At first glance, the work of an animator may look effortless. But behind the scenes, the job of making things move is one that requires imagination, patience and a commitment to craft. Spanning an array of processes from traditional hand-drawn animation through to 3D model-making and CGI, animators can work alone or as part of a larger production team to create immersive new worlds and characters for animated films, TV, adverts, games, websites or music videos.

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