Artists and Hollywood Artists and Hollywood Art and artists play a major role in the motion picture industry. From set design and construction to story boards, animation, special effects, computer graphics, and the art that adorns the walls of television and movie sets, artists are involved in virtually every aspect of the business.
Competition is heavy and job requirements can be highly specific.
Even geography plays a significant role in the forging of business arrangements between artists and the film industry. Tom St. Amand, Southern California native and an expert in construction and operation of animated figures, is a case in point. The fact that he lived where these movies were created made it natural for him to be more curious about how the monsters worked and looked so real. Special effects continued to fascinate him as he went on to major in film at UCLA and take courses in animation while there. In addition, he sculpted and built figures at home on his own and when he was ready, took them with him on job interviews.