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#761

True, havn’t you read all 700 and 61 posts? tssssk shame on you :smiley:
Anyhow, it’s now Septembre, that means that in like 29 days or so it’s ocotober, and THAT means :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: big announcement Yush, kay, I’m off and back to my stop staring book :smiley: (I’m so proud I’ve got it :thumbsup: )

#762

Hllo Bobby, nice to see you again.

Thanxs for the info, i´m still waiting for the news. I´m also glad to know that our little community have gelped you to develop even more the AM Online. (i sent you a private message about this, pls check)

#763

Thanks for your reply Mr. The BOOM! And btw, it’s my Mange that’s bad, not my Manage! :smiley:

-BadMange

#764

im just getting ready to sell my car for this…haha

or my soul

either way im doing this 100 %

#765

First-come first-served is going to be a blood bath. We’d better start making a forum specifically for those who dont make the cut just so there’s a support group to weep with. :smiley:

#766

mmm…that might be a very good idea agreester!
i’m already stressing about getting in! :smiley:
I’ve set up a tent infront of my computer so that i can be the first in line when registration opens :wink:

#767

Ha, that’s a good one. We need a top ten list, “You know you’re excited about AnimationMentor.com when…”

  1. You’ve signed up for the “private newsletter” under six different email accounts. You know, just in case the other 5 don’t work.
#768

I suppose number 1 would be: freak out about it too much.
It may be my filosofy of life, but my opinion is: relaaaax. You can’t subscribe until december, so why stress now? Just be sure to get a job or set up some: get-shiroii-in-AMonline foundation. :smiley: So you’ll have enough money incase you’ll get through. If you don’t, you could try next month or the month after that. In the mean time, concentrate on what you want to do: ANIMATE. If you worry too much you’ll make crappy animations, so relax and wait till october for the important anouncements, see if this is your kind of thing and start stressing as soon as you filled in the form. Again, in them mean time, just relax and animate :thumbsup:

-shiroii

#769

Hear hear! As much as I want to get into AnimationMentor.com, as much as we ALL want to get into AnimationMentor.com, the bottom line is this:

Don’t wait around for it to happen. Start animating now! Get into it, go experience the world, take it in, and breathe it out through your characters.

Many of us will not get into the program. If I don’t get in, yeah I’ll be disappointed. For about five minutes. And then I’ll pick myself up off the dirt and start animating, because AnimationMentor.com will not make or break my animation career. :slight_smile: It’s a good attitude, motivation, and perseverence, and a good attitude, and… you know what? There’s an old joke that goes like this:

Tourist: “How do you get to Carnegie Hall?”

Native New Yorker: “Practice, practice, practice.”

'Cause, listen, I’ve been there-- sitting back, waiting for the education, and knowledge, and experience to come to ME. I’ve done that over and over and over, and really, it doesn’t work like that. I wish it did.

Waiting until AnimationMentor.com starts up won’t get you anywhere. You know there’s people who will be practicing their animation whether they get into the program or not, and they’ll be animating even before the program starts… they’re doing it right now. So, hey, be one of those people. :slight_smile: No reason not to be.

Here’s another old chestnut…

CGTalker: “How do you get to Pixar?”

:wink:

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#770

The best thing to do is just to relax. The bottom line is AM is here, it’s looking to open in Jan, and from the sheer volume of support, they’re not going to have a problem filling to capacity. Which means that there will be more terms after all.
Like Keith Lango said, it’s all about practice, practice, and more practice. So regardless, we should all still be practicing.

So bottom line: don’t let the first come - first serve thing scare you, or in anyway undermine your enthusiasm. AM is soo going to rock, and we’re going to give it an awesome turn out to ensure it’s success through future semesters, and we’ll turn a new page in the world of learning animation.

cW

PS- in case any of you haven’t gone to the pre-AM site, check it out at: http://animationshare.proboards30.com/

Hey Adam, did you get my e-mail with the leads? :slight_smile: Just trying to help out in any way.

Hey Mooncalf, we pretty much posted the same thing lol… I have an answer for your question on how to get to Pixar…
A: Easy… you cross the Oakland Bridge, then you need to… :slight_smile:
Actually, I drove by the studios in January when my wife and I were vacationing in California. Very inspirational. Took some pics of the front gates… I tried to get in, but they don’t have any tours. Then I contemplated busting out of the car in a full sprint to the front, but that wouldn’t have gone well I’m sure (i.e. getting caught, arrested, probably ruining any hope to ever work there, etc). :slight_smile:

#771

http://10secondclub.org/files/2004/8/2569.mpg

#772

Hey Adam,

I have to admit, I’m a little confused about your response to what I wrote…

But just in case, I’ll take the worst possible interpretation, and then say this:

I apologize. It wasn’t my intent to call anyone “stupid,” or “lazy,” and I realize that what I said might be taken that way.

What I meant, earnestly, is that self-motivation is terribly difficult. I struggle with it constantly, and I daresay a large percentage of everyone else does, too. I was only trying to offer a bit of motivational speak–and I certainly would never want to condescend to anyone.

If anyone was insulted by what I wrote, I am truly sorry.

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#773

Adam, do you already have a WIP thread for this anim? I’d rather post any comments there than here, way of topic :wink:

#774

Oh–I’m not offended! Stop apologizing you silly silly mooncalf!

I was just sideways mentioning that 10SecondClub is a great place to keep up with your skills, and a great place to practice. I just posted that link to kind of encourage others to keep working, and set a good example cuz I do it too! I’m such a good little animator…awwwww… :slight_smile:

Naw, I dont have a wip for that, just email me with crits. I’m struggling with the walk in.
adam@willanimateforfood.net

#775

I agree with Mooncalf and clockwerkz. We all want to get in,… but not all of us will be in the first term. There will be more opportunities, though, we just have to be patient. And yes, practice in any way you can while you’re waiting.

I know that I’m going to be disappointed as well if I can’t make it in,… hell,… I’m still not sure if I can even afford it! :eek:

Hey, Mooncalf! I hear you about waiting for the knowledge to come to you,… I’ve been there myself. Pity it doesn’t work that way. However, when you do go out there and grab that knowledge for yourself,… the end result is more satisfying. :thumbsup:

Stych.

#776

'k 'k… Sometimes I overanalyze things. :slight_smile: Also, my foot has an uncanny ability for ending up in my own mouth half the time, so.

Yeah, I think we’re all in this together…

And hey, for all of us who don’t get in the first time, just think of this: As awesome as AnimationMentor will be for everyone who gets into it the first time, it will probably be even better for the SECOND round of people, after the mentors have done it once and have a better idea of what to expect. (even after all the beta testing they’re doing)

The best time to see a play is the night AFTER it opens. :slight_smile:

(of course, that’s still not going to stop me from trying to get in with the January herd)

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#777

Money management skillz…DON’T fail me nowwww!!!:slight_smile:

#778

Hey everyone! Did a search for my name to revive an old thread of mine and I saw this one! By the way, feel free to visit the ol’ girl (the thread) and enlighten me…its the home for all of my Maya questions…I swore I was supposed to be learning an animation package but usually it feels as though I’m hurdin’ cats!

http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?t=140706&page=5&highlight=landis

Anyways, I heard about the A.M. some time back…couple of weeks ago I think. I am very interested but I am taking so many classes right now (5…a different one for every day of the week). I think that A.M. is a great idea. I almost went to Siggraph this year since I now actually live in a place where conventions come to…well…other than military or “gun and knife” shows (hey if you like these its cool…I do to…but not exclusively!).

Moving right along… I would have loved to meet the team and other artists from the 3d community especially all of the Blender heads that I have learned with and shared ideas but have never been able to meet! I guess that is a part of the industry that I have yet to really get enough of (that is, spending time with others who share the same passion). It sounds like that is what A.M. is all about. Man, maybe I should sign up…ahhhhhhhh! Too much to do! Nah…never too much…I love this stuff (if my wife saw that sentence she would kill me). Ok, enough blabbing…back to the books. Good luck guys and have fun!

Cheers,

Landis

P.S. Bentagon…I feel horrible to have my URL floating around in this room given the skill level of some of the thread’s animators but hey…I am learning…so watch out Boom! LOL! Kidding, kidding. I know all you current animators are laughing so hard right now after viewing my little assignments on my sight and I am sure Boom is hunched over in his tall chair, petting the cat on his lap thinking “BAH!..simpleton…he is LIGHT YEARS behind me…when he is as good as I am now I will be THREE times as good as him STILL!” (insert Boom’s sinister laugh here along with the screaming meow of the cat leaping off of Boom’s lap after having been scared away by all of the evil laughter).

Phew…thats all I got…man…2 jokes about cats…I am a freakin’ weirdo!

Later,

Landis

#779

Hey guys and gals,
I’m glad to see this forum up and running again. I recently just bought a dvd from an animater Jeff Lew (matrix, killer bean) and am learning quite a bit :buttrock:
Here’s the link if anybody’s interested http://jefflew.com/

The dvd is called learning 3d animation with jeff lew.

#780

Landis,
Nah Man you are mooooooore than welcome in our little community here… its a pleasure sir :slight_smile:

love your designs and models… i havent seen too much of your animation yet but i hope to see more… everyone can improve ( i can surely as i’m just a bit above incompetant so far :)) theres always time… good luck and keep the community going