Gustavos 2009-01-01 18:32:17

This, I understand. My future career that I dream of is both in the fields of 3D animation and video games. I want to be something along the lines of cutscene animator. But I know little to nothing of the career or how to get there. Right now I'm starting to beleive it's impossible for somebody that's not japanese or a billionare. I do know that as long as I get good grades here and there, it'll get me closer to something. Not to mention being a flash animator would be a huge help in getting good with whatever they call the animation in cutscenes.

Yes, it's just a little kid's dream, but it can't be impossible. At least not as much as it might seem. If I grow up to work in any kind of job that's even just a little similar to it, then I'll know that I did good. There's not just cutscene animators, there are character animators and multiple people who come up with designs for everything. I sure as hell can't be picky on the subject.

I have enjoyed video games my whole life. It's not just a hobby, it's not just an addiction. It's a passion. I may as well pray everyday for people such as Shigeru Miyamoto to live on and do what they do for as long as they possibly can. I thank such people for letting video gaming live on even if most games today seem cheap in some way.

Flash is the key to the first step in this long stairway of acheiving such a great career

VACKenny 2009-01-01 19:30:03

As long as you enjoy what you're doing, keep doing it.

And experimenting with different mediums is probably the best thing you could ever make yourself do. I stepped away from Flash for the past couple weeks and picked back up on pencil and paper sketching. I think I made more progress on that medium than I ever had on a computer.

And getting inspiration from other people's work is nothing to feel ashamed about. I originally thought about making 3D games only, but I picked up on Flash game programming because of an artsy 2D game called Odin Sphere. I thought, "If they can do that, then I bet I could, too!" The fact that I'm still learning to program outside of school for the past six months shows that I probably found my niche.

Conversely, I thought that I would truly enjoy making game parodies since I enjoyed watching them. It turned out that it just wasn't for me, which is why I gave up on it.

But all in all, I think it's inevitable to pick up on certain things through what we see and hear. It's a matter of whether or not we actually enjoy doing it if we keep doing it or not.

Gustavos 2009-01-01 22:19:24

Bah, not being able to implement my own art style is fine. Because I don't have one, and don't really have any need for one. I love art styles. They are often the artist's expressions in another form whether they know it or not. But I am no artist. There is nothing for me to express. I've much more enjoyed comedy animations. From computer animated 3D movies like Shrek or Ice Age, to the wonderful cartoons I grew up watching, it's all so great.

It wasn't until maybe half a year ago when I realised flash isn't so different from 3D animation. I always dreamed of helping make video games and was looking for some thing that I would be good at (you can't just become a director or programmer too easily). I at least know how to make good animation. I've practically taken notes of how video game cutscenes are like. How to give characters the correct emotions even in silence.

I don't know. I just need to figure out how to get to this career. College classes or something. I'll figure it out someday.

We are both 14. We both have a chance at what we want. As long as we can beleive in ourselves and show our "employers" that we're worth a damn, than we could do plenty of things in life. Good luck to the both of us.

Hamalo 2009-01-02 01:01:17

/long comments.

FrozenFire 2009-01-02 01:03:57

Long paragraph about how I agree with you even though I wanted to get into game design because I played a game like Halo and wanted to make an UBER EPIC game like them.

(Seriously)

NextToNothing 2009-01-02 03:30:30

The motivation used to start doesn't stifle your appreciation for it, an appreciation for art also isn't necessary to be a great artist. You should probably try to get into painting though, it's a big deal to art colleges if you're trying to get into that sort of thing.

DocSprite 2009-01-02 16:46:48

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