www.animationmentor.com

[mlmiller1983]

Just submitted my application on Monday. I am waiting for them to review my application and send me the link to take the test. Exactly what is on the test?

[DigitalToon2]

Just submitted my application on Monday. I am waiting for them to review my application and send me the link to take the test. Exactly what is on the test?

If I told you that I'd have to kill you ;) LOL...everyone sort of freaks out about the test. Don't worry about it. we've all been through it and most likely you won't finish it.

[mlmiller1983]

If I told you that I'd have to kill you ;) LOL...everyone sort of freaks out about the test. Don't worry about it. we've all been through it and most likely you won't finish it.

What makes you think I won't finish it?

[Bentagon]

Because most didn't. But it's not like if you didn't finish it you'll have a bad score.

- Benjamin

PS: I finished it, though :beer:

[mlmiller1983]

So I take it the test has a time limit.

[Kimotion]

So I take it the test has a time limit.

It's 8 minutes from what I remember.

[pmiles]

There are no set number of questions on this test... it will continue to ask you questions until the time limit is up. So you can't finish it, you can only answer X amount of questions in X amount of time.

This test is designed to gauge your overall understanding of the english language and your basic cognitive skills. It is timed to discourage you from cheating... if you take the time to look up a word or break out the calculator, you will answer fewer questions. You want to answer as many questions right as possible, otherwise they will think you don't quite comprehend the english language or have substandard cognitive skills.

The school is not designed to handle language barriers... it is assumed that the material will be understood when read or spoken directly. This test will most likely trip up those who don't quite understand the english language well enough to comprehend the material as it is presented in this school. For example, say you were Japanese and did not read or speak english as a second language. When you watch a lecture, you don't comprehend what is being said because you don't speak the language. This is not to say that you are unintelligent, just that the school is not equipped to handle a multi-language curriculum at this time. If you have to constantly translate things, you will have difficulty with the material as it is presented.

[Bentagon]

There are no set number of questions on this test... it will continue to ask you questions until the time limit is up. So you can't finish it, you can only answer X amount of questions in X amount of time.

Pam... I finished it :)... I believe there were 30 questions. I got to go back to change my answers to two or so I wasn't sure about and just guessed. ;)

- Benjamin

[achavero]

don't worry if you can understand and speak decently, you won't have any problem with the exam.

And yes there was about 30 questions. But i leaved some in blank, because for that kind of tests is better to leave the blank and not to guess, because for every bad answer i think they discount from the good answers.

[pmiles]

Must have taken a different test then... because it never stopped asking me questions. No ability to go back either. Once you answered a question, it was a done deal.

[magan3D]

That test actually timed out on me?
I like sat there for like 6 minutes will it was trying to save data.
Then it finally went to the next question. :surprised

So now I just wait.

[splintah]

mine was saving data forever aswell

but i thought the countdown pauses while the site is saving the data :surprised

[dalmanna]

This "internet" school vs. "real" school has been beaten to death and there's no point in trying to explain how it really is to those who just believe what they want to believe.

A real school is where you actually learn something.

sorry dude hadn't seen that huge bit in the middle my bad

[d_jnaneswar]

hey man..

exact same situation here.. except that i have money for 4 terms.. i still didnt figure out a way to get money for the 5th and 6th..

but ill tell u what.. I joined AM because, i thought three lakh rupees..(three hundred thousand).... for 9 months with Animation Gods? I'll take it! I think I learnt so much in my first term, i am darn sure that by the end of those 12 months that i have money for, i can get pretty much any job as "animator" in India, atleast. I am planing to go abroad tho.. before I run out of money. I think thats the only way we guys could finish the course. we simply cant take a job in India, work 16 hrs a day and get 500$ a month and hope to save enuff for AM. I am pushing off of my beloved Indian Land as soon as possible, so that I could finish my flirt with AM and then come back to India with a big smile and a giant ANIMATION MENTOR label in my resume.
As far as taking breaks.. i think u can take a break between terms. I plan to take one break after term 2.. (and thus getting enuff money in time for term 4) then do term 3 and 4.. then take a break... that way, the whole course will take me about two years.. which is not bad at all.. Heck, i wouldnt mind three years, if I could finish it. I think we can take breaks, and then continue from where we left off..
Here is my take on this.. Join AM, do first term, do second term and work very hard at learing animation.. take a break, build a demoreel, jump offshore (singapore/US are the only ones on my list) ...start earning/eating only once a day/saving...... rejoin AM, work ur ass offf.. finish AM... Get back to India, and get payed in dollar salaries... get a nice girl and live happily ever after.....

but dont jump into this because Im saying.. think hard... for 7 lakhs, u can buy a decent plot of land, and the way hyderabad is growing, something in the outskirts will fetch u easily double the amount invested in about two years... So, dont get into this for money. its not money.. its about doing animation for a living, which ofcourse, if u love it enough, it will give u money eventually. India is growing rapidly and getting a good paying job in India isnt an issue after six months of AM. (we have a guy from Tata elaxsi in AM, working hard and paying his fee)... so its doable, but think hard wether u love animation enuff.. If u think u cant do AM at this point, go the "self-learning and getting a job" way... and get hired in good company and work for two years.. then u would have enuff salary to save money and then do AM two terms a year. And aim at DQ for a job.. right now they are hiring trainees and they have a guy from disney, some one named muller, ex disney animator.. training their animators.. thats an awsome start.

Hope my long reply helps.
dj


Hi,

I am very keen to join AM. But i have one problem. I can only afford to pay for first three classes. There are six in all. So will i get certificate for those three? Will it be good enough? I know i must do the full thing but i donthave that kind of money right now to invest. Also i am not sure if i will get a loan for doing an online course. The banks are willing to give loans for studying abroad but not for online courses. nd 14,000 USD is equivalent to approx. 7,00,000 INR(INDIAN Rupee). Pls suggest if its ok to do first three classes and build a profile and land yourself a decent job and then later i can pursue from where i left.
Pls advice and guide.

regards,
DIGI

[d_jnaneswar]

And yeah, this thread is best read in little chunks, the full thing would probably send you into a coma or something. :)
I read the thread from first to last in about two weeks... and lucky me...
it sent me into AM .. ;) and I am feeling delirious.. is AM a dream? it is too good to be real! man.. some one pinch me!!!

[d_jnaneswar]

Pam... I finished it :)... I believe there were 30 questions. I got to go back to change my answers to two or so I wasn't sure about and just guessed. ;)

- Benjamin

feeling unique ben?.... muhahahaha.. ur nemesis is HERE!!! I finished it too..:p ( too bad, u still kick my butt around AM with ur kick ass 2d.......I.....need.....more.....keys... )

[Bentagon]

Haha, thanks for the nice words, dj! And no, I didn't feel unique, as I knew some other people did finish as well - just couldn't remember who exactly.

I did feel kinda cool, though.

:D

- Benjamin

[My Fault]

Haha, thanks for the nice words, dj! And no, I didn't feel unique, as I knew some other people did finish as well - just couldn't remember who exactly.

I did feel kinda cool, though.

:D

- Benjamin

Answering "B" to every question doesn't count Ben! :)

[ThePredator42]

Answering "B" to every question doesn't count Ben! :)

It doesn´t? :surprised But that´s how I got my degree in Computer Science!

[storyForge]

Just sent in the application, waiting for the test now :) wish me luck, applying for summer and fall session

[Amorelli]

Hey guys I am very new to animation and these forums. I checked out AM and it looks great.

I am 17 so around Fall I can go. My birthday is in September. I checked the website for dates but I don't think it had any dates specified for Fall...oh well.

I do have a question though and its about drawing. I looked around in the admissions part of the website and it had nothing about needing any drawing/sketching skills (im pretty sure). But when I looked around other parts of the website you guys seem to draw a lot. So where do my drawing skills need to be upon applying?

I intend to improve my nonexistent drawing skills but do I need to go hardcore in time for the course? Anything else I should do to prepare?

Thanks!

[fluffybunny]

Hey guys I am very new to animation and these forums. I checked out AM and it looks great.

I intend to improve my nonexistent drawing skills but do I need to go hardcore in time for the course? Anything else I should do to prepare?

Thanks!

For me and many others, AM is great!

Any amount you can improve drawing skills will always help. Unless you plan to animate in 2D, the primary purpose of drawing in AM is to capture poses and plan animations.

The easier it is for you to capture the essence of poses with stick figures, the easier it will be to plan animations and test out different ideas before you begin working on the computer.

I've seen some of my class 2 peers thumbnails recently and just kinda gone....woah, my drawing skills bite! But they are improving gradually and they are fair enough, along with my memory and visualization skills to adequately capture the poses I'm needing.

This is by no means an accuate statistic, but I've gotten the impression that about half of the animators are what I would call good at drawing and the other half just draw well enough to plan whatever they need to plan.

Of course, the more I draw, the more I realize how much fun it is to just doodle. One thing I've observed for me is that drawing with a Wacom is quite a bit different than drawing with a pencil. I think it's just the disconnect between looking one place and drawing another. Obviously for you Cintiq owners this doesn't apply ;)

Regarding things to practice, yes drawing is good. I'd takea pencil and paper to the park or somewhere and try to capture simple poses of people in real life situations.
It's not near as important, but if you already are able to get whatever 3D package you'll be using then also spending a little bit of time just familiarizing yourself with it will help.

eric

[Kimotion]

Yeah, don't freak out so much about drawing. If you plan to animate in CG, drawing is more like an effective method of communicating your idea to others, as well as to yourself. Some schools make you learn how to draw in charcoal, render out perfect line/edge quality where the core shadow and cast shadows meet, etc. All that can benefit your animation (like playing an instrument, stage acting skills, eating broccoli so u have health and energy to animate, etc.), but it's not worth stressing over at this point.

I would like to drastically improve my gesture drawing skills for personal reasons. When you plunge into this program, you will make yourself draw and sketch, if you take planning seriously. So don't worry, you will have plenty of practice.

[stewartjones]

Count me in on needing to improve on my current drawing skills!

If you are doing your animation in the computer, then your skills in drawing need to be good enough to show ideas in quick, simple sketches... Or stick figures! :thumbsup: It's gotten me this far through Animation Mentor! Of course, any extra drawing/sketching you can do is a bonus, so get to it! :)

[ThePredator42]

Hey Alex, I fully agree on this:


Regarding things to practice, yes drawing is good. I'd takea pencil and paper to the park or somewhere and try to capture simple poses of people in real life situations.
It's not near as important, but if you already are able to get whatever 3D package you'll be using then also spending a little bit of time just familiarizing yourself with it will help.
eric


I read thru a book yesterday that´s recommended by the school, "simplified drawing for planning animation" (www.anamie.com). This is recommended by every Mentor I´ve been talking to so far, and it shows best how much you need to be able to draw.

Besides that, yeah, get fluid in animating in your favourite 3D package, so you don´t get slowed down by the software.

And get "Richard Williams Animator Survival kit" and "The Illusion of Life" and read through both of them.

With that, you´ll be perfectly prepared for the AM-Experience (play THX-sound here)

Micha.

[instantcoffee]

today it's just animationmentor

maybe soon there'll be a modelingmentor, rendermentor, riggingmentor, everything3Dmentor... man, this just opens up a whole new world for every cg artist out here!:applause:

this is way cool and i've got butterflies in my stomach and head and feet and hands and hair and...

[Bentagon]

Actually, I'm doing 2D at AM, and I don't know how to draw eather. I'm practicing, but I'm not 'there' yet. The thing is, you don't even need to be able to draw well to learn how to animate in 2D. You can learn ALL the principles and workflow etc, with simple circles and stickfigure type characters (you'll just want to put a bit of volume in arms and legs instead of them just being one line). It's only when you start going more indepth, or really want to create a reel-piece, that you're gonna want to be able to draw. Let's hope I'll get there.

- Benjamin

[xino]

today it's just animationmentor

maybe soon there'll be a modelingmentor, rendermentor, riggingmentor, everything3Dmentor... man, this just opens up a whole new world for every cg artist out here!:applause:

this is way cool and i've got butterflies in my stomach and head and feet and hands and hair and...

Well there is already one of them. An "affliate" of sorts to Animation Mentor is Animation Rigs.

www.animationrigs.com

[^Abe^]

maybe soon there'll be a modelingmentor, rendermentor, riggingmentor, everything3Dmentor... man, this just opens up a whole new world for every cg artist out here!:applause:

Does animationmentor.com actually have plans to do this or is this just wishful thinking?

Cheers

[Cig74]

This is pretty awesome. Wish I wasn't so broke:sad:

[Bentagon]

No, I'm 99.999% sure AM does not have any plans to expand to different fields. Perhaps if someone else decided to start up a similar thing, they might team up, but I very much doubt - due to the animation background the founders have - they'll create such a thing themselves. They'd rather just focus on animation courses and constantly improve on those.

- Benjamin

[anthea]

Does animationmentor.com actually have plans to do this or is this just wishful thinking?

Cheers


Animation Mentor is created "by animators, for animators" that is the field of expertise of the mentors and staff, and the passion of the students.

[^Abe^]

Thanks for clarifying that.

[splintah]

well maybe one modelling/character development masterchief at pixar or disney thinks about doing the same in an other sektor teaming up with AM so they provide the system

thats a lot of work and development to get that system up and running

[xino]

I love how several posters totally ignored what I said.

Actually Kevin Freeman who is the founder of Animationrigs.com is/was involved with Animation Mentor.

Maybe someone will read this post this time. ;)

[Bentagon]

As far as I know, animationrigs isn't really similar to animationmentor at all. There are some similarities, sure, but the overall thing doesn't seem to come near the level of communication AM has. And a mentor starting up a similar thing is something really different than AM starting something up in a different sector.

- Benjamin

[Kimotion]

Anyone finding that the site is down? Or is it just on my end?

EDIT: Ah, it's back. Never mind! Hardware issue at SBC.

[toonpang]

No, I'm 99.999% sure AM does not have any plans to expand to different fields.

I must say though my friends sure wish there was a modeling, rigging, fx, etc.. school that was as focused and run by the best of that artform.

But in all honesty, they dont need a school to teach that.. how hard can modeling and all that other jazz be.. don't they just have a few monkeys doing those pointless tasks by now? (:D ducks under desk to avoid misc projectiles.. hehe)

But really, us animators are reeeeaaaally lucky to have this school. :applause:

-Kevin

[storyForge]

i just got my acceptance email! i'll be starting in July. Anybody else starting this summer?

[MartinK]

i just got my acceptance email! i'll be starting in July. Anybody else starting this summer?

Congratulation!! You're gonna have a great time at AM! :)

Martin K

[ThePredator42]

Congratulations. Now enjoy those last last weeks with a social life :-)

[simps]

I was supposed to start in the January class but my loan info didn't go through on time. But I'm set for April 3rd! Can't wait!

[3FnD]

Wholly Cow (as in the entire cow, not the religious kind)! This thread just keeps on going!

Am I reading correctly? by now are there still many doubters of AM? (I almost used non-believers but thought someone might not realize it was a joke. hehe.)

[magan3D]

Well two weeks ago was last Friday and still nothing.

I want my email. I know Monday was a holiday..... :banghead:

[kpo]

hey guys- i've been following this thread since it started and I think I'm finally ready to take the plunge! I'm going to be applying for the Summer term pretty soon and I hope to join all the great students that are a part of this.

[MadMax]

I was supposed to start in the January class but my loan info didn't go through on time. But I'm set for April 3rd! Can't wait!

Oh that's just great.........


That means I'm pretty well screwed then.

[dren]

Wow, I just got off the phone with someone @ animation mentor....I guess she WASN'T kidding when she said that there's been a thread going here on the school for years :P I'm planning on enrolling once I graduate ^_^ I can't wait!

[stewartjones]

Wow, I just got off the phone with someone @ animation mentor....I guess she WASN'T kidding when she said that there's been a thread going here on the school for years :P I'm planning on enrolling once I graduate ^_^ I can't wait!

Now you can spend your time going thru and reading all the posts.... Don't do it all in one go though, you could forget about eating or something! hehe!

[simps]

Oh that's just great.........


That means I'm pretty well screwed then.

The situation was my fault because I waited sooo long. I waited because I had a huge job opportunity days before the deadline. It was a job in Cali and I would have to move across country. I thought 100% I had it (they even flew me out to Cali for an interview) and wasn't sure how much time I would have to give to AM. Of course a day after the last possible time I could give my info to AM, I find out I didn't get the job and AM gave my spot to someone else(rightfully so). So AM held me a spot for April 3rd.

Rosie and the rest of the AM crew were very nice to me. I remember when this thread started, it's been going on forever. It's the longest thread I've ever seen.

[MadMax]

The situation was my fault because I waited sooo long. I waited because I had a huge job opportunity days before the deadline. It was a job in Cali and I would have to move across country. I thought 100% I had it (they even flew me out to Cali for an interview) and wasn't sure how much time I would have to give to AM. Of course a day after the last possible time I could give my info to AM, I find out I didn't get the job and AM gave my spot to someone else(rightfully so). So AM held me a spot for April 3rd.

Rosie and the rest of the AM crew were very nice to me. I remember when this thread started, it's been going on forever. It's the longest thread I've ever seen.


hmmmm..... I took it that you were saying the financing took forever. Glad to hear that wasn't the case.

I hit submit on the applcation on Monday, just making the deadline for submission. Took that silly test yesterday.

So when I saw your post it was panic city. I wanted to go with financing since I didn't want to take a 15k hit out of my savings account in one shot.

[simps]

hmmmm..... I took it that you were saying the financing took forever. Glad to hear that wasn't the case.

I hit submit on the applcation on Monday, just making the deadline for submission. Took that silly test yesterday.

So when I saw your post it was panic city. I wanted to go with financing since I didn't want to take a 15k hit out of my savings account in one shot.


Well, the financing has been a pain in the butt I will admit. The financing company screwed up my social security number and that seemed to take forever to fix. Anyways...I'm sure your fine since you already had you application submitted and taken the test.

Now I just have to wait for March to get over with!!!

[dren]

Now you can spend your time going thru and reading all the posts.... Don't do it all in one go though, you could forget about eating or something! hehe!

LOL, I've already skimmed them. :) Good info.

[magan3D]

Well, hello future classmates.
Got my email about an hour ago.
Really pumped, can't wait to get started.

[kpo]

Well, hello future classmates.
Got my email about an hour ago.
Really pumped, can't wait to get started.

I am realllly excited too haha- are you starting this summer?

[sergeantT]

Congrats, guys

You're going to love it.

[magan3D]

I am realllly excited too haha- are you starting this summer?

Ya, I'll be starting on July 3. So I am extremely excited.

Got a question for everybody out there. Anybody using an iSight firewire camera for the video chatting? I see them used in the trailer thats on the site. Just wanna make sure so I don't get the wrong one.

Gonna try and get everything in order ahead of time.

[My Fault]

Pretty sure all the Mac-heads at AM use iSights with not much issue.

Congrats on being accepted everybody, you are going to have a blast!

[mlmiller1983]

Just got my acceptance email. I start the Fall term which gives me plenty of time to come save up some money. Can't wait!!!

[Darknessseeker0]

Congrats mlmiller1983! You'll get your moneys worth and much much more!:scream:

[Athavan]

Just recieved my email a while ago. Im soo excited. Im starting July 3. See you guys there.

[3FnD]

Congrats to everyone who got "acceptions"...which is a word I just made up :) and has no relationship to the word "exceptions" other than sounding almost alike.

If you don't know Maya well I suggest you take a deep crash course or something so that maybe you'll know to expect the following which happened to me...

I just wasted an hour b/c somehow a referenced object just vanished from my working file, yet it's still in the referenced file sure as rain. Grr. I have no idea why or what Maya did with the missing object. Sorry, just had to rant.

[madmanmagic]

Do you dudes USE - Bauhaus - MIRAGE (bauhaussoftware.com)

I hear PIXAR encourages the 3D people to play with this 2D app, but it is one FUNKY GUI.

I'm running it unsuccesfully on my MAC G5 at the moment - struggling....

Any advice???
Dan

[3FnD]

Do you dudes USE - Bauhaus - MIRAGE (bauhaussoftware.com)

Haven't used MIRAGE, but Plastic Animation Paper which I've tried also has some crazy ui...I should say unconventional things about it.

I've tried out Combustion and it took some getting used to.

[Rabid pitbull]

Do you dudes USE - Bauhaus - MIRAGE (bauhaussoftware.com)

I hear PIXAR encourages the 3D people to play with this 2D app, but it is one FUNKY GUI.

I'm running it unsuccesfully on my MAC G5 at the moment - struggling....

Any advice???
Dan

I really didn't like mirage too much, it is really not as streamlined an app as it should be if animation is the goal. I have also used pap it is very streamlined but the base tools lack alot of necessary tools to retime animation. Now when mocking up 2d animation for my assignments at AM I like to use toonboom studio. It is not perfect but it is definitly suited for animation much more than PAP or Mirage imho.

As far as pixar using mirage for mock ups.. I have never heard anything like this from my pixar mentor or others at school. Where did you here that?

James

[mlmiller1983]

Mirage is okay for 2D animation but I am more of a fan of FlipBook Pro. Mirage is trying to be too many different apps while FlipBrook Pro strictly for 2D animation and it shines at it. For some people Mirage works but I find that its focus should be on 2D Animation and not a Photoshop/Painter/AfterEffects wannabe.

[pollywoggles]

Mirage was a little hard to get into. There are a lot of features. But it really grew on me. Between the other traditional software, for me, it came closest to a rolling feature (which was one of the most important things for me), setting the keyboard to the side, I can easily roll my animation with the forward and backward arrows, while still drawing with the other hand.

Paul

[GoranNF]

I hope that animationmentor will still be alive over 4/5 years.I really want to join,but I'm only 14 and haven't finished high school yet:love:.Do you guys think that it still will be going over 4/5 years?

[d_jnaneswar]

Welcome new recruits!

welcome aboard! AM is so awsome!

The minimum requirement for doing AM is to leave ur egos behind. Be prepared for hard crits from the AM-brotherhood. Thats the most important thing! and then, the second thing is.. learn some swearing. You would do that on a daily basis! it aint a cake walk, but its more like a roller coaster ride. you cant stand it when u are doing it, but u still want to do it... u know. in those situations, swearing a lot helps(disclaimer : you should swear in private and to urself. we are not responsible for any reprecursions.) ..the other requirement is that all of you have to come to my workspace every week and give ur crits on my assignment submissions. If you do this without missing even 1 week, u are entitled for an extra cookie in the end. How ever, if you fail to fulfil the requirement of critiquing my work, u are disqualified and the spline gods will curse on you .. :p

dj

[anthea]

I hope that animationmentor will still be alive over 4/5 years.I really want to join,but I'm only 14 and haven't finished high school yet:love:.Do you guys think that it still will be going over 4/5 years?

Hey there youngster ;)
Well it sounds like you are ready to get animating. Remember to enjoy highschool and be a kid for a while. You might also want to take some traditional art and cinemetography classes before you delve whole heartedly into animation. But when the time comes I'm sure AM will be going strong, and we would happy to have you as an addition to the campus.

Until then, you can check out this site:

http://www.acmeanimation.org/

It's a non profit animation education site, focused mainly on teenage/highschool animation students. It doesn't cost any money and you can become part of the animation community now, until you are old enough to join AM. Then when the time comes for AM you will already be ahead of the game.

Good luck and happy animating.

[MadMax]

Mirage is okay for 2D animation but I am more of a fan of FlipBook Pro. Mirage is trying to be too many different apps while FlipBrook Pro strictly for 2D animation and it shines at it. For some people Mirage works but I find that its focus should be on 2D Animation and not a Photoshop/Painter/AfterEffects wannabe.

I personally love Mirage, it's a fantastic app. A perfect compliment to any animation pipeline.

[mlmiller1983]

Just found out something. I did not know of the Mirage plugin Animator's Toolbar and it seems to fix a good number of the gripes I had with the program. Learn something new everyday. :D

[MadMax]

You didn't even mention the Board O Matic plugin............

[Shreds]

As far as pixar using mirage for mock ups.. I have never heard anything like this from my pixar mentor or others at school. Where did you here that?

James

Actually my Pixar mentor from last term ended up using it and getting into it so it might be possible that there's talk going around there about it, but I haven't heard anything about him actually using directly for work at all.

[GoranNF]

Hey there youngster ;)
Well it sounds like you are ready to get animating. Remember to enjoy highschool and be a kid for a while. You might also want to take some traditional art and cinemetography classes before you delve whole heartedly into animation. But when the time comes I'm sure AM will be going strong, and we would happy to have you as an addition to the campus.

Until then, you can check out this site:

http://www.acmeanimation.org/

It's a non profit animation education site, focused mainly on teenage/highschool animation students. It doesn't cost any money and you can become part of the animation community now, until you are old enough to join AM. Then when the time comes for AM you will already be ahead of the game.

Good luck and happy animating.
Thank you very much.That site is very usefull,thanx again :)

[pmiles]

Please keep in mind that although AM has chosen Maya as it's supported software platform (for the 3D animators), it is not professing that you must use it. There are a number of people using Softimage, MAX, Lightwave and Animation:Master. The only real benefit to using Maya at AM is that they provide rigs and custom scripts to aid in the animation process. You get some technical support, but all in all, the school is NOT about teaching you the software, but rather animation... as it is applied to any medium, be it paper, clay or CG.

Also, most major studios use proprietary software or modified versions of off the shelf software... so while it may be Maya on the box, it's not the same Maya that you or I can get because of all the custom scripts and code being run inside it.

I will concur that if you are absolutely new to character animation in 3D, that you get your feet wet in your chosen application BEFORE starting AM. You don't want to be spending your time figuring out why the viewport windows are all messed up when you should be animating. While the school accepts both professionals and novices alike, you will find that those who have done a little of this before are not struggling as much with the software as those who are. And believe me, we all struggle with the software, so don't expect to avoid software snafus entirely... software is written by humans and humans err.

And believe it or not, the mentors get really excited when they see work being done in stop motion or 2D... a number of them started out in those mediums so don't think of AM as a 3D animation school... there's a wealth of experience in the other mediums that can be tapped into... and they are more than happy to see you do nothing but 2D or stop motion... or a mixture of all three. Talk about flexibility... when was the last time you could choose to do animation in a specific medium on the fly?

[mlmiller1983]

I plan on doing a combination of 2D and 3D at AM. I don't know about stop motion though.

[DigitalToon2]

Just be comfortable enough in whatever medium you choose. You don't want to be frustated in your drawing abilities or fighting a battle with whatever 3d application your using when you should be spending that time animating. There's just so much to learn and take in at AM that you don't want to waste time fighting battles and sometimes people just become so focused on the technology which is just another medium/tool that it begins to hamper your learning b/c you don't know how to use that perticular tool correctly.

[aijoe]

Here is my experiences. I would go with Maya.
1. Like pmiles said not b/c it's better or worst, it's b/c that what AM chosen for their school. Also they have little scripts, trainings video to help u.
2. I can't rig or model facial blend shapes ma do ma jigie to save my life. AM supplies models for u so u don't have to spend time model and rig your own characters. U can just start doing your assignments. (Also in class 4 their lip-sic character is amazing. I can't wait to animate it!)
3. If u do decides to use maya, DON'T use the PLE version. The reason is at the end of the term AM wants u to compiles all your assignments. I saw some of my classmate compilations of their end of term assignments with nice well lid animation and music. It was wonderful and very professional looking. While mine, since I used PLE version it has watermark on it and for me anyway it doesn't give a nice presentation once I put all my assignments together. I now brought student version and b/c I wanted to render out my 1st term animation again with nice lighting and no distractions of watermark...well PLE file doesn't opened in maya student version. So now I have to redo all my first term animation again.
Anyway, I hoped my little story gave u some idea on your decisions making and welcome to AM!

[Bentagon]

Here is my experiences. I would go with Maya.
1. Like pmiles said not b/c it's better or worst, it's b/c that what AM chosen for their school. Also they have little scripts, trainings video to help u.
2. I can't rig or model facial blend shapes ma do ma jigie to save my life. AM supplies models for u so u don't have to spend time model and rig your own characters. U can just start doing your assignments. (Also in class 4 their lip-sic character is amazing. I can't wait to animate it!)
3. If u do decides to use maya, DON'T use the PLE version. The reason is at the end of the term AM wants u to compiles all your assignments. I saw some of my classmate compilations of their end of term assignments with nice well lid animation and music. It was wonderful and very professional looking. While mine, since I used PLE version it has watermark on it and for me anyway it doesn't give a nice presentation once I put all my assignments together. I now brought student version and b/c I wanted to render out my 1st term animation again with nice lighting and no distractions of watermark...well PLE file doesn't opened in maya student version. So now I have to redo all my first term animation again.
Anyway, I hoped my little story gave u some idea on your decisions making and welcome to AM!Hey man, I don't have any experience with it, but I've heard that when purchasing Maya, you can mail certain things to Alias (or Autodesk now, I guess), and they'll convert them to Maya files for you. I'm sure it's been done in the past, but I'm not sure if it's still being done. Try to send an e-mail to find out.

- Benjamin

[MadMax]

well, I got my acceptance e-mail for the April 3rd class this afternoon.

[ThePredator42]

Congrats MadMax, we see you in roughly a month from now "on the inside" *play outer limits soundtrack here*

[aijoe]

Hey man, I don't have any experience with it, but I've heard that when purchasing Maya, you can mail certain things to Alias (or Autodesk now, I guess), and they'll convert them to Maya files for you. I'm sure it's been done in the past, but I'm not sure if it's still being done. Try to send an e-mail to find out.

- Benjamin

Thanks Ben. I've already re done my first term animation. I've should have asked this question in the AM's forum first. Thanks again.

[splintah]

well, I got my acceptance e-mail for the April 3rd class this afternoon.

me too
really excited :bounce:

[SkyZero]

Congrats on getting the accepted into AM! :thumbsup:
Looking foward to seeing you guys around campus.:buttrock:

[rag-man]

got my acceptance mail!!

can't wait can't wait can't wait

[stewartjones]

Congrats to all who got accepted (or are still being accepted)! It's a life-changing thing that's for sure... Bye bye social life for one! haha! ;)


Great stuff guys, looking forward to seeing you on campus... In just a month or so I guess! :arteest:

[mattmos]

My AM withdrawl symptoms are getting to fever pitch - can't wait til april 3rd to re-tackle the 4th quarter - hope you upper classmen (and women) will still give me the time of day! Glad I took some time out though, needed to find that focus again and spend a little time away from a screen.

See y'all soon :)

[AjaBogdanoff]

No worries Matt! Local server time is currently 8:14am. ;)

Looking forward to having you back! And a big welcome to all the new folks starting soon, you guys are going to love it! :thumbsup:

[anthea]

I won't be able to take Spring term either, still too busy at work. you guys are making me so proud of you though! keep up the great work. and to all the new students, welcome to the family!!

[muthu]

Hi,

Is there a mentor for producers/managers in the media or atleast the animation world.
My request might be absurd to many. But We producers do need a guild or a forum to communicate and share various production ideas. This can enable us to strengthen our pipeline knowledge and also plan an entire project.

Any one can comment to annu_muthu@yahoo.com

muthu

[achavero]

Welcome to all the new AM students. You will have the time of your life.

[drclare]

So, I am thinking of signing up for animation mentor, but I would really like to speak sort-of one-on-one with someone who is attending now, or has finished the course. I've read the catalog and the info on the site, and I've gone through a bunch of the posts here, but there are still some things I would like to know about from someone who has experienced the class. Is there anyone that might be interested in speaking with me on AIM or even on the phone. I would really appreciate it. Or if you can direct me to another resource that would help me get more info that would be good too. Thanks.

[drclare]

Whoops, thought it didn't post the first time. Sorry.

[AjaBogdanoff]

Hey drclare, let us know when you've gotten in touch with someone. I can post your request on our internal forum, but I don't want you to get slammed with 400 eager PMs. ;)

[drclare]

Yeah, within a few hours I'd already had 5 or 6 people contact me. It was very cool. I'm glad eveyone is so enthusiastic about the course, and so willing to give up some of there valuable time to help someone out. That alone has swayed me, and I'll be looking into getting into the course as soon as I can.

[AjaBogdanoff]

Haha, yeah, I thought that's what might happen. :) Look forward to seeing you on the other side!

[kpo]

WOO HOO!! I just applied! I can't wait to see if I get accepted :bounce:

[drclare]

I just finished my application. Thanks to everyone who helped me out. I am really excited.

[reb3D]

Good Luck everyone! You're gonna love this school!!

The work I've seen so far from 4th semester students is just incredible! Keep it up!
~reb

[kpo]

thanks a lot! I hope to meet a lot great people once I get in :)

drclare- did you apply for the summer session?

[Kimotion]

May be of interest:

RadioAlice and AnimationMentor (http://www.radioalice.com/morning_show/animationmentor.asp)

[magan3D]

So how early can you get maya?
And does it expire?
And where do you get it from?

Basically think of any software questions one could have :surprised

[anthea]

cool Jeff!!! Thx for that link, even though I'm not a local Bay area AM member, I still can't wait to see the short!! With Carlos on the team I'm sure it will turn out amazing.

[drclare]

KPO, yeah, I applied for the summer. I haven't gotten my link to the online test yet. I hope it comes soon.

[kpo]

KPO, yeah, I applied for the summer. I haven't gotten my link to the online test yet. I hope it comes soon.

Awesome! Good luck man. I took the test last week.

[mmkelly011881]

36 hours till the final project of the Q is due.. anyone slept in the past week?

[My Fault]

Sleep? I do not think it means what you think it means. :)

Personally I plan on animating straight on in to Sunday, with the occasional break for a South Park and/or Scrubs episode.

[Kimotion]

I'm going to bed. I make the dumbest mistakes when I'm half asleep, which only pushes me two steps back with every step forward. OK, did that make any sense? I need sleep.

Good luck everyone.

zzzzzzzzzzzzz.

[mmkelly011881]

back to work Jeff.. sleep is for the weak!

32 hours 29mins 22 seconds till project is due

[Shreds]

I knew the kimotion would never be able to handle the life of the animator! lol

[My Fault]

Yeah, you know he isn't really sleeping. He is probably in the community chat right now!

[Shreds]

No Brian, he's not. Trust me, I know for a fact he hasn't been in there for the last 5 hours 59 minutes and 23 seconds.

[mmkelly011881]

*taps pen on desk*


what scheme?

[My Fault]

your scheme!

[Shreds]

I think Matt is sponsored by Bic pens...

[mmkelly011881]

i meant no scheme.
i merely posed a little academic theory.

pens rock

[Shreds]

Where's Ali?:shrug:

[mmkelly011881]

yeah.. someone needs to moderate this thread?!!?

i see you garward

peekin over the hedge

[Shreds]

I know 2 De Schrijver is seeing this! I know it's not 7am for him!

[Bentagon]

I didn't see anything.

[mmkelly011881]

30 hours 12 mins 57 seconds


what? whuh what happened.. i blanked out!

[Shreds]

Oh, Sorry about that man. Can I have my rock back?

[mmkelly011881]

the... the overlap... the horror... the horror

*clunk*

[mmkelly011881]

i dunno if anyone ever told you this... but you do actually kinda resemble kent mansley

[My Fault]

I faltered and dozed off for a few hours. If it is any consolation it was slumped over my desk! Now recharging with coffee and coffee, with some coffee on the side.

But I think during the blackout I might've hit on Bernadette!

ps I seee you-oooo Boggy!!

[AjaBogdanoff]

Dude, your depression is boring me, for one thing. And it's actually making me a little depressed!

[AjaBogdanoff]

boo!

(plus 1)

[My Fault]

Hey Bibbidy-boppidy-Bog, if ya got a sec, I could use your eyes on somethin. I'll be waiting on the Interweb uf ya can check it out.

[AjaBogdanoff]

I'll be there with bells on.

[SkyZero]

Get back to work people!!! ;)

...wait....I have homework due too...crap...what am i doing here?! :banghead:

Need to get workin' on it...due date is arriving fast...:wip:

[AjaBogdanoff]

I don't want to hear it, LaVonna! Did you ever think that maybe I don't want to know the truth?!?

[Shreds]

Come on people! Do you WANT me to lose?

[mmkelly011881]

did he put it in writing?


26 hours 42 mins 27 seconds

[Bentagon]

I'm pregnant.

[AjaBogdanoff]

You're pregnant? You're gonna have a little baby?

[Shreds]

Right now it feels like my brain was put in a cake! So tired! But I will push on.

[AjaBogdanoff]

Now there's a top-o-the-page post for ya.

[mmkelly011881]

god.. these things never go off when you want them to


26h 35m 41s

[AjaBogdanoff]

I bet you say that to all the girls.

[mmkelly011881]

side note: has anyone ever tried mixing Sobe Adrenaline Rush (4 Servings) with Mountain Dew Amp (4 Servings)



i'm feelin a jig comin on


dee de deedley dee doo doo

[mmkelly011881]

you might have overdosed on energy drinks when you keep checking the POSTER ON THE WALL next to your monitor to see if people are IMming you... and then going GAAAH you idiot...




every 3 minutes



do you think there are rocks ahead? if there are... we'll all be dead!

[Shreds]

No more rhyming now I mean it!

Does anybody want a peanut?

[mmkelly011881]

i gotta get back to work...


YEAAAAAAAAH... good talk

[Shreds]

But first... I wanna hear you say that you don't love me.

[mmkelly011881]

jonathan i dont love you...

[Bentagon]

I want a divorce.

[My Fault]

Jonathan who?

Man, this thread is gonna get real weird tonight!

[Bentagon]

It's all your fault brian.

[Shreds]

When do the bombs have to go off?

[mmkelly011881]

March 26th High Noon Pacific Standard Time


25hr 58min 15seconds from now

that's when the mentors come a-reapin'

[Shreds]

Oh my God we're gonna die! No I don't want to die!

[SkyZero]

I'm hungry.

[AjaBogdanoff]

Fine, you win. Pee!

[mmkelly011881]

i'm Turkey!

back to work "student of the month"!


roast chicken, mashed potatoes and string beans...

[AjaBogdanoff]

I wanted to share the force with you and you ruined it, you fell in love!

[mmkelly011881]

heads up.. 30 mins till kenny roy makeup q&a

[Shreds]

He's in! Mitch is in! It's un- it's unbelievable he's in!

[sternio]

Solid Base....... or maybe not so solid.

[SheepFactory]

You know guys lets keep this thread informative to the newcomers and not use it like a online chat please. Think of the poor new prospective students trying to find some info :)

[mmkelly011881]

great q&a all.. really interesting to see everyones shots over all 4 classes

[My Fault]

Kenny's crits are great and I think the overall ones he does most every week have been amazingly informative. I hope they encourage all mentors to do those, at least every few weeks.

[reb3D]

you all are insane.... boy do I miss you guys!! ;)
~reb

[anthea]

you'll have to give us an update on all the fun we missed this term when we see you in San Fran! can't wait!!

[jschleifer]

oh my god.. that was the funniest few pages of posts. :)

less than 24 hours left folks! you can do it!!! :)

-jas

[mmkelly011881]

ive been up for 37 hours... dare i nap?

[AjaBogdanoff]

How many times do I have to say that naps are for weenies??

FYI, Matt Kelly does the sweetest "mad pastry chef" impression the world has ever known. He is to be pHeard!! :bowdown:

[mmkelly011881]

i triple dog dare you to post pics

[My Fault]

Just don't make me post the pics I have Matt!

BTW, how much time do we have now?

[mmkelly011881]

19hr 28min 30 seconds

[AjaBogdanoff]

Shield your eyes, chil'n's!

[kpo]

haha- good luck guys! :thumbsup:

[mmkelly011881]

whoa.. i have like.. shark eyes in the first one

almost as creepy as aja's upside down The Shining-esque COME PLAY WITH US DANNY avatar













danny's not here mrs torrance.

[AjaBogdanoff]

Almost... but not quite.

http://www.belligerentandnumerous.com/stuff/redrum.jpg

[dangermouse]

Wow. I know this may not be the best time to pipe in, what with all you guys working on assignments, but I want to take this course so badly I can taste it. But I may just cry, I live in New Zealand so their financing scheme is a no go, and I'm dirt poor and unemployed, so there's no way of affording it! I can't believe the passion and dedication you're all showing for it, must be a well put together and inspirational course, I'm so jealous of all of you!!

(I wonder how hard it would be to remove one of these kidneys and sell it......)

[Nitefyre]

Ack, 14 hours and a bottle of my wine, I think I can make it!!

Dangermouse, hang in there. I dont think the school is going anywhere so dont focus on getting in immediately, see if you can start making long term plans to attend in maybe a year or two.

[mmkelly011881]

I KNEW I SHOULDNT HAVE LAID DOWN!

don't you love it when you set your alarm to wake you up in 2 hours... and then you wake up 7 hours later... when theres only 11 hours 10 mins and 12 seconds to go on a project?

apparently i was yelling at people to leave me alone...


go baby GO!



yeah danger... stick in there man... just start making up your own assignments and working on them...

[dangermouse]

Thanks for the encouragment Nitefyre and mmkelly011881, you're dead right, you don't get everything you want exactly when you want it, it's a good goal for me to work toward.

Anyway, what are you two doing wasting precious seconds typing replies to me for? Get off the forum and get back to work!! LOL, best of luck to all of you!

[mmkelly011881]

6 hours 52 mins remaining.... now is not the time to be going on vacation or to a dance party... i dont care if you're DJ-ing :)

[mmkelly011881]

what are you.... are you me?



we're in the red. 04:45:11 remaining

[anthea]

hi dangermouse, as of right now I think AM's financial aid is only for US students. But the school is growing so fast, so you never know what the future holds. I wouldn't be surprised if their financial aid service only grows in years to come. Until then I think the advice to plan ahead is good. Start saving now and make a plan to join AM a year from now, it's worth the wait, especially if you have a dream of becoming a character animator, there is no better or more affordable school on the subject so I would say just hang in there! Also not taking the entire course all the way through might be a good plan for you, you can take a few semsters off to work and save, then register for a course, then work and save, then take another course. It would take longer this way but you could be practicing your animation even in the months you weren't registered for AM. A slower pace might actually be more rewarding in some ways.


As for all you AM deadline watchers, good luck! I better see these finals on your blogs come Monday morning...ahem sorensons or something linux friendly please!!! I am so excited and can't wait to see everyone's finals!

go team AM!

[SheepFactory]

Financial service plans will unfortunately never cover international students. And rightly so , would you give money to someone whom you have no guarantee of getting it back? You can always apply to financial aid if you have a relative in the US or someone else that is willing to sign up as a cosigner , or get a education loan from the bank in your own country.

[mmkelly011881]

:eek: 1 HOUR REMAINING!! :eek:




catch you on the flipside :thumbsup:

[mmkelly011881]

1 M I N U T E R E M A I N I N G !!!

[mmkelly011881]

167hours 47mins 20seconds till next week's project is due







hehe

[daraand]

Must.. stop.. thinkign.. in fcurves... wait.. shower.. must shower.

MATT!! Where's youre assignment for the next project?? We've already had about 27 minutes to work on it!

Ben is pregnant? I knew it, Matt...

[mmkelly011881]

Ben's pregnant?

You're not even that good a dancer!

167:30:15

[mmkelly011881]

DangerMouse... and anyone else who's interested

if you want some ideas for projects to get started on... a group of us had started a pre-AM students forum... its not active at all right now but there are topics and project ideas for you to try.. who knows.. maybe it'll come back to life!

hopefully someday soon we'll see you 'round our hallowed halls

http://animationgroup.proboards30.com/index.cgi


Oh Ole An-imation Men-tor.
We... Bow to thee
With your unbelievable amounts of animation informaaaa-tion
We feel that we now see

Oh Ole An-imation Mennn-tor
She stands alone... above...
Not to knock other animation schoo-ools
But for thee.. we have looove


add a stanza!

[Bentagon]

You know, we should have an AM anthem. And no, matt, the baby's not yours. Virtual conception is still impossible.

- Benjamin

[storyForge]

i cant wait to start AM so i can be a part of this madness :) july needs to hurry up and get here!

[AjaBogdanoff]

Dude, Jonathan! I grew up in Chico! Awesome! See you in July! :D

[mmkelly011881]

welcome to the madhouse

[rblitz7]

Though im not an AM student...yet, I enjoy the little mascot animations so I decided to make these gifs for anybody that wants to use them. Maby for their blog.:)
http://img65.imageshack.us/img65/3575/ammascot26fr.gif

http://img2.freeimagehosting.net/uploads/178d58ae37.gif

[Kimotion]

AnimationMentor is one year old today! Time flies.

[AjaBogdanoff]

It's GIGANTICALLY TREMENDOUS!! :applause:

[Spiros]

Hello to everybody
and happy first birthday to AM!

I ,too ,have recently been accepted in the Spring quarter and can't wait to get started. One question though. Has everybody in Spring quarter received their student IDs because I submitted paperwork and payment pretty close to the March 24 deadline and I have the feeling that something went wrong with them. Propably just being paranoid again but I had to ask ...

And don't forget , keep swimming :thumbsup:

[anthea]

Happy Birthday AM!!!

[Sean MacNeil]

Happy 1st birthday to our school! : )

Hey Spiros, we find out who our mentors are on Friday, so i'm guessing you will have all of your info to log in by then. Welcome to AM and have fun. : )


P.S. sorry for not posting here for so long guys. : ( The last few pages had me on the floor! : )

[kpo]

Happy Birthday AM!! I hope to join all of you this summer :bounce:

I really like those gifs too rblitz7- good stuff

[rag-man]

Wow .. one year .. and I just received my account setup information mail :bounce:

[splintah]

Hello to everybody
and happy first birthday to AM!

I ,too ,have recently been accepted in the Spring quarter and can't wait to get started. One question though. Has everybody in Spring quarter received their student IDs because I submitted paperwork and payment pretty close to the March 24 deadline and I have the feeling that something went wrong with them. Propably just being paranoid again but I had to ask ...

And don't forget , keep swimming :thumbsup:


it was the same with me
i sent everything from cape town which takes even longer than from europe

so i called them via skype - really cheap
and found out everything was allright

today i had my account setup mail in the inbox

greetz
kris
Austria

[Spiros]

Thanks everybody for the reassurance
I hope everything goes allright and we'll all meet in the private forums.
spintah : How long did it take for your application to process?

See you later everyone!

[Spiros]

Still nothing ...
Aaah , I can't take this kind of pressure anymore !!

[Maciek Gliwa]

Just wanted to congratulate everybody who is going to start AM next week. YOU GONNA HAVE A BLAST! That's for sure. This school is super awesome! I LOVE IT! And there will be great new mentors next term too!

See you on the other side!

Ciao!

Maciek

[Spiros]

Hi Maciek.
I'm really thrilled to begin AM :bounce: . I hope i see you soon on the other side too. Now where's that student ID.... :banghead:

[Maciek Gliwa]

Hey Spiros,
don't worry, I am sure everything will be fine. They have a lot of work now in AM related to starting new term, but I am sure you will get your ID on time :).

[Maciek Gliwa]

I remember that I got my ID something like one day before term had started, so don't worry, there are few days left.

[Spiros]

Hey Maciek
I totally understand how much work their have right now due to new quarter and all. I'm only worried that perhaps my email address somehow got deleted and i'm going to miss all the fun stuff :) . Anyhow see you soon!

Edit:
"I remember that I got my ID something like one day before term had started, so don't worry, there are few days left."

You don't know how much this helped.Really. Perhaps I'll stop refreshing my email every 45 secs and go practice drawing instead. :)

[splintah]

Hey Maciek
I totally understand how much work their have right now due to new quarter and all. I'm only worried that perhaps my email address somehow got deleted and i'm going to miss all the fun stuff :) . Anyhow see you soon!

just call them
they are really nice

[Spiros]

Hi splintah,
I was thinking of calling them tonight (i'd to right now but it must be 2 in the morning in California at this time). I'll checkout Skype or get an international calling card.

[simps]

I'm starting next week! Can't wait!:scream:

[Spiros]

It's aaliive.....

[splintah]

Hi splintah,
I was thinking of calling them tonight (i'd to right now but it must be 2 in the morning in California at this time). I'll checkout Skype or get an international calling card.

use skype
that works really nice

[Spiros]

Hi splintah,
Thanks for the advice but it seems I won't need to because I received the email. See you soon inside!!

[SkyZero]

Congrats on getting accepted future AM mentees! :applause:

See yah on the other side next week! :thumbsup:

[mmkelly011881]

we find out who our new mentors are tomorrow!

[simps]

we find out who our new mentors are tomorrow!

Can't wait!:bounce:

[Spiros]

This going to be great!!! :bounce:

[m1kr0]

Has anyone been assigned a mentor yet? I still haven't heard anything and the wait is killing me. Cant wait until Monday.

[achavero]

no not even the older classes.... they tend to wait until last minute of the day sometimes.

[sternio]

no not even the older classes.... they tend to wait until last minute of the day sometimes.

11:59:59 PST

:)

[My Fault]

Oooh, the list of mentors is out. Congrats to everyone and have a great next quarter!

[m1kr0]

I still havent heard.

[AjaBogdanoff]

Looks like emails just went out! Woohooo fellow Behmites! :D

[Sean MacNeil]

Brian, we're going to be minus a Jedi around AM now. Take care dude and keep animatin'.

The rosters are out now...Doug Dooley! i'm soooooo excited! : ) For all of you class 5ers who got Kyle Clark, i just want to say you guys got a super Quality mentor to help you with your short films. i got Kyle last quarter and he's one kick ass mentor!

Have a great quarter AMer's! : )

[My Fault]

Thanks Sean, appreciate the kind words. I will definitely be animating like mad on my break, trying to apply everything I've learned at AM over the last year. Wooo!!

Congrats on getting Doug, he is an uber talented animator and I am glad to see he is doing the Advanced Acting class because he absolutely kicks butt in that. Man you are going to learn so much!

And oh yeah, keep thuggin! :)

[Sean MacNeil]

Thanks Brian, i'm really happy about having an animator like Doug for advanced acting.

i admire you for deciding to take a break at this point in the AM program. i think it's a really good idea to take some time off to solidify and really grasp what you've learned so far. i was sooooo close to taking this semester off as well, just cause i'm feeling pretty overwhelmed with how deep we've gone into animation. i've only finished class 3, i can't imagine how i'll feel after class 4! You learn soooooo much, soooooo fast at our school, and for me, it takes everything i have just to keep up with you guys.

Best of luck to you Brian, come back to AM soon. : )

P.S. Thuggin' rules! : )

[melmann]

Yeah best of luck to you Brian. Was always a staple goin to your spot and watchin your work and getin the inspiration. Rock the break man!

[Shreds]

Mel! So glad to hear you're back man! I saw your name on the list for class 2 and noticed that you're going to be in the same class with James again! Man, I'm so psyched about everything! Welcome shout out to all the new mentees!

[Bentagon]

See you around, Brian! Hope to see you back someday. Best of luck!

And Mel! Welcome back! You've definitly been an inspiration to me, and it's great to see you at AM again.

[magan3D]

Well now that the spring quarter is underway. And all you guys and girls get to know one another.

Any of you future students for the summer quarter??? Just thought that I'd get a jump on the networking and such.
Login and send me an email (I'd post it but those darn spambots [shakes fist in the air.].)

[storyForge]

i've already got ahold of you :) but seriously, who else is going to start in the summer? lets all start to get to know each other!

[DigitalToon2]

Good luck this term everyone!

[Athavan]

I got in for the Summer term. Hope to meet you guys in there. I am so excited
and a bit nervous. Nervous cause not sure if i'll have the time to handle both work and school.

[m1kr0]

Site Down?

[droidzlander]

Yes, it's temporarily down. They're doin' scheduled maintenance, as always when switchin' from a term to another. Everything will be up again in a few hours.

[swadepgh]

It has been months since I have had time to check out CGTalk. AM will keep you busy - that's for sure.

Welcome to all the new AM students. You are gonna love it!

:bounce:

[nibraz]

Where is this located?

[storyForge]

Where is this located?

http://animationmentor.com

[rag-man]

Just wanted to see how it feels to post here .. from inside ..
its .. its ..

WOHAAAA!!

:deal:

[kpo]

I just got accepted for the Summer 06' term!!!:bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

I can't wait to start! see you guys July 3rd :beer:

[ThePredator42]

Just wanted to see how it feels to post here .. from inside ..
its .. its ..

WOHAAAA!!

:deal:

haha I totally second that :-)

it feels weird every time. To be on the insiiiiiiiiiiiide as well.

Micha.

[dalmanna]

hi guys,

just applied for the summer, just waiting for that 8 min test thing anyone know what its about:shrug:

[rag-man]

hi guys,

just applied for the summer, just waiting for that 8 min test thing anyone know what its about:shrug:

Hi, it's one of those tests:
http://www.wonderlic.com/

personnel quick test i think

good luck!
just had a 2h Q&A with shawn kelly .. try to get some sleep

[dalmanna]

cheers rag-man, i'm glad its not something epic, i just can't wait to start this thing:bounce:

[Jeremy Hopkins]

Yeah, don't sweat the test. Do the best you can when you get it but don't stress over it. Good luck!

[dalmanna]

cheers jeremy,

glad you guys are all nice and friendly :)


Yeah, don't sweat the test. Do the best you can when you get it but don't stress over it. Good luck!

[kpo]

Yeah don't worry about the test- I'm sure you'll do fine

I'm starting this summer too. Good luck :thumbsup:

[dalmanna]

Yeah don't worry about the test- I'm sure you'll do fine

I'm starting this summer too. Good luck :thumbsup:


cheers man, just took it thankfully was easier than i was expecting.

i been talking to bryan i think he's gonna give you my msn contact details so we can chat.:thumbsup:

[dalmanna]

just got accepted. i'm so happy :bounce: