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This article is by Will Finn, a veteran animator. He writes about how you shouldn't want a job in animation, but a career. He explains how he always looked up to animators who had generations of work with primarily one company. For instance, the 9 old men at Disney. He finally got to fulfill this by being an animator on Fox and the Hound. But this didn't last long as his work was pretty meh even for a newbie, and was fired. He then got work with Don Bluth and worked on projects like Space Ace and Dragon's Lair. He then worked with FILMATION on projects like Chipmunk Adventure and The Gumi Bears. He then went back to Disney to work on stuff like The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, and Aladdin. And really after that he started jumping from Dreamworks to Disney back and forth. He finally stresses that it's best to be a freelance worker in animation, and each job is part of your even bigger career. I thought this article started out strong about the importance of freelancing, but then basically just turned into his filmography list. It's interesting to see all the projects Will Finn has done, but I thought that most of the article was kind of boring just to read the projects he's done. But I do think the importance of Freelancing is good to know, and that part of the article I thought was interesting.