Q:What kind of qualifications are expected/desired when recruiting for a TV show?

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I’ve received this question from numerous people so seriously, here’s what I would say you’d need:

1) Skills! Learn to draw really well (most important). Study those basics - anatomy, perspective, composition, tone. Then depending on what you’d like to specialize in, learn to tell a story, learn to design, learn color. (Some people get around this because they’re incredibly funny, but don’t assume you can count on that.)

2) Be a nice person. I don’t want to spend my days working with jerks. We have to make shows as a team on tight schedules and we rely on each other to be professional, to make deadlines, and to excite each other creatively.

3) Don’t give up. If it’s what you want, keep trying to get there. You never know when new shows might be starting up, so timing is important.

The best thing I would say to do (beyond getting a good art education) is to make your stuff and put it online. Keep making stuff. A lot of people owe their jobs to someone liking their online work. That’s your absolute best bet right now, plus you get the satisfaction of actually making something rather than waiting around for someone else to “let” you.

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  1. ryanfunes said: Pardon my french (though I speak none) but I am sick and tired of everyone saying that I need drawing skills to get into the cartoon biz. What if I just want to write episodes and get some of my own ideas out for a series? I have no drawing skills and have no real plans to…