ALWAYS preferred, but it won't necessarily make it or break it for you. Unless it is from a high-end design school, at which point you've essentially written yourself a golden ticket to a job. RISD, SCAD, Art Center (Pasadena), Pratt, etc. If you do well at one of the biggies, you'll leave with a killer portfolio and companies fighting over you. Without being in school, it's actually going to be hard for you to have a great portfolio - unless you can get some real freelance work and show real projects. Companies really want to know how you think, not just what ends up on the page/screen. Random images don't tell them anything - they need to be in the context of a project.
Before you go further, you need to research what these companies really do and what the jobs are really like. Try to find someone you can talk to in the field of your interest. Try really hard - ask your parents, friends, teachers, anyone you can - if they know someone. Along with good practice networking, I think you'll learn a whole lot.
I'm suggesting this mainly because you think that working for Cartoon Network, Disney or DreamWorks is going to be a creative job. Most likely not so creative - especially to begin with. Starting jobs at places like that are much more production oriented. You may be better off going into a company or agency that does design for television, branding, advertising, web, etc. - where even entry level designers are expected to bring creativity to the party.