Josh Swallow said:

 

You could do it if you really want to, but don't expect some giant critique of your portfolio. I was actually pretty disappointed, but he explained to me that the admissions guys really don't write that many notes to go over. What I got back was actually kinda generic and not particularly helpful, but his hands were tied. He seems like a super nice guy that is readily available, though.

I'll take it. Every little bit helps. Thanks!

I'm curious - I know that people who didn't get accepted for the fall of 2011 had the option of a portfolio critique. Is the same option available to people who didn't get in for 2012, and who should I be following up with?

So, I'm hoping someone else will know a smarter way to do this ...

 

When I do pencil tests, I scan my paper en masse and convert each sheet into a jpg. I've been then converting the jpgs to layers in Photoshop - and from layers to frames. It's pretty imprerfect, and requires a lot of tweaking for proper placement. Is there a quicker way to do this that I don't know about?

 

Thanks guys!

 

Suz

Thanks Mario and Scott. Yeah, it's truly a case of loving animation more than anything else in the world, honestly. It's more that I want to make sure that money's not going to stand in my way. I'm planning on applying for fall 2012 (and fall 2013 and 2014 if I have to.)

 

And in the mean time I'm meeting with some animators that I know professionally to learn everything that I can. I'm so excited!

This post was edited by S K at June 28, 2011 4:38:06 AM PDT

I'm considering going back to college to the one school I have always wanted to go to: Calarts. I would be going into character animation.

 

For the sake of an argument, I am assuming that I would be accepted if I were to apply. 

 

Based on the research I've been doing, it seems that entry level animators (the ones that get jobs) make about $40K a year, and the career income would top out at $85K (outside of any books, side-merchandising, or creator owned properties that really very few have the luck and skill to achieve.)

 

So, I guess after a long ramble, my questions are: how accurate are these animator salary numbers? How many Calarts grads are able to find work in the field?

This post was edited by S K at June 26, 2011 7:06:38 PM PDT