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Entertainment Careers
Entertainment Careers
Entertainment artists help bring stories, characters, and imaginary worlds to life. They create the things we see in movies, television, theater, animation, and video games.
Explore: Learn about the career.
Try: Choose an activity or challenge.
Learn More: Check out the resources below.
📁 Need supplies? Check the Art Career Library folder in the classroom.
You don't have to do everything! Choose what interests you.
Storyboard artist
Storyboard artist
Storyboard artists turn a script or story into a series of drawings. They help directors and other artists plan what the audience will see before a movie, show, or animation is made.
They think about:
They think about:
What the audience sees
Camera angles
Character positions
Movement
What happens from one scene to the next
How to tell a story visually
Areas of storyboard work:
Areas of storyboard work:
Film & Television
Animation
Advertising
Video Games
Music Videos
Center activity:
Center activity:
Tell a Story in 6 Panels. Example: Someone finds a mysterious box. What happens? Can you tell the entire story in six pictures?
Show the same event from three different camera angles.
video game artist
video game artist
Video game artists create the visual world of a game. They design characters, environments, objects, creatures, and other artwork players see.
They might create:
They might create:
🧍 Characters
🌎 Game environments
👾 Creatures
⚔️ Weapons and objects
🏠 Buildings
🗺️ Game maps
🎨 Game artwork and graphics
Areas of video game art:
Areas of video game art:
Character Artist — designs characters
Environment Artist — creates places and worlds
Prop Artist — creates objects used in the game
Concept Artist — develops the visual ideas before they're built
Texture Artist — creates surface details and patterns
UI Artist — designs menus, buttons, icons, and other things players interact with
Center activity:
Center activity:
Design a Video Game Character
Create:
Character
Name
Special ability
Personality
Environment
Design the world your character lives in.
Design the levels of a game- make a storyboard style drawing of what these might be
set & prop design
set & prop design
Set and prop designers create the physical spaces and objects used in movies, television, theater, and other performances. They help make fictional worlds feel real.
Set designers create: Prop designers create:
Set designers create: Prop designers create:
🏠 Rooms 📖 Books
🏰 Castles 🔑 Special objects
🚀 Spaceships 🧰 Tools
🌲 Forests 🗡️ Fictional objects
🏙️ Cities 📱 Imaginary technology
🏫 Schools 🧳 Character belongings
🍽️ Restaurants
Areas of the career:
Areas of the career:
Theater Set Design
Film & Television Set Design
Production Design
Prop Design
Set Decoration
Model/Scale Design
Center activities:
Center activities:
Set Design:
Design the set for a movie scene.
Design a movable set for a play that could be rearranged for multiple scenes
Prop Design:
Create an object that tells us something about a character.
Design a prop that has an important role in the story. For example: A key that opens a door to another world.
Costume & Makeup
Costume & Makeup
Costume and makeup artists help create the appearance of characters for movies, theater, television, and other performances. They use clothing, color, hairstyles, makeup, and special effects to help tell the story.
They might design:
They might design:
👗 Clothing
💄 Makeup
💇 Hair
👑 Accessories
👹 Creature appearances
🩸 Special effects makeup
Areas of the career:
Areas of the career:
Costume Design
Theatrical Makeup
Film Makeup
Special Effects Makeup
Character Makeup
Period/Historical Costume
Center activities:
Center activities:
Costume:
Design a costume that tells us something about a character.
Makeup:
Design a makeup look for a fictional character.
Create the appearance of a character who is from a historical time period.
Create the appearance of a character who is ____
Examples:
From another planet
A superhero
A villain
From 300 years in the future
A magical creature
Animator
Animator
Animators create the illusion of movement by creating many images that are shown in sequence. They may work on movies, television, games, advertisements, or other media.
2D Animator — creates animation using drawings or 2D digital artwork.
3D Animator — creates movement for 3D characters and objects.
Stop-Motion Animator — moves physical objects and photographs them one frame at a time.
Character Animator — creates the movements and expressions of characters.
Motion Graphics Artist — animates text, shapes, logos, and graphic designs.
Visual Effects Artist — creates digital effects for movies, television, and games.
Create a flipbook for some old-school animation (you will need to ask Ms. Meyer to unlock YouTube to watch this video).
Try your hand at making a Thaumatrope (find the worksheet in the bin)
Animate something changing into something else. Example: An umbrella morphing into a jellyfish
Create a stop-motion movie using drawings- look in the Career Binder for directions
SUMMARY
🎬 Storyboard Artist
What will the audience see?
🎮 Video Game Artist
What world will the audience explore?
🎭 Set & Prop Designer
What will the world look and feel like?
👗 Costume & Makeup Artist
What will the characters look like?
🎞️ Animator
How will everything move?
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