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Learn How to Start a Work from Home Computer Animation Business

What you will be doing. The world of animation has moved past the one dimensional character on the screen in black and white. It has even moved past the colorful moving image of earlier animated films. Animation can be used in films, medical models, architecture, and other forms of business.

As an animator, you will help clients to realize their business goals. If you are into gaming, you can be on the cutting edge of computer graphics for new video games, maybe even developing a new gaming system. In the area of films, you can create memorable characters for short films or feature length. If you are not interested in being the next Steven Spielberg, you can be a product designer. Your designs for new games, graphic models, and other blueprints can be sold for company shares and a piece of future earnings of the designs.

How to start. Take classes in animation. The more you know the better you will do in the market. A major in computer science with a concentration in graphic design can put you on the right track to head into computer animation. Find a mentor in the business who can tell you all the ins and outs.

If you are working on gaming, your computer needs to be able to support all of the application software that you will be using. Creating your own games or short films will be a portfolio of sorts to show to companies that could use your expertise. Anything that you create even for demos should be copyrighted to protect your designs and ideas from theft.

Start up costs. A state of the art computer graphics station can cost upwards of $5,000 to $12,000. All of this equipment may not be needed right away. Knowing which way you want to go with your animation business will help you decide what to purchase. A business loan may be the prudent way to go to have all the equipment you need for any job you undertake.

Skills needed. First of all, you will need computer skills. Animation requires lines of code to perform the desired functions. It also requires the use of sophisticated software and machinery. As a business person, you will be communicating with potential customers. Your speech should be clear, concise, and easy to follow. If a client can’t understand you, they can’t hire you.

The more you know about the business, the more options you have for expansion. You can turn your skills to the area of consulting with clients that have problems with their animation. You would work with their graphics people to solve software glitches and get programs up and running for production.

Marketing. Computer magazine websites have ad sections where you can market your business. A website of your own would help you to show some of the unique images out there. You can also show some simple images that you designed. Interactive models would peak the interest of people visiting the site.

Send out professional email mailings to area graphics companies. Be sure to state what you can add to the company profile. Offering your services to local film makers is another way to advertise to a larger market when your name is in print on a completed work.

Animation has changed significantly over the years. There are many areas of the business to specialize in that can bring you notoriety and profit. Be open to new ideas and flexible with potential clients.

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