[NAFCA] The first animator skill test ended with a great response! Approximately 350 people took the test at 6 locations in 5 cities nationwide, the next test is scheduled for June
NAFCA Press release: November 12, 2024 The first animator skill test ended with a great response! Approximately 350 people took the test at 6 locations in 5 cities nationwide, the next test is scheduled for June
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/121993/10/121993-10-48d4e54210b8815880be6fa09ec62d67-515×736.png Animator skill test implementation poster ●About the first animator skill test The Animator Skills Test is an initiative to alleviate the growing shortage of human resources in the anime industry, and aims to help students acquire on-the-job knowledge and skills before entering the anime industry, and to increase awareness and understanding of the animator profession. It was designed and implemented with the purpose of Approximately 350 people aged 16 to 61 from all over the country took the test. Many people across generations have taken the test, including a second-year high school student who hopes to become an animator in the future, a college student who plans to start working as an animator in the spring, and a housewife in her 40s who wants to make her childhood dream come true. In terms of scale, we could see the great demand for a test that measures the skills of animators for the first time. It is said that the total number of animators currently working as professionals is approximately 5,200 (Note), so I feel that it is of great significance that approximately 350 people gathered for the first certification.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/121993/10/121993-10-9a944fc7917ff697b9d6fbd7c5df15a2-3900×2928.jpg Examination venue: Digital Hollywood University Tokyo Main Campus ●About the next exam textbook The official textbook created for this first test, “Animator Skill Test (Aniken) Official Text: Tres/Tap Classification 6th and 5th Grade Edition”, will be reprinted less than a week after its release on September 16th. It has become an unusual hit, selling approximately 4,000 copies to date. NAFCA will continue to create test content and textbooks for studying it in order to continue conducting the Tres Tap Wari Test Level 4 and above as well as the Material Assembling Test. In addition, the next second test is scheduled to be held around June 2025. We will announce the detailed schedule and venue as soon as they are decided, so please check the official website and official SNS.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/121993/10/121993-10-a20e4ca46db54cf542e133f0bddc93e7-3900×2690.png Aniken Official Text Tres Tap Wari Grade 6/5 Edition The cover is an original illustration by Yoshihiko Umakoshi Aniken official website: https://aniken.sikaku.gr.jp/ NAFCA official X account:
https://x.com/NAFCA_official Sales information for Tres Tap
Classification Test 6th and 5th grade textbooks, practice material collections, and animator starter kits: Textbook:
https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4991379202 Practice material collection: https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B0DFHLW5MD Starter kit:
nafca-aniken.square.site A NAFCA staff roundtable discussion will be held online on December 8th (Saturday) to look back on this test and discuss the general evaluation! If you have registered as a member of NAFCA, you can watch it for free, so please apply. Staff roundtable participation application form:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScx9x0hDZOJOleWxi8VpXqvbBp5gPH_RpsyYRLMTAHyoLkQuQ/viewform ●About animator skill test (abbreviation: Aniken) This is a test that measures the technique and knowledge in the field of “video”, which is the foundation of animator’s skills. Not only people who want to become professional animators, but also people who love drawing! If you are someone who wants to be a producer or director, or if you are an anime fan, please give it a try! In the Tres Tap Wari test held this time, all test takers’ answers will be scored by professional animators and video directors and will be sent back to the test takers, including feedback. Features ・We will focus on the most basic field of animator’s work, “video”, and ask questions and problems related to video work. ・Difficulty of video techniques and knowledge is divided into grades and evaluated/certified. ・Depending on the test, a practical video will be performed, and an active video director will correct and score it. The video sheet (answer sheet) after scoring will be returned along with the pass/fail notification, so please use it as a reference for subsequent practice.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/121993/10/121993-10-047f75c59de1e5781dcf1afafd170211-1891×1173.png Animator skill test overall picture 1st Aniken Implementation Summary Name: Animator Skill Test Date and time: Saturday, November 9, 2024 Venue: Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, Fukuoka, Niigata Implementation content: Torres tap split test 6th grade, 5th grade Examination fee: 6th grade 7,200 yen, U-180% 6,700 yen 5th grade 9,600 yen, U-180% 9,100 yen Details: https://aniken.sikaku.gr.jp/
