Salary Trends in Animation and Related Fields

What does it take to get a job with Titmouse? What is it like working at Titmouse? ACR takes a look:

About Titmouse

What started out as a T-shirt business in early 2000, turned out to be one of Hollywood’s most prolific animation studios. Titmouse Inc. produces animated and other works for big name clients such as Disney, Comedy Central, BET, Adult Swim, ESPN, Nickelodeon, and more. The company is one of the most versatile in the business and creates cartoons for television shows, movies, commercials, theme parks, video games, promos, and the Internet.

What does it take to get a job with Sony Pictures Animation? What is it like working at Sony Pictures Animation? ACR takes a look:

About Sony Pictures Animation

Established in 2002, Sony Pictures Animation is a owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment. The company produces CGI animation for motion pictures. Sony Pictures Animation is behind blockbuster films such as The Smurfs and Monster House, as well as Surf’s Up, Open Season, and Boog and Elliot’s Midnight Bun Run. Since its first feature film was released in 2006, Sony’s animated films have grossed nearly $1 billion. The company’s first feature alone (Open Season), grossed nearly $2 million.

What does it take to get a job with Rainmaker Entertainment? What is it like working at Rainmaker Entertainment? ACR takes a look:

About Rainmaker Entertainment

Rainmaker Entertainment is one of the largest producers of CG animation in Canada.

More than 200 artists, directors, and technical staff work in this multifaceted studio to create entertainment for all media. Rainmaker creates animation for short films, features, DVDs, and trailers.

What does it take to get a job with Pixar? What is it like working at Pixar? ACR takes a look: 

About Pixar 

In 1986, the computer graphics division of Lucasfilm, Ltd was purchased by Steve Jobs for a reported $10 million. It was established as an independent company named Pixar. At this time, the company had 44 employees and it released its first short Luxo Jr., which premiered at Siggraph. In 1987, the film received an Academy Award nomination for Best Animated Short Film and it won the Golden Gate Award (first prize) for Computer-Generated Imagery at the San Francisco International Film Festival. This “first” set the tone for the company, which went on to create dozens of award winning animated features from the Academy Award winning Tin Toy to Finding Nemo to Cars. Pixar is also famous for big budget animated productions such as Toy Story, A Bug’s Life, Ratatouille, The Incredibles, and Monsters, Inc., to name a few.