This area is fairly new and is still being experimented with, but the computer literate are finding work in various areas. In the production area, computers are used to help track production and budgets. In the artistic area, various software programs are used to create three-dimensional backgrounds for film, video games, the Internet and many other multimedia uses. Computers are also used to create special effects and graphics, and color or draw animation art. Free-lancing is a good way to get a job and get your work known within the industry.
Studios often employ free-lance artists who go from job to job.
Don't forget to seek related jobs in other areas including comic books, advertising, cartooning, multimedia, CD-ROMs, Web site illustration, greeting cards and children's book illustration, just to name a few. Special Effects Amazing scenes of fantasy, spectacular action sequences, and many much more subtle effects are created with special effects. In the past ten years, this has become one of the most exciting areas in film, video, commercials and many other types of visual media. This is a new field, and one that changes constantly as it evolves. Digital editing, digitized effects and the latest computer advances make new, ever more amazing things possible.