No. 001, 7.5 X 5.5 size. 178 pp, $14.95US. ISBN# 1-58965-010-7 Author: Joseph Daniels

Career Diary of an Animation Studio Owner: Gardner's Guide Series is a detailed 30-day journal of Joseph Daniel's life at Blak Boxx Computer Graphics. The diary is introduced by Daniel's career path that takes him from school to his current position. It describes his current responsibilities and the training that prepares him to juggle various trades. A quick and easy to read format with illustrations and production photos, this diary will tell you what is it like to be a computer animator and owner of a small computer graphics studio.

Career Diary of an Animation Studio Owner provides a clear and fascinating up-close look at a successful small business in the media graphics field. The actual process of developing computer animation is clearing documents, doing conceptual storyboards, scanning artwork, creating models, animation, rendering compositing and output.

--Tony Lupidi
R&D Project Manager,
Industrial Light and Magic

Daniels gives an in-depth view into the amount of work and dedication needed to be successful in the animation business. The diary provides a clear career path taken by author: from choices of colleges/majors, to working for large and small companies, to ultimately deciding to work for himself.

--Reneé C. Foster
Career Center Specialist
Falls Church HS

About the Author
Joseph Daniels is the owner of Blak Boxx Computer Graphics, a small computer graphics and animation studio located in Dublin, Ohio. A former student of the Advanced Computing Center for the Arts and Design at Ohio State University, Joseph created his company during a time when other computer graphics companies were going out of business. Since that time, he has been successfully operating Blak Boxx, producing award-winning animation for over ten years.