How do they match: Special Effects Artists and Animators

  • Special Effects Artists and Animators

  • 3D Specialist
  • Special Effects Specialist
  • Special Effects Artist
  • Special Effects Designer
  • Special Effects Technician
  • Digital Media Specialist
  • Graphics Specialist
  • Interactive Digital Media Specialist
  • Media Specialist
  • Multimedia Specialist
  • Multimedia Authoring Specialist
  • Streaming Media Specialist
  • Three-Dimensional Specialist
  • Virtual Reality Specialist

  • Create special effects or animations using film, video, computers, or other electronic tools and media for use in products, such as computer games, movies, music videos, and commercials.

  • Apply story development, directing, cinematography, and editing to animation to create storyboards that show the flow of the animation and map out key scenes and characters.
  • Create and install special effects as required by the script, mixing chemicals and fabricating needed parts from wood, metal, plaster, and clay.
  • Script, plan, and create animated narrative sequences under tight deadlines, using computer software and hand drawing techniques.