Reposted from https://twitter.com/yesmaaike/status/1420463232230117380
"Here's a dose of animation school tough love. Getting through your classes and receiving a degree does not guarantee a job. School will only get you partially there; maybe it'll give you fundamentals or provide you with a network, but it won't do everything.
The amount of times I see alumni get through the program (completing assignments & nothing else) and then lament they don't have a job is honestly staggering. In the last year of my education, I realized homework and finals weren't a one-way ticket to a job.
CLASS COMPLETION =/= EMPLOYMENT
Keeping your head down and doing your (probably outdated) school assignment, at a certain point, won't help you. Teachers only know so much.
Please, look outside your classrooms! You cannot rely on them to take care of your career- they won't!
You have to research on social media, look at animation trends. Find the styles that are popular and the portfolios that are getting people hired. Look at websites of industry folks and aim to be just as good, or //better// than that.
The good news? By being here & engaged in the animation community alongside people making cartoons these days, you're giving yourself a HUGE leg up. Stay in the loop! Keep being friendly and posting your art! We see you and we think it would be rad to work with you."
- Maaike Scherff
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