My Mid-Term Project for Fundamentals of Design

3. Animation isn’t just for kids anymore
 Today animators work in many fields
 Web-Design
 Game Development
 Commercials
 Television (all shows including news media)
 Movies (all movies not just animated ones)
 Cartoonist

4. ANIMATOR SALARY ANIMATOR SALARY DATA
ACCORDING TO:
ACCORDING TO:
W W W. A N I M AT O R S A L A R Y D ATA . C O M
W W W 1 . S A L A R Y. C O M
Range: Advertising Design
$31,570 - Services: Services:
$100,360 $57,740 $70,770
Software
Motion/Video
Publishers:
Industry:
$64,820
$71,910
Salary data as shown by the Occupational Employment Statistics
Source: HR Reported data as of October 2011 (OES) Survey Program (2008)
Graph: Salary.com October 23, 2011
http://www1.salary.com/Cartoonist-Animator-salary.html
Most Popular Location for animator jobs:
Los Angeles, California
New York, New York
Austin, Texas
Boston, Massachusetts
San Francisco, California
Chicago, Illinois
Orlando, Florida

5. Years Of Experience
2%
9% 8% Less Than a Year
Benefits
1-4 Years
23% 5-9 Years
10-19 Years
57% 20+ Years
Most Popular Degree:
Arranged from highest to lowest
average pay
• Bachelor of Arts
• Bachelor’s Degree
• Bachelor of Fine Arts, Computer
Female: 16% Animation
• Associate’s Degree
Male: 84% • Bachelor of Science, Computer
Animation

6. Modeling
As an animator you may be responsible for
modeling. The example above is a concept bike
modeled in MAYA

7. Texturing
Another job you may have is adding
materials to an object that has been
modeled

8. Lighting
You may also be in charge of the scene
lighting

9. Photo:
Digital Tutors,
November 1, 2011
http://www.digitaltutors.com/11/training.php?vid=7058&autoplay=1
Rigging
Another area of animation you specialize in is
the rigging. Rigging is creating all of the
joints and skeletons that control how
something moves.

10. Creating this short animation took me nearly 30 hours doing all
aspects of the animation myself. It took my computer 25 hours to
do the final rendering. This is why it is so important to work as team
with each person in charge of one thing.

12. As a graphics designer you will be meeting clients and bring there ideas to life visually. It is almost
limitless to the types of projects you may create, but here is a list of popular ones:
 Flyers
 Brochures
 Menus
 Magazine
 Posters
 Screen Printing
 Branding ( Logos )
 Web Site layout
 CD / Record Covers
 Concept Drawings
 Fonts

13. GRAPHICS DESIGNER GRAPHIC DESIGNER SALARY
ACCORDING TO:
SALARY ACCORDING TO: W W W. G R A P H I C D E S I G N E R S A L A R Y D ATA . C
W W W 1 . S A L A R Y. C O M OM
Range: Video Accounting/
$21,120 - Industries: Payroll:
$69,730 $62,130 $57,230
Aerospace
Government: Manufacturing:
$70,820 $62,030
Source: HR Reported data as of October 2011 Salary data by BLS.gov (2009)
Graph: Salary.com October 23, 2011
http://www1.salary.com/Graphic-Design-Specialist-salary.html

14. Years of Experience
3%
7% Less than 1 Year
17%
1-4 Years
Benefits
5-9 Years
45%
10-19 Years
20+ Years
28%
Most Popular Degrees:
Arranged from highest to lowest
average wage
• Associates Degree
• Bachelor of Science, Graphic Design
• Bachelor’s Degree
• Bachelor of Fine Arts, Graphic Design
Female: 55% • Bachelor of Arts, Graphic Design
Male: 45%

16. You could specialize in either one individually, but I found most editors are
photographers themselves and visa versa.
Duties
Jobs  Photography
 Lighting
 Printing & Publishing Firm  Indexing
 Magazine  Revising
 Meeting with Clients
 Newspaper  Research and Approve Photos for web
 Internet & New Media  Negotiate Fees
 Freelance  Digitize Images
 Portrait Studio  Repair Images
Best Cities for photography work:
New York, New York
Washington, District of Columbia
Chicago, Illinois
Columbus, Ohio
Los Angeles, California
San Francisco, California
Seattle, Washington

17. Photo Editor – Web
Salary information from:
salary according to:
www.Payscale.com
www1.salary.com
Publishing $28,213-$75,079
Magazine $25,200-$71,659
Internet & New Media $29,112-$75,504
Printing and Publishing $28,828-$72,828
Newspaper $30,812-$79,599
Photographer $11,448-$120,805
Source: HR Reported data as of October 2011
Graph: Salary.com October 23, 2011
http://www1.salary.com/Photo-Editor-Web-Salary.html

18. Years of Experience
6% 4%
Less than a Year
Benefits
19% 1-4 Years
5-9 Years
46%
10-19 Years
25% 20 + Years
Most Popular Degrees:
Arranged from highest to lowest
average wage
• Bachelor of Fine Arts, Photography
• Bachelor’s Degree
• Associates Degree
Women: 61%
• Bachelor of Arts, Journalism
Men: 39%

19. Before After
Picture of my Dad and Uncle
Fake Magazine Cover
damaged in a flood
Photo: Tom Jones, Tom and Jerry 1966

21. James Butchart started his career working semi-professionally as
photographer while attending the Art Institute of Seattle. It was
encouraged by the college so in his 7th and 8th quarter of school he began
doing Senior pictures and Models Test Shots. He graduated from the Art
Institute of Seattle in 1993 with a degree in Commercial Photography and
moved to Los Angeles, California. In L.A. he began shooting tons of
publicity stuff and head shots for actors. This turned into making
magazine covers for the local magazines. He was shooting pictures of his
rental home for the rental agency and their clients got angry when they
saw how nice his pictures were compared to theirs. So the rental agency
started giving their clients his number and now he specializes in
Architecture and Interiors. These days most of James’s clients are Real
Estate Agents, Contractors, Architects, and Developers. He no longer has
to market himself, all of his business is through referrals. James lived in
Las Vegas for 2 ½ Years and owns a home in Palm Springs, California and
spends most of his time traveling the triangle between the three cities
working for existing customers. When he use to shoot magazines he
Illustration: James negotiated for ¼ page add to market himself on top of his fee.
Butchart 2011
Question #1:
Did you got to school to become a photographer?
Question #2:
How did you get started in the industry after graduating?
Question #3:
What kind of clients do you have and how do you
market yourself?

22. For Equipment James has a
complete Nikon Set-Up he
uses for portraits and a
Complete Canon Set-Up he
uses for interiors and
architecture. For software he
uses Adobe CS5 for all of his
HDR and editing. He still
likes the old Microsoft Photo
Image Pro (Obsolete Now)
for retouching head shots.
Most of his friends are also
photographers so he keeps
up on new techniques and
fresh ideas through his
networking of friends. He
also keeps an eye on what
the current style trends are.
According to him the key is
to provide the best lighting
and composition possible to
his clients. Photo: James Butchart, Nicholas Cage’s Home, 2011
Question #4:
What equipment and software do you use?
Question #5:
How do you get new ideas and keep up on modern
Techniques?

23. Doing these photos of Zsa
Zsa Gabor’s house for sale
has led to his favorite
project so far. The listing
agents counter parts in
Paris, France saw the
photos and are now flying
him back and forth to Paris
for photo shoots. This is
James’s favorite part about
his career, that he gets to
see so many beautiful
places. The negative part is
that it is tied so heavily into
the real estate market that
it can be feast or famine.
The Zsa Zsa Gabor Estate In Bel Air
The estate includes a staff quarters and a statue-flanked pool.
(photo courtesy of James Butchart)
Question #6:
What is it that you like and dislike about your career choice?
Question #7:
What is your favorite project so far?
For More Pictures Go To:
http://jamesbutchartphotographer.com/

24. I would be thrilled to have a career in any one of these three areas. Like James I
love to take picture of beautiful things, its one of the reasons I love the Pacific
Northwest. I truly enjoy editing photos and I like the challenges that repairing an
old damaged photo brings. It looks like when you start off in photography you
need to get whatever work you can and establish a clientele base and get
recognition. Networking with people in the industry and clients is essential and
this is what is my weakest point. I was going to wait until I graduated to seek a
job in the industry since I all ready have a solid steady job, but feel now that I
should really start seeking out a job now before I graduate. The expected growth
rate in any one of my 3 categories is about the same 12%-14% and on average
with the national employment growth rate for all careers. The only real surprise I
found is that the average pay in all 3 categories was much higher than I thought it
would be, by about $15,000.

25. IMAGES REFERENCE
Slide 4: Graph: Salary.com October 23, 2011
http://www1.salary.com/Cartoonist-Animator-salary.html SALARY.COM
Slide 9: Photo: SALARY WIZARD
Digital Tutors,
November 1, 2011 HTTP://QWW1.SALARY.COM/CARTOONIST-ANIMATOR-SALARY.HTM
http://www.digitaltutors.com/11/training.php?vid=7058&autoplay=1
HTTP://WWW1.SALARY.COM/GRAPHIC-DESIGN-SPECIALIST-SALARY.HTML
Slide 13: Graph: Salary.com October 23, 2011 HTTP://WWW1.SALARY.COM/PHOTO-EDITOR-WEB-SALARY.HTML
http://www1.salary.com/Graphic-Design-Specialist-salary.html
PAYSCALE.COM
Slide 17: Graph: Salary.com October 23, 2011 HTTP://WWW.PAYSCALE.COM/RESEARCH/US/JOB=ANIMATOR/SALARY
http://www1.salary.com/Photo-Editor-Web-Salary.html
HTTP://WWW.PAYSCALE.COM/RESEARCH/US/JOB=GRAPHIC_ARTIST_%2F_DESIGNER/SALARY
Slide 19: Photo: Tom Jones, Tom and Jerry 1966, HTTP://WWW.PAYSCALE.COM/RESEARCH/US/JOB=PHOTOGRAPHER/SALARY
Seattle, Washington 19666
GRAPHIC DESIGN SALARY DATA
Slide 21: Illustration: James Butchart, Facebook Profile Pic, 2011
HTTP://WWW.GRAPHICDESIGNSALARYDATA.COM
Slide 22: Photo: James Butchart, Nicholas Cage’s House,
Las Vegas, NV 2011 ANIMATOR SALARY DATA
Slide 23: Photo: James Butchart, Zsa Zsa Gabor's House, HTTP://WWW.ANIMATORSALARYDATA.COM/
Bel Air, Los Angeles, California 2010
JOB DESCRIPTION
All other Photos, Illustrations, Videos: Jon-Paul Jones 2009 - 2011
GRAPHIC DESIGN
HTTP://WWW.ALLARTSCHOOLS.COM/ART-CAREERS/GRAPHIC-DESIGN/GRAPHIC-DESIGN-JOB
ANIMATOR
HTTP://WWW.ALLARTSCHOOLS.COM/ART-CAREERS/ANIMATION/ANIMATOR-PROFILE
PHOTOGRAPHY
HTTP://WWW.ALLARTSCHOOLS.COM/ART-CAREERS/PHOTOGRAPHY/PHOTOGRAPHY-JOB