ivyeight6 wrote:
I meant do they hire newcomers.
as interns, sure, maybe as junior animators, colorist, assistant producer or some entry level position, but certainly not a first time director. - You can become an indie director and make your own stuff for a while, so you have something to show for yourself, but Japan is a bit specific, in that it's traditionally very, very hierarchical and the Anime industry is no exception. I have on friend in Tokyo, and she's an indie animator who couldn't get a job in the anime industry if she wanted to. Not because she doesn't have the skills to direct - she's won all sorts of awards for her own work - but she hasn't gone through the machinery, so she doesn't know the process in and out.
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