Why I've chosen to be a Character Animator

I've always been a fan of animation and grew up watching cartoons and animated films, especially the Disney classics. I've also been a big drawer, I even stopped talking when I was 1 and started to draw anything I wanted to say and when I was 8 I was told that I was an art prodigy as I drew a stuffed bird on an art course and it was an amazing life drawing even for an adult. I remember it and somewhere I have a clipping from a newspaper article, if I find it I will post it on here.

Well, that was the start and during high school my thoughts of a career changed a few times and at one point I was thinking of designing motorbikes but I wasn't in Higher Maths so I wasn't allowed to do it for A-level. So I decided to just do subjects I enjoy and hope my path comes to me. I took Art, Design Technology, Drama and started CAD (Computer Aided Design).

It was CAD that really struck me and I was found in the CAD room in most of my free time and my teacher even had to push me to go to lunch! I was great at CAD and was praised as the best student at it but I missed the creativity. I was basically given a drawing and I draw it on the computer or given a drawing that is missing dimensions and work out how to add them. Thats when my teacher suggested looking at animation. Thats when it all clicked and I realised it was just what I'd been looking for. I looked into the different types of animation and animating and Character Animation was what really grabbed me.

I have also decided that I want to specalise in animating creatures. This is because I've always loved animals. I watch films and documentaries about them, research them, draw them and find working out their movement really interesting and enjoyable.