CG Industry Survey


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This Survey is anonymous. You won't need to enter your name or email anywhere, so please be as honest as possible.
Some fields might be tempting to joke around with (like saying you live in Africa instead of the US), but please put only real data here - this is, after all, a survey for us to learn from.
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This survey should not take you more than a couple of minutes.

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Which one out of the following options best describes your current position ?

Character Animator
Effects Animator
3D Artist
Compositor
Modeler
Lighter/Texturer
Technical Director
Motion-Capture related
Art Director / VFX Supervisor
Web Designer / Flash Animator
Producer
CEO / Manager
Other
What field do you currently work in ?

Movies/Commercials
Broadcast/Video
Video Games
Presentations/Multimedia
Internet Related (Web Design, Flash)
Other
How are you employed ?

Project-Hired/Freelancer
Staff/Full-Time
Self Employed
Unemployed
How satisfied are you with your current job ?

Very Satisfied
Somewhat Satisfied
It's a Job
Hate it
I'm Unemployed
If you had a chance to change your position - what position would it be ?

I'm happy with my current position
Character Animator
Effects Animator
3D Artist
Compositor
Modeler
Lighter/Texturer
Technical Director
Motion-Capture related
Art Director / VFX Supervisor
Web Designer / Flash Animator
Producer
CEO / Manager
Other
If you had a chance to change your field of work - what would it be ?

I'm happy with my current field of work
Movies/Commercials
Broadcast/Video
Video Games
Presentations/Multimedia
Internet Related (Web Design, Flash)
Other
If you had a chance to change your job - what would be the PRIMARY reason ?

I don't want to change my job
Location
Money and/or Benefits
People I work with
My position
My field of work
Other
If you had a chance to change your job - what would be the SECONDARY reason ?

I don't want to change my job
Location
Money and/or Benefits
People I work with
My position
My field of work
Other
What area are you currently located in (the closest) ?

US - North West Coast (San Francisco, Seattle, etc.)
US - South West Coast (Los Angeles, San Diego, etc.)
US - North East Coast (New York, Boston, etc.)
US - South East Coast (Florida, Atlanta, etc.)
US - Mid-North (Ohio, Chicago, etc.)
US - Mid-South (Texas, New-Mexico, etc.)
Canada
South America
Europe
Asia
Africa
Australia
What is your currently base annual income before taxes (this is anonymous) ?

Unemployed
Under $20,000
$20,000-$30,000
$30,000-$40,000
$40,000-$50,000
$50,000-$60,000
$60,000-$70,000
$70,000-$80,000
$80,000-$100,000
$100,000-$150,000
$150,000-$200,000
Over $200,000
What do you expect to make this year including overtime and bonuses (this is anonymous) ?

Unemployed
Under $20,000
$20,000-$30,000
$30,000-$40,000
$40,000-$50,000
$50,000-$60,000
$60,000-$70,000
$70,000-$80,000
$80,000-$100,000
$100,000-$150,000
$150,000-$200,000
Over $200,000
How many base hours a week do you work ?

Unemployed
Under 40
40-50
50-60
60-70
Over 70
How many total hours a week do you work including overtime (on average) ?

Unemployed
Under 40
40-50
50-60
60-70
Over 70
Please check the Operating Systems you use for work ?

Windows
MacOS
Linux
IRIX
Other (BeOS, OS/2, AIX, etc.)
What are the Primary Animation packages you use for work ?

Maya
3DSMax
Softimage
Lightwave
TrueSpace
Houdini
Power Animator
Hash Animation Master
Proprietary
Flash
Shockwave Director
Toonz
Other
I don't use Animation Software
What are the Primary Compositing/Editing packages you use for work ?

Composer
After Effects
Final Cut Pro
Premiere
Shake
Maya/Digital Fusion
Combustion
Commotion Pro
Cineon
Flint/Flame/Inferno
Avid/Henry/Quantel
Other
I don't use Compositing Software
Other software used for work ?

Photoshop
Illustrator
FreeHand
Quark Xpress
Matador
CorelDraw
Go-Live
Gimp
Deep-Paint
Other








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