Working in Film Animation: Marlon West
5:08
Grades: 5 - 12
Video Description: Meet Marlon West, a film animator and visual effects supervisor for Disney, and learn about the exciting challenges and opportunities in his career.
Type of Video: Profile*
Unique Video ID: CIP-11**
Quick Ideas for Using the Video:
- For Discussion: Before watching the video have students discuss what they think a career as a film animator or visual effects animator be like? What do they think they’d be doing? What do they think they’d like about the career? What would they find challenging? After viewing the video, have students revisit those thoughts and discuss new insights they learned.
- Activity Idea: Use the video as part of a unit exploring careers in the arts and entertainment fields. Have students share insights they gain from the unit by creating an animated slide presentation.
*Profile videos use a first-person/first-hand approach to highlight interesting people doing interesting things in the area of study.
**The unique Video ID can be used to quickly locate a single video in the ET collection. This search function is designed to let teachers assign students to watch a specific video and have only that video appear as a search result. Just click on Search and choose “By Video ID.” Then type in the Video ID as it appears above. Be sure to include the dash.
