From my time as a Production assistant at Golden Wolf last summer I realised that my favourite tasks were those that had nothing to do with animation. I found myself enjoying admin tasks most, logging everyone’s hours, documenting artists’ cards, etc. I really didn’t enjoy following the progress of multiple projects. Nearing the end of my 3 month internship I was able to try out talent acquisition and recruiting. I found that this wasn’t of interest to me either, but I do believe that learning what you don’t like is useful knowledge too. I would find myself jealous of the studio assistant tasks which focussed more on the maintenance of the studio, helping visitors and planning events.
The conclusion I’ve come to is that I want to work in admin, in a studio environment.