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Family and Animation
This is a question for all you veteran animators. With your career choice, it clearly takes a lot of time out of your schedule. How do you feel about where your family situation is at right now? Is it better to be an animator for Films or is it better to be an animator for games? Which one allows you more time for your… -
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I'm extremely lucky I've worked at the same studio for 6 years and we rarely crunch. It is very much a regular 9-5 job (7-3 actually). I met my wife before I got a job in the industry and she was nervous about leaving a stable career for how unstable this industry can be, which I'm not a fan of either. Part of the reason I… -
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The biggest issue I've had is it's easier for me to find work than it is for my girlfriend. While there has been layoffs and studio closures it seems to me like the game industry has weathered the financial crisis very well. We live in a game industry hub now so I've decided we will stay no matter what, I can take… -
Re: Family and Animation
delicate balance. know whats most important to you and make your career choice based on that. its all about the specific job, not so much film vs games -
Re: Family and Animation
either job that contains freetime or wife that actually wants to breed and stay at home (those women are rare lately thou) -
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It all comes down to what studio you're working at and how committed you are. They both have crunch periods, some studios are better at handling it so if you want to spend more time with your family they I suggest looking that up with the studio when you're on the interview.
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