This master's thesis provides an overview of a computer graphics production environment and proposes a realistic approach to orientation and on-going training for employees working within a fast-paced production schedule. Problems involved in meeting the training needs of employees are briefly discussed in the first chapter, while the second focuses on the stages in computer animation production, including client contact, design, data generation, motion definition, color and lighting, calculation, recording, and client communication. In the third chapter, the levels of training required are defined for participants in the production process--clients, sales representatives, production coordinators, designers, animation staff, and hardware and software staff. Current training practices in six computer animation production companies are outlined and compared in the fourth chapter, and the fifth describes the personal experiences of an educational coordinator within a computer animation production company, including introductory workshops, production workshops, group viewing and discussion of work in progress, and leased software instruction. A structure for the orientation and training of corporate support staff, production staff, and clients, is proposed in the sixth chapter, and the final chapter presents a summary of the employee's responsibilities in computer animation, incentives for employees to continue attending training, and the responsibilities of the educational coordinator. Four references are listed. (MES)