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3D ARK's 3D PRO Survey 1-A (Part 1 OF 3)
Started August 7, 2000

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( A ) 1. Your birth year?:

    After 1982
    1981-82
    1979-80
    1977-78
    1975-76
    1973-74
    1971-72
    1969-70
    1967-68
    1965-66
    1963-64
    1961-62
    1955-60
    1950-54
    1945-49
    1940-44
    1935-39
    1930-34
    1925-29
    1920-24
    Before 1920
( B ) 2. Your sex:

    Male
    Female
( C ) 3. Your geographical location:

    Africa
    Australasia
    Canada
    Central America
    Europe
    Far East
    India
    Russia
    South America
    Southeast Asia
    United States (Central)
    United States (Eastern)
    United States (Western)
( D ) 4. Your present employment status is best described as:

    Contracted for length of show or project
    Contracted for a number of years or option periods
    Full-Time Staff position without employment contract
    Part-Time Staff position without employment contract
    Freelance without employment contract
    Other
( E ) 5. (If you selected "contractor" from any of the options above, please answer the following question. Otherwise, select "Not applicable"). The length of your contract, including all option periods, is:

    Not applicable
    Less than 6 months
    6 - 12 months
    1 year
    2 years
    3 years
    4 or more years
( F ) 6. What statement best describes your labor union or guild affiliation, if any:

    I have no affiliation with any labor union or guild
    There is no union or guild for my field or specialty
    I am required to be in a union to work at my current employer
    Union membership is an option for me, and I am a member
    Union membership is an option for me, but I am not a member
    I am a union member but not currently working at a union shop
    Other - (Be sure to e-mail us)
    N/A
( G ) 7. Your primary career focus:

    Film
    TV
    Multimedia
    Internet related
    Computer gaming
    Other
( H ) 8. In the 3D/CG discipline, were you primarily:

    Self-educated
    Educated at a college or institution
    Other - (Be sure to e-mail us)
( I ) 9. Highest level of education:

    Prefer not to say
    High school
    Some college
    Associate's Degree
    Bachelor's Degree
    PhD./Postdoctoral
( J ) 10. In the 3D/CG field, are you a:

    Specialist
    Generalist
    Generalist with areas of special interest/ability
( K ) 11. Do you spend most of your time working in:

    3D applications
    2D applications
    About the same for both
    N/A
( L ) 12. What statement best describes the current emphasis of your job:

    I am primarily an artist who uses digital technology as a tool
    I am primarily a technical person designing artistic tools and solutions
    I primarily direct and supervise other artists and technicians
    N/A
( M ) 13. How would you rate your drawing / sketching ability?:

    1 - Excellent
    2 - Good
    3 - Average
    4 - Poor
    5 - Terrible
( N ) 14. On average, how often do you use your drawing skills in your current position?:

    On a daily basis
    A couple times a week
    A couple times a month
    Every couple of months
    Not at all or almost never
( O ) 15. How would you rate your mathematical skills?:

    1 - Excellent
    2 - Good
    3 - Average
    4 - Poor
    5 - Terrible
( P ) 16. On average, how often do you use your mathematical skills in your current position?:

    On a daily basis
    A couple times a week
    A couple times a month
    Every couple of months
    Not at all or almost never
( Q ) 17. Which answer best describes how you found your current position:

    You were recruited or solicited
    Actively searched for it
    Got it by chance
    Self-employed
    Other
( R ) 18. How many years have you been working in the CG industry?:

    Less than 6 months
    6-12 months
    1-2 years
    2-3 years
    3-4 years
    4-5 years
    5-6 years
    6-7 years
    7-8 years
    8-9 years
    9-10 years
    10-15
    15-20
    More than 20 years
( S ) 19. How long have you been with your current employer?:

    Not applicable (freelancer, etc)
    Less than 6 months
    6-12 months
    1-2 years
    2-3 years
    3-4 years
    4-5 years
    5-6 years
    6-7 years
    7-8 years
    8-9 years
    9-10 years
    10-15
    15-20
    More than 20 years
( T ) 20. Job stickiness - How much longer do you expect to be working with your current employer before moving on?:

    I am happy where I am and will continue working here for as long as possible

    *OR* I anticipate the likely need/desire to change jobs/employers in:

    Less than 6 months
    6-12 months
    1-2 years
    2-3 years
    3-4 years
    4-5 years
    More than 5 years
( U ) 21. How many (CG related) employers have you had during your entire career? (If you have freelanced only, indicate "freelanced only" and proceed to the next question):

    Freelanced only
    1
    2
    3
    4
    5
    6
    7
    8
    9
    10
    11 or more
( V ) 22. As a freelancer, how many (CG related) employers have you had during your entire career?:

    N/A - I have not freelanced
    1
    2
    3
    4
    5
    6
    7
    8
    9
    10
    11-15
    16-20
    21-25
    26 or more

This marks the end of PART 1 of 3D ARK's 3D PRO Survey.

Please hit the SUBMIT button to submit your answers for this part of the survey and then proceed to PART 2 of 3D ARK's 3D PRO Survey.

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