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[BarryRIT]

I haven’t read the entire thread before making this comment, only b/c it’s like TWENTY TWO PAGES right now so forgive me if I say something someone else already has. So far EVERYBODY that has posted, or the majority anyway, would love to enroll to this thing that includes me. However, all I saw was a hand full of these guys wanting to teach in comparison with the people who want to join in. And these guys all have jobs too and lives…are they really gonna be able to live up to what they are proposing…again I don’t mean to dump a pen full of ink into this crystal clear glass of water, I’m one of the first in line that want to enroll, but you gotta admit, it seems a little far-fetched, even for these guys. :shrug: :hmm:

I dont mean to speak for the creators, but from what I have gathered, its doable from a combination of only having a limited number of students enrolled at a time + a healthy number of mentors working + only being able to post 1 new exercise to be critiqued a week. At least that is what I have gathered from all the posts so far.

[clockwerkz]

I haven’t read the entire thread before making this comment, only b/c it’s like TWENTY TWO PAGES right now so forgive me if I say something someone else already has. So far EVERYBODY that has posted, or the majority anyway, would love to enroll to this thing that includes me. However, all I saw was a hand full of these guys wanting to teach in comparison with the people who want to join in. And these guys all have jobs too and lives…are they really gonna be able to live up to what they are proposing…again I don’t mean to dump a pen full of ink into this crystal clear glass of water, I’m one of the first in line that want to enroll, but you gotta admit, it seems a little far-fetched, even for these guys. :shrug: :hmm:

It’s my take on this that some of the people who will be mentoring already teach on their own. So it would seem that it’ll be easier for them to work from home as opposed to driving to some school and teach.

[Jozvex]

Just thought I’d post to say hi Shawn! And to tell the new people to read the unofficial FAQ that’s linked in my sig! It answers like 40 questions including the “don’t they have lives, can they do this?” question.

[furryspork]

Hi Shawn!

How do I study?..I don’t have transportation to the beach. It’s so close…yet too far away to walk. :sad: It’s probably a good thing since my grade goes down a whole letter for each class I miss. :argh:

I went to the lecture you and Delio gave at Ringling. You guys are awesome teachers. I can’t wait to be a part of AM!

Thanks for answering my first questions. I have one more:

I’ve already entered my email address at the teaser site, but when I get the notification of open enrollment, should I go ahead and register or should I wait until right before I want to start the class (which probably won’t be until May or later)?

[skelly6]

Hi Shawn!

I went to the lecture you and Delio gave at Ringling. You guys are awesome teachers. I can’t wait to be a part of AM!

Thanks for answering my first questions. I have one more:

I’ve already entered my email address at the teaser site, but when I get the notification of open enrollment, should I go ahead and register or should I wait until right before I want to start the class (which probably won’t be until May or later)?

Hey! Thanks for the nice words! Delio and I had a BLAST at Ringling. We met a lot of cool people there and had a ton of fun at that presentation! We always have fun meeting animators and talking about our art and ILM, you know?

The short answer to your question is that if you’ve entered your email address into our teaser page, you should have priority for registration when it comes around. We’re still ironing out how long that priority will last, though…

shawn

[Bentagon]

yeah, but I’m guessing he wants to know (and I do too) whether you can apply and then wait a couple or months before actually starting. What I’d also like to know is if it’s possible to cancel it. I might subscribe somewhere in may/june to be able to start in september, but if I get accepted to a good college I’d like to go to, it’s only reasonable that I can still cancel that AM course, since you guys said earlier that it would be very hard to combine this with real art college.

• Bentagon

[Hexodam]

Hey Shawn, thanks for helping us out with all the information

I’m from Iceland and I know of quite a few people who would love to be in your school, expecialy since there is hardly any computer graphics schools in the country, except for one Reykjavik Multimedia School I think is the english name, which I have finished.

For us to learn more the only option for us is to go abroad, but with this option it opens up whole new possibilities for everyone

But anyway, about the pricing again since that is the biggest factor for me and everyone else around me. Just as a rough estimate, how would it compare to American schools and then to European schools?

[foxco]

i’m not really that bothered if there is a qualification at the end or not, learning from the top pros is much more useful than a peice of paper.

coudlnt agree more

paper is over rated

/fox

[Felipe]

Hi,

First of all, I would like to thank you guys, for giving this kind of opportunity to everyone around the world. Since I live in Brazil, it is almost impossible to take any of those art schools. They are so much expensive if you consider the actual currency rate (U$1,00 -> R$3,15) and you still have to keep yourself alive in USA while in school.
After seeing the promo video on the website I felt like a dream comes true situation. Taking classes and interacting with the best animators in the world from the comfort of your home, without having all that expenses to live in USA it´s too good to be true.

My only hope is that you make it affordable for people around the globe, taking in consideration that not everyone can afford as much as US citizens. You should realize that you wont have a huge amount of expenses since all of us will be using our own computers. You dont need expensive labs and license for every software, as well as, all the related expenses to the actual classrooms, buildind, etc…

Looking forward to get more info about it…

Thx

Felipe

[Linus_Ericson]

I am hoping for that too, only price can stop me from taking this class. :shrug:

[SheepFactory]

Hey great to see you here Shawn!

Ali

[alexandrecollac]

Hey Felipe, good to see another brazilian guy here.
I think that not only the price but the number of vacancies should stop us too:cry:
I Really hope i can afford it.

Just waiting more news from AM staff…

[swadepgh]

THanks guys for putting in all of the effort required to start this up. It is nice to know that there is an opportunity like this for those not willing/able to relocate for school.

I will definately be considering it for the fall.

[skelly6]

yeah, but I’m guessing he wants to know (and I do too) whether you can apply and then wait a couple or months before actually starting. What I’d also like to know is if it’s possible to cancel it. I might subscribe somewhere in may/june to be able to start in september, but if I get accepted to a good college I’d like to go to, it’s only reasonable that I can still cancel that AM course, since you guys said earlier that it would be very hard to combine this with real art college.

• Bentagon

Actually I personally think AM would be a perfect companion course to any regular art school. Obviously the more time you can devote to it, the more you’ll get out of it, but I definitely think this will be hugely beneficial for current students of art schools…

As for the register and then cancel thing - it won’t quite work like that. If you get on our waiting list for priority registration, that doesn’t mean that you’re locked into it at all, it just allows you to have priority if you want to register when the time comes. By the time you actually sign up and pay to register, that will most likely be just before you’ll start classes, so it won’t be like you pay months and months in advance… It shouldn’t be any problem.

shawn

[Bentagon]

Actually I personally think AM would be a perfect companion course to any regular art school. Obviously the more time you can devote to it, the more you’ll get out of it, but I definitely think this will be hugely beneficial for current students of art schools…

but if you’re a student at Ringling or Supinfocom, or a similar high renomated animation school, would you really have the time to animate for AM ánd do things for art school at the same time? (at least without losing your personal life and sleep :p)

• Bentagon

[clockwerkz]

but if you’re a student at Ringling or Supinfocom, or a similar high renomated animation school, would you really have the time to animate for AM ánd do things for art school at the same time? (at least without losing your personal life and sleep :p)

• Bentagon

I think you’re asking something along the lines of “if I buy Corvette ZR1 can I still drive my friend’s Porsche around?”

If you have the opportunity to go to a great school, then by all means do it. You’ll cover a lot of groundwork in a number of aspects. The great thing about AM is that you can pretty much do it from anywhere as long as you have computer access, so after you’ve been in school and you get a feel for your courseload, you could sign up then.
Besides, if you’re at one of those schools, you’re way ahead of the game already. Not like some of us in the boonies that have been wishing upon a star for a godsend like AM!

cW

[mmkelly011881]

but if you’re a student at Ringling or Supinfocom, or a similar high renomated animation school, would you really have the time to animate for AM ánd do things for art school at the same time? (at least without losing your personal life and sleep :p)

personal life? sleep? great schools are few and far between but both of those are incredible from what i’ve heard. if the opportunity knocks with schools like those you have to answer… (i didnt when i had the chance so now i’m hoping AM will help rectify my past mistakes) Did anyone here go to School of Visual Arts for animation? How was it? I got in there 4 years ago (as well as ringling) but the $$ would have killed me. Still, i regret not going.

[teagan]

looks cool. count me in. kinda cool that my husband and i could do this together.

[clockwerkz]

Kinda quiet here today… did we all go off to another forum thread somewhere?

[jennifer1013]

I know! This thread has been HOT HOT HOT all week! I’m sure once more info becomes available…this thread will skyrocket again. It will be interesting to see how many pages this thing accumulates before the end!