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| Multimedia Artist | The duties of a multimedia artist are to create special effects and animated images for movies, television programs and computer games. They produce painted by hand special effects and animated images or designed with a computer large series of pictures that create animated images. Many multimedia artists are engaged in such spheres as the motion picture, video, advertising and computer systems design industries. Among their duties, there is the creation of storyboards for commercials that are known as presentations in a series of scenes that have the same look as a comic strip. Such storyboards are used to make the decision of advertising agencies according the production of commercials. They paint storyboards for movies and animated programs, define the location of actors and cameras in the television and motion picture industries, consider pre-production details for commercials.
Such skills as creativeness, self-motivation, ability for visual design and painting are required.
It was researched that multimedia artists engaged in the motion picture and video industries have higher wages comparing with other artists.
There are many possibilities to become a multimedia artist. It is possible to study at colleges or universities for becoming a Bachelor in Fine Arts (BFA) or Master in Fine Arts (MFA). The training contains courses in English, social science, natural science, art history and studio art. There are independent schools of art and design that provide fine arts training and becoming an Associate in Art or Bachelor in Fine Arts degree. More attention is paid to the studio training comparing with the general education received at a university. Computer graphics and other techniques are also included in training. The quantity of postsecondary institutions accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design exceeds 200.
While taking for a full-time or contract work, the employers of multimedia artists look at the artists' portfolio that demonstrates an artist's talent and skills. The portfolio presents handmade, computer-generated, photographic or printed samples of the artist's work. While having internships, one can receive skills and experience, required for this field. Those multimedia artists, who sre engaged for advertising agencies, perform simple tasks and improve their skills, working for other companies too.
The half of multimedia artists is usually self-employed.
Up to 2012, the amount of multimedia artists will increase. There are predictions that competition in this sphere will increase. Those young people, who are creative and talented, work as multimedia artists. The best possibilities are for those, who apply specific artistic techniques and developed computer skills.
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