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#9622

Yeah i can’t wait!:bounce::bounce:

#9623

Couldn’t find you right away, I just sent you a pm with the link to my profile, so you can add me!
yo wintertermers, send me your fb links and let’s get friends! :beer:

#9624

Accepted for Spring term :slight_smile:

I may defer to Summer though, still working on the details.

#9625

Read back in this thread for the testimonials from people on this forum. It’s a huge thread so don’t get too overwhelmed lol There are quite a few people who have given their testimonials though. The students work, I think, speaks for itself. :slight_smile:

#9626

Hey guys,
I’m new to the forum, but have spent ages reading through this whole Animation Mentor Thread! haha! I just found out that I have been accepted into Animation Mentor for spring 2010! I am SO excited! I see you may be starting then too, Fig! woo! Anyone else here starting in spring?

#9627

Yep, I do, and I’ve added Animation Mentor on Facebook. They say there’s a lot of goodies on AM’s Facebook page, so I’m glad I added them.

#9628

Hey, sorry if this has been covered but this is a pretty huge thread and don’t have the time to go through the whole thing.

I’m thinking of applying to animation mentor after i finish my degree this year. I was just wondering how people found the application process and what the odds are of someone with a degree in animation and special effects being accepted?

This course is something i’m very interested in as I don’t feel my current course has taught me much at all even though I am getting pretty good grades in my modules.

Any info people could give me would be great

Cheers
Jonny

#9629

I think acceptance is more based on showing the desire to learn and put the time into the program than anything else, there’s not a portfolio or anything required so I can’t imagine you wouldn’t get accepted. The application is mostly essay about why you want to do the courses, career goals, etc.

#9630

ok cool, well if all goes to plan I will be applying for the course that starts in september. Cheers for your help

Jonny

#9631

that’s exciting! congrats kezzamoss:bounce: Imma be doing the springboard class in the winter and then i will officialy start the AM course in the spring:)

#9632

hey so does anyone know whats going on wednesday the ninth? has anyone who is doing the maya workshop this winter, or starting AM this winter, gotten any kind of email saying what to expect for orientation? :hmm:

#9633

I just came on to ask the same question about it. I Wonder if we are getting the email the day of or before.

and congrats kezzamoss! Ill be doing the same Maya Workshop then Full course in Spring.:bounce:

#9634

Congrats man!

#9635

Hi everyone. I’ve been thinking about animation more and more this recent year, and with my current job in jeopardy due to the economy, it finally just hit me, I need to apply for Animation Mentor. I don’t know where this move will take make, what kind of success I’ll have, but a dream is not going to happen on it’s own.

I’m a graphic artist at a newspaper (survived 4 layoffs). So I’m use to Photoshop, Illustrator and can pick things up easily. A few years ago I started messing with 3D as a hobby, got in cheap with Hexagon, Carrara to start, followed by Zbrush, rigging in Poser for toon like figures. In the end, I used these skills more to enhance my job’s work than my personal activities, so I got some benefit out of it. I’ve got Lightwave with Core now, but been waiting for Core to be more fleshed out until I get serious with it or Lightwave.

This last year I’ve been steering myself towards animation. Such as after Don Bluth opened his website and I participated in drawing projects, did a march cycle on 1s with traditional animation paper, and generally soaking in all the great animation knowledge there. I modeled my company’s mascot in 3d and created a simple animation for an online video intro. Then I most recently attended the CTN Animation Expo last month. After seeing all the panels, speakers, a private meeting with Don Bluth with club members, I’m like, I want to be part of this more than ever.

I’m working full-time right now, which I can’t abandon for a traditional school, but nothing else is demanding my attention. So an online course works best for me.

I’ll probably think up some good questions to post later, just a little exhausted after trying to tackle this 600+ page thread.

#9636

Tomorrow orientation begins!!!:bounce:

I’m so anxious for that email. :slight_smile: When we get in we should figure out who is who in there so we can get together while we are in. Once we all set up and stuff that is :slight_smile:

Sorry if im 2 excited. I just can’t wait to work along side you guys.

#9637

Hey Brian,

I think you should go for it. I was in your shoes trying to decide what school what best and i found AM and so far i have not heard anything negative about the school. Also i work as a Graphic Designer as well. But i have never touched a 3D program like most of the people in here. But i know if i put in all the hard work and dedication that is required to master this field i know one day ill be working at Pixar (Hopefully) :slight_smile: that’s my dream.

But i really think you should continue reading and you’ll find this school is great and so far all the people i have met so far are feeling the way i feel and i really can’t wait to work with them and with you if you decide its for you.

Good Luck!! Hope i made sense…

#9638

Also I’m sure everyone would be glad to answer any questions you have. So ask Away!

#9639

Thanks for the encouragement. This is a huge decision, commitment, and it’s hard to jump in without feeling a bit alone, unsure, if I’m getting in over my head.

I’m pretty positive that, like you said, with hard work, dedication, nothing is out of reach. Though, since graduating high school, man I feel I’ve neglected myself in terms of art growth. I’ve never taken a figure drawing class for example. I did one full year at my local junior college with starting computer graphics, drawing classes, but quit after I got a full time job at my local newspaper. I’ve worked there about 9 years now, just turned 29, I look back and wonder if I lose this job, what do I have, where can I go, what’s available anymore?

I guess I never planned any further because I worked for a great company, wonderful people, I just never thought of leaving or anything could go wrong. We had around 650 employees, now it’s down to 157. They are dismantling our 3 story award winning press since we print at our sister paper now, they even tried to sell the building to lease part of it. At the CTN Animation Expo, when I watched the screening for “Waking Sleeping Beauty,” as it covered the downcline in animation, it sure hit home with my recent experience at newspapers.

So I’m taking this as a wake up call to go out and actually do something I really love.

Anyone once else have an issue where they couldn’t stop thinking about bouncing ball scenarios after making this decision to apply for AM :slight_smile: (Which I still need to do)

#9640

Hey Brian,

Aside from following your dreams, you can also try and see how it is for the first term, and go from there, if this makes making your decision easier. Yes it does require time and financial commitments, but, at the risk of sounding like a recruiter, where else are you going to find this level of education, with this much flexibility, and this much bang for your buck?

Make no mistake, though. Just because you’ll be making animations or games, it’s not always fun & games. You have to be initiative and put in your time & effort, or you’ll get nothing out of it.

Good luck.

#9641

Orientation today guys! Just waiting on my email! :slight_smile: