I was asked to look at a few different subjects that I could possibly create for my final major project. The 5 subjects I looked into were all subjects that I find interesting and would like to have a try at but I think after researching into them there is one obvious subject that I would prefer to branch of into. The subjects I chose were creative writing, 3d modelling, game design, animation and illustration
Creative writing
The first subject I researched into was Creative writing. I have always very much enjoyed making up my own stories and with being able to share them is an even better opportunity. And with this subject I will be able to do as I wish. Though before deciding that I definitely want to branch of into this direction I thought it would be better to research more into the industry and the job itself.
The first thing I learnt is that this industry is a hard one to get into not particularly hard as in most industries. The way in which this industry is hard to get into is all about the creativity of a writer. The industry is harsh and very judging. Many of the articles I had found online say about how unless you have a talent for it and a high level of creativity then you won’t get anywhere.
There are a lot of other factors that will affect the writer’s success. For instance having the obvious literature skills, though if you didn’t possess these you wouldn’t even make it one step into the industry. There is also the issue of imagination but this skill is only incredibly important if you are interested in the fiction side of creative writing. Creative writing are not just fictional stories. creative writing includes poetry and non-fictional writing. As long as it is written by pushing the bounds of journalistic writing then it is classed as creative writing.
Creative writing is able to be combined with other industries for instance preforming arts, games and illustration. With this industry being able to branch of into different industries this creates even more opportunities for career openings for writers. Thus making the market for creative writing very big
Even though I like making stories and being able to share them with the world. I don’t think I have the skills or ability to make it into this industry let alone to keep a story up and running with readers keeping their interest. Or even gaining interest to begin with. Though I would have very much like to do this I don’t think this subject will show my full potential.
3d modelling
The next subject I started to look into was 3d modelling. When creating my street in a previous project I found 3d modelling fun and though I may be able to branch of into this subject. But as done with creative writing I wanted to research into this area before completely dedicating myself to 3d modelling
From the information I could find. I found that 3d modelling would probably be a very hard job to get into at the moment. Even though 3d modelling is becoming though of more when It comes to say animation or even toy manufacturing with the appearance of 3d printers, to get into this industry it would prove to be hard as 3d seems to be the ‘it’ industry and has many people aiming to get into this area. But at the same time if you manage to get into this industry is has been made easier over the years as many things have opened up for example Henk Dawson stated “The social nature of the internet has made it so that location matters less than it did several years ago. I find that it’s an easier sell to work remotely” this means that certain jobs won’t be closed to you because you don’t live in the area.
Though like many other careers this is yet again made harder to get into because most employers want you to have experience.
Even though I enjoyed creating my 3d model before. after researching I don’t think this subject is the right choice for me. Even though there are allot of opportunities to get into the industry I don’t think that my passion or skills are high enough to get chosen over someone else aiming to get into this industry.
Game design
Like 3d modelling this subject also seems to be the ‘in’ industry at the moment. Thus making this industry hard to get into
Though there are lots of job openings as to make an average high quality game it usually takes 20, 40, or even 60 or more people this is not counting the people needed for the designing of a game, Like artists. With everyone added there are normally 50-100 people working on the same game. Though with so many people applying it makes it harder to get into the business as one of the requirements for applicants are to have at least one years’ experience
There are 3 main categories in this profession. a Programmer, artist and producer are the main jobs that are available in game design. If I were to go into this subject then I would chose to be an artist so I looked more into game artists to see how hard it would be to get into this industry.
There are many sub categories inside this job like concept artist or effect artist and allot more. Though allot of companies would prefer it if you could do all these sub categories as this would mean they would have to employ less people.
I came to the conclusion that this subject wasn’t the best for me as I’m not able to be diverse in many different styles or things needed to be done. Also similarly to 3d modelling, I don’t think that I have a great desire or passion for games to get into this industry. As one of the obvious requirements is that you have to have a passion for games which I do not possess
Animation
I tried looking into animation. Like stated before I like the idea of being able to show others a world that I made up, with animation this is also possible. And is a better idea for me then creative writing as I can use images to portray my world with no need for a high level of literature skills. So I started researching more into what It takes to get into this business to decide if it was really the right subject for me.
Form the little information I could find, I found that most animators are moving overseas to pursue their career as the animation industry is not doing well in England. When observing the films that have been coming out lately they all seem to be films more relying on 3d models and cgi.
The 2d side of animation doesn’t seem to be doing as well as the others with many companies turning to 3d.
I think this industry would be quite hard to break into as there aren’t many job opportunities as the animation industry is slowly getting smaller, though this may prove to be very different in other countries, as countries like japan or America have giant entertainment industries.
There are allot of skills required to be an animator. If it’s the 2d side of animation which im interested in you have to be able to mimic art styles depending on who you are working for. You will also have to have an understanding of the movement of humans and various other things. And you will also have to have a high level of patients. In 3d animation its drawn frame by frame and depending on how smooth your employer wants you to make it. There will be times when you draw the same pose just a little different over and over again.
Unfortunately this subject is not suited for me as I don’t believe I have the patients to draw each and every frame out. Even considering the other types of animation, I don’t possess a high enough understanding of the movement of humans or anything else for that matter. To make a professional quality animation
Illustration
Finally I decided upon illustration. In this subject I will be able to tell a story like I originally wanted to. And I won’t have to worry about literature skills or patients. Though firstly I though it would be a good idea to research into this subject before going further as with the other subjects I had seemed to change my mind after researching.
The market for illustration is huge as illustration covers many sub jobs for instance. Illustrations for marketing, illustrations for children’s story books or any books. Illustrations for magazines of illustrations for comics.
Because there are so many jobs open this makes it easy for people to get these jobs.
After doing research I found that the only things that will affect whether you can become a useful illustrator is your drive. If you don’t have the right passion for it and work as hard as you can there will be no way you will make it. Practice is the most important thing in this industry. If you don’t have good enough skills for your artwork then you would miss out on allot of opportunities. Most jobs depend on qualifications but this industry finds talent more important than anything else. If there was an artist better then you but you had more qualifications, the better artist would still get picked over you, as all the employer cares about is the end product.
‘No publisher will pick you up if you don’t have a quality product.’ Was a quote from dani jones the creator of a comic called ‘my sister the freak’ and is also a children’s illustrator. In one of her blogs she talked about how unless you create stuff an depend on yourself to show of your work then you won’t get spotted.
I decided to research in to the comic side of illustration as this is another way in which I can tell a story and I also personally have a passion for comics as known as manga.
The comic industry in the uk is unfortunately not good and there are hardly any new comics coming out. Most comics are just re prints of old ones.
Even though there is a really small market for comics. I have finally decided on doing a comic for my project. I think that this subject is the best suited for me. I enjoy comics in my own time and as stated several times I want to be able to tell a story. Choosing a comic would be the best solution as I’ll be able to tell a story without the need of high literature skills or the need for high patients to draw every little frame.
I’m glad that I researched into these five subjects as it helped me to understand just how hard it is to do these things. Though I would have liked to have done some of these if I had the skills but after researching I found I would be able to show my full potential doing comics as they are something I truly enjoy
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