Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Great ideas for animators who are starting out or looking for their next job * Packed with information and insights * Perfect for film students and art students. Animation is a multibillion-dollar industry. Here's an insider's guide to getting into that industry, staying there, and getting ahead. Author David B. Levy has interviewed the top pros in animation, including Steven Hillenburg, creator of SpongeBob SquarePants; Al Brodax, producer of Yellow Submarine; Teddy Newton, character designer on The Incredibles; Linda Simensky, senior director of PBS Kids; John R. Dilworth, creator of Courage the Cowardly Dog; and dozens of others to get their insights on creating a portfolio or reel, meeting animators, networking, and making the leap from working for others to pitching and selling. A resource section lists animation schools, film festivals, studios, Web sites, and publications to get budding animators off to an animated start.

Allworth Press, an imprint of Skyhorse Publishing, publishes a broad range of books on the visual and performing arts, with emphasis on the business of art. Our titles cover subjects such as graphic design, theater, branding, fine art, photography, interior design, writing, acting, film, how to start careers, business and legal forms, business practices, and more. While we don't aspire to publish a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are deeply committed to quality books that help creative professionals succeed and thrive. We often publish in areas overlooked by other publishers and welcome the author whose expertise can help our audience of readers.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

• Acknowledgments (p. vi)
• Introduction (p. viii)
• 1 So You Want to Be in Pictures? (p. 1)
• 2 Stretching and Squashing into a Job (p. 13)
• 3 Designing a Career Part I: The Animation Artists (p. 31)
• 4 Designing a Career Part II: Writers, Directors, and Producers (p. 57)
• 5 How to Get the Most of Long Periods of Employment (p. 75)
• 6 Choosing Your Battles on the Job (p. 89)
• 7 Making On-the-Job Criticism Your Friend (p. 99)
• 8 I've Got No Strings: The Life of an Independent Animation Artist (p. 107)
• 9 Surviving Unemployment (p. 129)
• 10 Networking: People Who Need People (p. 147)
• 11 All Grown Up and No Place to Go: Starting Your Own Business (p. 161)
• 12 The Horror! Pitching and Selling a Pilot or Series (p. 175)
• 13 Happy Trails: Parting Thoughts and Advice (p. 207)
• Appendix Animation Industry Resource List (p. 217)
• About the Author (p. 236)
• Index (p. 237)