Traditional animation around London..why so hard??

[Valentina]

I'm wondering about working in London..

..is it so hard find a job as traditional animator?
It's full of animation studios in london and all around, but.. if you take a look at the job postings.. it's all 3d!
3d animators
3d TD
3d...and STOP!

so, can everybody tell me what they usually do in their 2d animation studios???
I mean.. I'd really like work in some studio in London, but they use to say:

"I'm sorry, we're not able to offer any placements right now...we are full".

my god,
My degree in animation is coming soon, on december..
can everybody give me an idea about a right way to follow?

thanks..

Valentina
www.tinkerbell.it

PS:
I've been in Annecy's animation festival last week.. this year the quality of each category was really high!

[zucchini]

Keep trying - but 2D work is becoming scarcer - a few studios like Uli Meyer, Stardust etc but even they are moving over to 3D - there are lots of experienced 2D people still around so they tend to do the bulk of the 2D stuff, and anything else uses Flash - so you have to have software skills too...

[Valentina]

Hi there..

You're right, I know, but it's so frustrating.

I know Uli Meyer studio.. what a pity.

anyway, I suppose that 3d must be used linked to 2d animation for best high quality results.
I've been watching a lots of shorts, videos, ecc.., very amazing at Annecy2005.. and the most of all were in 2d traditional, 2d flash, stop motion, or 2d combinated with 3d.
Just a few in pure 3d.
I think 3d is going to being sicking, if not well used.
..and if not, I hope it : )

valentina

[Animatronic]

"and anything else uses Flash"

In London? Are you kidding?

In production now are The Secret Show and Charlie and Lola, in production last year were Peppa Pig, 2DTV and I Am Not An Animal, these were all done with Celaction, not Flash.

If you want to work in 2D in London, I think you should learn Celaction.

[Rannettez]

hey try looking at Mandy.com, for 2d jobs, there may be some on there.

[Valentina]

I'm gonna taking a look!

..thanks! :)