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#9922

Does the mentor speak to the student life once every week?
Could some one please tell me on what time this life speaking will be in GMT and on what day?

Thanks alot.

#9923

The mentor Q&As are on different days and at different times depending on your location. They do their best to put you into a class that fits with your time zone.

#9924

fig,

That is great, thanks alot.

#9925

Glad to help.

#9926

Anyone thinking of enrolling in the spring 2011 term? - Adam

#9927

i have been thinking about enrolling in the spring, but still not sure whether to take AM or ianimate. anyone have any suggestions?
also have a general question. for companies like Pixar or Dreamwork, if i only knew how to animate, and not how to model, render, or light, would they still consider me as a candidate? or should i learn all those other fields to improve my chances?

#9928

Hi Jae glad to hear your thinking about enrolling, i havnt really heard of ianimate but ive heard nothing but great reviews of animation mentor and seen great reels come out of that place. I know the cost is a huge problem for people and im not sure of how much it is for the full ianimate course but for me that would be the only factor that would sway me away from AnimationMentor.

With regards to the Pixar/Dreamworks question, if you only know how to animate you would absolutely still be a candidate for employment. They have a dedicated team for modelling/rendering/lighting so the animators really dont need to worry about that aspect i know ive fallen into the problem of trying to learn everything and it just hasnt worked out and im sure rarely does. If you applied for a job as a dedicated animator and your animation skills were superb but your modelling/rendering/lighting sucked your much more likely to land the job than someone with a reel that showed that they were only “good” over all aspects (animating/modelling/lighting/rendering).

Overall i think its handy to know the very basics of modelling/lighting/rendering but only for the purpose of “dressing” your reel to make it more appealing to the audience.

Hope this helps, Thanks - Adam

#9929

thanks adamation,
from what i hear ianimate is also a good program and costs about 12000.
i was applying for AM today and it asked me if I wanted to take MAYA springboard course. This would be good for me since i have not used Maya before. Does anyone know how much this course costs?

#9930

Hi again Jae, as far as i know the springboard class is an 8 week course and ive heard its not as expensive as a term at AM im guessing itll probly be around half so id say about $1500 but thats just a very rough guess. To be honest if your applying for the spring term it gives you plenty of time to get to grips with Maya on your own, about 3 weeks ago i was in the same boat having never used Maya but now im really getting to grips with it by going through online tutorials - Adam

#9931

Hey Jae1234,

It cost $ 495.00 for the May Springboard class.

#9932

Wow I was way out, thanks for the info derrick, how’s your AM course going? - adam

#9933

No problem at all.

Here is a link that tells you what too expect in the program.

http://www.animationmentor.com/mayaworkshop/winter11.html

Hope this helps!

DreamThinkLive

#9934

Yay for January! :smiley:

#9935

I just wrote a comparison between the two schools. I don’t want to post it here, I wouldn’t even mention it if you didn’t ask about it, it is biased but you can read it if you follow the link to my blog in my signature.

Regarding the Maya course, if you have some experience with any other 3D application and if you have the minimum of self discipline, you can probably save yourself $500 and learn a little bit about Maya yourself. There is a TON of material out there. You can spend $500 much wiser, for example on books and online tutorials that are animation specific. Keith Lango and Jason Ryan have fantastic tutorials that can complement the school work. You can get a year subscription for Digital Tutors or Gnomon that have a ton of videos about Maya and about animation in general. Those would be a much better investment in my opinion.

If however you are a complete newbie when it comes to 3D and you need structure then maybe a short course isn’t a bad idea for you.

Rastko

#9936

I hope everyone’s had a good Christmas. Best of luck to all new and returning students this winter term! See you around the campus.

#9937

ttt for an epic thread.

#9938

Have they gotten any courses dedicated toward modeling yet?

#9939

I don’t see that ever happening, the AM is pretty focused on just character animation.

You might check out AnimSchool as they have a track on character creation, the program is very new though.

#9940

Hello everyone,

I am thinking about applying to AM. I’ve read the last 100 pages and most of my questions have been answered. Although there’s one thing I couldn’t find any information about. Can AM students qualify for internships?

Any information would be greatly appreciated.

Bobby

#9941

Sorry about the double post. The first post took forever to show up.