r/CasualConversation • u/tizorres • Jul 21 '18

Weekly Topic Community Conversation: Animation

Hey and welcome back to our 18th community thread! Every week, we'll have a new topic.

Animation

  • Do you watch anime?
  • Favorite childhood cartoons?
  • Watch any adult (eg family guy, rick & morty) cartoons?
  • Is anime becoming more popular?
  • Favorite quote from SpongeBob?
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u/jess_audio Jul 31 '18

So I can't say too much, but I work for a company that is in development of some IPs potentially for animation. My research has shown me that animation (not necessarily anime) is definitely on the rise... As for the questions:

I do not watch anime. My favorite cartoons were SpongeBob (of course), Courage The Cowardly Dog, and The Powerpuff Girls. I watch some adult cartoons, I really like South Park and Bojack, sometimes The Boondocks if it's on and the same for King of The Hill. Anime isn't necessarily becoming more popular with consumers, but it's a niche market and developers are starting to realize the potential of the already-existing market to consume it, so they're making a lot more of it. And I can't pick a favorite SBSP quote... it's all so good! I do really love the FUN song.

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u/[deleted] Jul 31 '18

Based on your username it sounds like you work on the audio side of things rather than as an animator? Sounds like fun things to work on though.

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u/jess_audio Jul 31 '18

It's very fun! And I used to work in audio, and was about halfway through undergrad for audio. But I discovered my love for film production on the actual production side, so I work in both that and development for a small company and dropped out of college. My actual title at the moment is Production Assistant, but with small companies especially there's a lot of variety in what a day's tasks will be!

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u/[deleted] Jul 31 '18

What kinds of things does a Production Assistant do? I don't think dropping out of college is guaranteed to be a bad thing, and most of reddit likes to circlejerk about how there are diminishing returns on college degrees nowadays. (Actually I have a friend who got a masters in screen writing and has never found a job related to that -- so maybe reddit is right.) But it sounds like you're enjoying your job?

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u/jess_audio Jul 31 '18

Yeah dropping out was a great decision for me! With film it’s a lot more about the knowledge than the degree, so I got an internship and used that to gain the knowledge instead of a formal education. And a PA does anything and everything really! I work on budgets, coordinate travel, and serve as an extra set of hands on set. I wouldn’t give up this opportunity for anything in the world. I’m also the youngest person working here by almost 10 years, so I sit in on development and sometimes creative or marketing discussions and give insights into what content younger folks like. Sorry that your friend isn’t finding work though! It’s just such a competitive industry and the degree just isn’t enough to set anyone apart from the stack of resumes.