3D Animator

3D animators manipulate digital characters, props, and machines to move through and interact with their environment (digital or live-action) according to the actions laid out in a script, storyboard, or pre/postvis. They breathe life into characters, creatures, and objects by producing the motions, gestures, and expressions of a rigged 3D model frame-by-frame, which is then strung together to form the actions seen in films, TV, advertising, and video games. 3D animators bring an imagined universe and its characters to life. Everything within frame has scope, weight, and meaning. Animators need to be able to visualize new worlds into being. The movements and trajectories created by an animator are inputted into the relevant software as mathematical equations which are then rendered via a graphics processing unit that outputs the final animation in what's called a 'playblast'. This is then reviewed by supervisors, directors, and clients for approval.

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