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Specialties that pay

• Character animation

  The classic job and still the one most people want. Hardest to fake, hardest to replace.

• Rigging

  Building the skeletons and controls other animators use. Technical, in short supply, well paid.

• Visual effects and simulation

  Smoke, water, destruction. Vancouver and Montreal have large studios doing this for Hollywood.

• Game animation

  Loops, blends and state machines rather than single shots. Steadier hours than film.

• Motion graphics

  Titles, ads, explainers. Often freelance and a good fallback between contracts.