Glen Keane

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I never really knew what I wanted to be when I grow up. It was always a question I didn't have the answer for. However, I've always been into art and comics. I really love cartoons and prefer them over tv shows and live-action movies. So one day my mom suggested I get into computer animation. So then I needed a career hero, but I didn't know any living professionals. That was until my teacher introduced me to Glen Keane. I looked him up and right away I knew that he was my career hero. He is such an amazingly creative and talented person. He's animated some of the greatest Disney movies too! Being an animator would never bore anyone. You get to make any characters you can imagine, and bring them all to life. Plus, if you're really good at what you do, you can be a part of famous movies or popular television shows!

Character animators create and design characters using technology. They work with animation software, 3D modeling, 2D animations, and even puppetry. These creative professionals imagine and develop moving characters to tell a story. It could be for films, television, video games or smartphone apps! Most employers require the artists to have a bachelor's degree in animation or field similar to that. They should also have a professional portfolio. That would be helpful. To prepare and make themselves look even better, students usually take courses in drawing, 3D programming, computer graphics, video effects and graphic design. According to the Occupational Outlook Handbook website, $61,370 per year and $29.50 per hour is the average salary for the career. That's a pretty good and safe salary, so I know I can take great care of my future family. The job outlook from 2012-2022 is 6%, slower than average, which is not a very good thing when I'm trying to be employed. There are many related careers to animation; sketch artists, graphic designers, painters, cartoonists, illustrators, computer game developers or programmers, visual artists, web designers, and multimedia designers. Technology just keeps getting better over the years so animators can create things beyond imagination!

When Glen Keane was just a young boy, he became interested in art. His father was cartoonist Bill Keane. He liked to observe his father as he worked. This is what inspires young people to become artists. Curiously admiring the work of his father taught Glen so much without him even realizing it. The more you watch something the more you understand how it's done and how you can do even better. Bil noticed Glen's interest and bought him an art book. Glen applied to the California Institutes of the Arts-School of Art, instead of accepting his football scholarship. However, his application was accidentally sent to the Program in Experimental Animation. There he was mentored under Jules Engel, the animation teacher. After he left Cal Arts in 1974, he began working with Disney. In three years he animated for The Rescuers. During that time, he married his wife Linda and start a family. After his debut work, he began to animate for many other Disney films. Some of the most famous were The Fox and The Hound (1982), The Great Mouse Detective (1986), Oliver and Company (1988), The Little Mermaid (1989), Aladdin (1992), Beauty and the Beast (1991), Pocahontas (1995), and Tarzan (1999). The more recent ones he worked on are Treasure Planet (2002), Tangled (2010), and his short film "Duet" (2014). Keane left Disney in 2012, however he still animates and is the author and illustrator of children's Bible parable books.

Glen Keane contributes to society through his creativity. He gives people the ability to feel something special in all his films, no matter what age. Many of these Disney movies he'd been a part of will go down in history as some of the greatest films and animation of the time. His work gives people perspective, emotion, and imagination. It's the kind of entertainment all families can enjoy together. It feels like watching a hand-drawn painting, animated. Bill Graham speaking to Glen during an interview about Tangled thought, "The pastel color scheme is infectious and vivid, but it's clearly animation. It has different roots; this isn't normal animation. Y'all definitely went a different direction." Making it to Disney in 1974 is probably the greatest achievement of his life. It was meant to be for his college application to be switched up because Glen is one of the most successful animators of all time. John Lasseter once said, "People who get into animation tend to be kids. We don't have to grow up. But also, animators are great observers, and there's this childlike wonder and interest in the world, the observation of little things that happen in life." I think that's pretty neat and inspiring.

Glen Keane drawing Rapunzel (http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http%3A%2F%2F5 ())

There's a lot of preparation and experience needed to become a great artist. In high school, I'm planning on taking electives like animation, art, ceramics, or film. Basically the creative classes to get my imagination stimulated. My grandma is a painter so we sometimes paint together and she kind of mentors me in that way. I'm always sketching in my notes or on my desk so that's a bit helpful too. I never thought about going to an art school, but I may end up doing so if I want to major in animation and get my bachelors degree. There are many to consider. Some of the top schools with animation programs in California are Cal Arts, Art Center, University of Southern California Film School, etc. It would be awesome to get into USC, it's a really great school as far as I know. To get into a competitive college, students need a high grade point average, a high SAT score, a well-rounded background, and strong motivation. For schools like these, students need talent, experience, and an admirable portfolio. I'll take many classes and learn how to use the correct technology. I hope that one day I'll get to be an animator for a show on Nicktoons or Cartoon Network. That would feel more like fun than a job to me. I'll have a family and one day my kids will be watching my work on television or in a movie theatre. I hope to be as successful and talented as Glen Keane, my personal career hero!