Special Effects Artists and Animators
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.
- Tasks
- 13 tasks6 core, 7 supplemental
- Family
- Arts, Design, Media & SportsOne of its 45 occupations
- Code
- 27-1014.00SOC 2018: 27-1014
What the work is made of
6 core tasks and 7 supplemental, each quoted as published, with the survey it came from.
Core: central to the jobSupplemental: done by some, not all
- Task 1. Design complex graphics and animation, using independent judgment, creativity, and computer equipment.Core taskTask 6882Rated by 62 people who do the job, August 2019
- Task 2. Create basic designs, drawings, and illustrations for product labels, cartons, direct mail, or television.Core taskTask 6888Rated by 62 people who do the job, August 2019
- Task 3. Participate in design and production of multimedia campaigns, handling budgeting and scheduling, and assisting with such responsibilities as production coordination, background design, and progress tracking.Core taskTask 6893Rated by 62 people who do the job, August 2019
- Task 4. Create two-dimensional and three-dimensional images depicting objects in motion or illustrating a process, using computer animation or modeling programs.Core taskTask 6883Rated by 62 people who do the job, August 2019
- Task 5. Make objects or characters appear lifelike by manipulating light, color, texture, shadow, and transparency, or manipulating static images to give the illusion of motion.Core taskTask 6884Rated by 62 people who do the job, August 2019
- Task 6. 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.Core taskTask 6886Rated by 61 people who do the job, August 2019
- Task 7. Implement and maintain configuration control systems.Supplemental taskTask 6895Rated by 62 people who do the job, August 2019
- Task 8. Script, plan, and create animated narrative sequences under tight deadlines, using computer software and hand drawing techniques.Supplemental taskTask 6887Rated by 62 people who do the job, August 2019
- Task 9. Develop briefings, brochures, multimedia presentations, web pages, promotional products, technical illustrations, and computer artwork for use in products, technical manuals, literature, newsletters, and slide shows.Supplemental taskTask 6890Rated by 60 people who do the job, August 2019
- Task 10. Assemble, typeset, scan, and produce digital camera-ready art or film negatives and printer's proofs.Supplemental taskTask 6885Rated by 63 people who do the job, August 2019
- Task 11. Convert real objects to animated objects through modeling, using techniques such as optical scanning.Supplemental taskTask 6894Rated by 62 people who do the job, August 2019
- Task 12. Create pen-and-paper images to be scanned, edited, colored, textured, or animated by computer.Supplemental taskTask 6889Rated by 63 people who do the job, August 2019
- Task 13. Use models to simulate the behavior of animated objects in the finished sequence.Supplemental taskTask 6891Rated by 62 people who do the job, August 2019
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How we copy and credit sources- Published byO*NET 29.0, U.S. Department of LaborEmployment and Training Administration
- ClassificationStandard Occupational Classification 2018, 27-1014
- LicenseCC BY 4.0Free to copy and reuse, with credit
- Changed by usNothing.
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