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oliviak07's review against another edition
4.0
I have to start off this review by simply stating how much I loved this book, even if the 4/5 stars looks low for such a reaction.
Natalie Nourigat's "I Moved to Los Angeles to Work in Animation" should be required reading for any students of the arts, and anyone pursuing their future in any field or form with passion and just as many nerves. The honesty, humor, and easy going pacing makes the (subjective) truth of Nourigat et al's experiences considerable and even reliable while it will not be the same journey for everyone.
As someone who went to film school, and looks to return to the film world in some shape or form after graduating from my current college program, I feel confident in how it is possible (with the right environment) to balance love and work, work and love. Sometimes they are so harmonious that they are one and the same, and that is something we should strive for in whatever we do! The topics of past, present, and potential decisions have all motivated me as I continue to complete my degree and look for my career(s) after I walk the stage.
In short, the risks in the name of personal passion do not always pan out, and that it alright. It is something everyone experiences as they grow. Like the storyboards in the portfolios and studios of artists around the world, when things are not appearing how one would hope or feel that it should, erase and start anew.
Natalie Nourigat's "I Moved to Los Angeles to Work in Animation" should be required reading for any students of the arts, and anyone pursuing their future in any field or form with passion and just as many nerves. The honesty, humor, and easy going pacing makes the (subjective) truth of Nourigat et al's experiences considerable and even reliable while it will not be the same journey for everyone.
As someone who went to film school, and looks to return to the film world in some shape or form after graduating from my current college program, I feel confident in how it is possible (with the right environment) to balance love and work, work and love. Sometimes they are so harmonious that they are one and the same, and that is something we should strive for in whatever we do! The topics of past, present, and potential decisions have all motivated me as I continue to complete my degree and look for my career(s) after I walk the stage.
In short, the risks in the name of personal passion do not always pan out, and that it alright. It is something everyone experiences as they grow. Like the storyboards in the portfolios and studios of artists around the world, when things are not appearing how one would hope or feel that it should, erase and start anew.
esmeraldab0's review
adventurous
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
5.0
violet_judy's review against another edition
3.0
The art style was cute but it definitely wasnt what i thought it was going to be. I thought it would be like a biography where she showed us her journey not like an q & a
mangosmar's review
5.0
Books like this are the reason I have faith in humanity!
I love that between all her other work, Natalie Nourigat decided to make this specific comic, to share her knowledge and experience to encourage other artists and give them the resources she was looking for.
It was short but full of tips on how to look for work, build your portfolio, and keep going despite the rejections. She encourages you but gives you perspective at the same time. There are disadvantages to working where she is, like isolation, and she makes that very clear. The book is very positive and cute-looking but doesn't present an idealized version of working in animation in LA.
No matter how dense the text was on the final chapter (too text-heavy for a comic, but it wasn't meant to be part of the rest of the story), it was wise and so valuable to include others' experiences after her own.
Resources / Things that this book inspired me to do
1. Visit zoos to draw animals
2. Look for work and make a portfolio according to what they'd want to see
3. Keep trying hard to collect rejections. (Apparently it might take a couple of years to get the job you want, so a rejection is far from the end of the word)
4. Keep educating myself when it comes to art!
5. Keep making personal projects
6. Look up storyboards that people upload to study
7. Connect with other artists and organize things!
8. Look up all the artists mentioned and find their work
9... Try to work in France for a while? But that might just be me, there was no such encouragement.
There's more, but that's all that I can think of right now (and I'm not planning on moving to LA, so I'm not mentioning these)
I love that between all her other work, Natalie Nourigat decided to make this specific comic, to share her knowledge and experience to encourage other artists and give them the resources she was looking for.
It was short but full of tips on how to look for work, build your portfolio, and keep going despite the rejections. She encourages you but gives you perspective at the same time. There are disadvantages to working where she is, like isolation, and she makes that very clear. The book is very positive and cute-looking but doesn't present an idealized version of working in animation in LA.
No matter how dense the text was on the final chapter (too text-heavy for a comic, but it wasn't meant to be part of the rest of the story), it was wise and so valuable to include others' experiences after her own.
Resources / Things that this book inspired me to do
1. Visit zoos to draw animals
2. Look for work and make a portfolio according to what they'd want to see
3. Keep trying hard to collect rejections. (Apparently it might take a couple of years to get the job you want, so a rejection is far from the end of the word)
4. Keep educating myself when it comes to art!
5. Keep making personal projects
6. Look up storyboards that people upload to study
7. Connect with other artists and organize things!
8. Look up all the artists mentioned and find their work
9... Try to work in France for a while? But that might just be me, there was no such encouragement.
There's more, but that's all that I can think of right now (and I'm not planning on moving to LA, so I'm not mentioning these)
onlz's review against another edition
4.0
Cute and funny comic with helpful information. Love this artist.