How to Answer: Tell me about your animation education. What was your best course? Which course did you struggle with the most.
Advice and answer examples written specifically for an Animator job interview.
19. Tell me about your animation education. What was your best course? Which course did you struggle with the most.
How to Answer
When the interviewer can better understand your educational background, accolades, and struggles, they will be able to understand better where to place you. We all have some courses that we loved and some that we disliked, entirely.
Written by Rachelle Enns
Entry Level
"I have nearly completed my Interactive Media degree. So far, the most challenging course has been Experiential Animation primarily due to the professor's teaching style and not necessarily the content. The class moves very quickly, and I find there to be a great deal of homework. My best course is media and sound. I have a strong interest in the connection between sound and animation."
Written by Rachelle Enns
Answer Example
"I have a Bachelor of Media Arts in Animation from Emily Carr University. During my program, I found 3D modeling and texturing to be the most challenging. It stretched my belief in myself as an artist which I am thankful for. My best course was motion graphics. I excelled in this space, graduating top of the class."
Written by Rachelle Enns
Experienced
"I have worked in animation for the past fifteen years which means that my time in university is a bit tougher to recall! I certainly excelled in most areas, graduating top of the class my final year. If I had to choose one area of struggle, it would have been motion graphics. I hired a tutor for that class, which helped a great deal. My expertise with motion graphics has improved greatly over the years."
Written by Rachelle Enns