Animation Schools
We have collected a partial list of schools which offer training related to CG Animation.
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North America:
Digital Animation Center:
University of Colorado at Denver Colorado
http://www.cu3d.org/
"The Digital Animation Center is committed to providing quality instruction in
3D theory and techniques intended to prepare its students to succeed. Students
will be prepared to excel in a multitude of industries including feature film,
broadcast, scientific visualization, medical imaging and enginewiptaering.
The DAC's precisely focused curriculum prepares students for careers within a
urban, 4-year university experience that is a well-rounded liberal arts
education with the traditional components of a fine arts education, in
state-of-the-art facilities and acquiring high-tech skills needed for this
demanding curriculum.
The CU Denver DAC, is dedicated to producing productive competent animators that
are problem solvers, critical thinkers and are prepared to enter the workforce
as leaders and managers. As a Fine Art major at one of the nation's top
Universities, you will receive a well rounded, quality University education and
upon successful completion of all requirements will be awarded a Bachelor of
Fine Art (BFA) in Digital Animation.
Why be a button pusher when you can be an artist, a problem solver and a
leader!" - From Digital Animation Center's Website
Ringling School of Art
Sarasota Florida
Phone:800.255.7695
http://www.rsad.edu/
"Ringling School of Art and Design is a private, not-for-profit, fully
accredited college offering the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree [BFA] in six
disciplines: Computer Animation, Fine Arts, Graphic & Interactive
Communication, Illustration, Interior Design, and Photography & Digital
Imaging. The College is a member of the Association of Independent Colleges of
Art and Design [AICAD] and is accredited by the National Association of Schools
of Art and Design [NASAD], the Commission on Colleges of the Southern
Association of Colleges and Schools to award the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree
[SACS], and by the First Professional Degree Level by the Foundation for
Interior Design Education Research [FIDER]." - From Ringling School of
Art's Website
Vancouver Film School
Vancouver Canada
Phone: 604-685-5808
http://www.vfs.com/
"This program teaches the creative perspective that computer animation is an
instrument for classical forms of storytelling. By combining theatrical and
technological training you not only learn to make films, you learn to make your
film. As a studio that teaches, VFS houses all the resources needed to produce
professional-quality films. Every year our graduates receive awards, are
invited to international festival screenings, and get jobs at top production
studios." - From Vancouver Film School's Website
GNOMON
California and Online
Phone: 323-466-6663
http://www.gnomon3d.com/
"Gnomon is an innovative training facility that stresses the importance of
creativity in computer graphics. We believe that, while technology offers new
tools to create your visions, it is our ultimate goal to allow you to interact
transparently with the software. At Gnomon we know that it is not the
technology that drives results, but the artist. Therefore our instructors are
industry professionals with traditional backgrounds who started using the
technology to bring their imaginations to life. On display in our online
gallery are examples of their work." - From GNOMON's Website
Academy of Art University
San Francisco California
http://www.academyart.edu/
"The Academy of Art University, established in San Francisco in 1929 by Richard
S. Stephens, a creative director with Sunset Magazine, was originally opened to
teach advertising art. In a few years, a distinguished faculty of practicing
art and design professionals was assembled and the school's philosophy was
formulated: hire established professionals to teach future professionals. The
curriculum was expanded in 1933 to include fashion illustration, and again in
1936 to include a department of fine arts." - From Academy of Art
University's Website
CalArts
Valencia California
Phone: 661-255-1050
http://www.calarts.edu/
"California Institute of the Arts educates professional artists in a unique
learning environment founded on the principles of artmaking excellence,
experimentation, critical reflection and independent inquiry. Throughout its
history, CalArts has sought to advance the practice of art and promote its
understanding in a broad social, cultural and historical context. CalArts
offers students the knowledge and expertise of leading professional artists and
scholars and a full complement of artmaking tools. In return, it asks for the
highest artistic and academic achievement. Reflecting its longstanding
commitment to new forms and expressions in art, CalArts invites creative
risk-taking and urges active collaboration and exchange among artists, artistic
disciplines and cultural traditions." - From CalArts's Website
Animation Mentor
Berkeley California
Phone: 510-809-1177
http://www.animationmentor.com/
"Online Animation workshops from some of the worlds top animation artists."
- From Animation Mentor's Website
The Art Institute of Vancouver
Burnaby BC
Phone: 604-298-5400
http://www.aiv.aii.edu/
"Our mission is to prepare students for successful careers in the creative and
technical fields. We would achieve this through:
Demonstrating the value of education in relation to the responsibilities of the
business world, by affirming diversity of ideas, values and persons, upholding
high ethical principles in professional conduct and show support for social,
community and environmental concerns.
Helping students develop and foster the skills necessary to undertake
entrepreneurial endeavors.
Having students demonstrate effective interpersonal and group relationships with
peers, supervisors, employees, and students.
Helping to develop an acceptance of the value of self-discipline,
self-motivation, and self-accountability.
Incorporating an ethical philosophy throughout the institution and the
curriculum in order for students to become responsible citizens of the world.
Creating and maintaining those services and facilities which assist the members
of the educational community in achieving personal growth and professional
competence.
Serving as an intellectual, educational, and cultural, resource for the
surrounding community.
Fostering the conviction that education is a life-long process." - From
The Art Institute of Vancouver's Website
British Columbia Institute of Technology
Burnaby BC
Phone: 604-434-5734
http://www.bcit.ca/
"BCIT builds pathways for career success with full-time and part-time studies
leading to certificates, diplomas and applied bachelor's degrees. Technological
innovation demands higher levels of applied knowledge. BCIT is developing
applied master's degrees for several disciplines.
Our dedicated resources for applied research support our extensive linkages with
business and industry." - From British Columbia Institute of
Technology's Website
DevStudios
Edmonton Alberta
Phone: 780-423-0300
http://www.devstudios.com/
"DevStudios provides a creative environment where students are given the freedom
to thrive and invent to their full potential. We bring a professional studio
atmosphere into the classroom to simulate working in a real animation studio.
In fact, students have 24 hour access to iMac G5 Computers, an accelerated
hands on learning experience. Our philosophy is innovation. Using the latest
software and hardware tools is just one of the ways DevStudios is changing the
face of education. Unlike other post-secondary institutions, we believe that
teaching the latest technology best prepares our students for a career in the
industry. And the successes of our graduates show that our model is working."
- From DevStudios's Website
Digital Media Arts College
Boca Raton Florida
Phone: 561-391-1148
http://www.dmac-edu.org/
"Digital Media Arts College's (DMAC) primary mission is to award Bachelor of
Fine Arts and Master of Fine Arts degrees to students who successfully complete
educational programs adhering to the highest level of academic and artistic
standards that blend the latest technologies and artistic practices in a
curriculum guided by the needs and trends of industry and the global
community."
- From Digital Media Arts College's Website
Digital Media at ETSU
Johnson City Tennessee
http://www.avl.etsu.edu/
"The Digital Media Program seeks to bridge the arts and sciences by providing
students with technical knowledge, an understanding of aesthetics, and
practical experience in digital media. With a core emphasis on learning how to
develop and express ideas, solve problems and create digital media content,
this program leads students through problem, project and process-based learning
experiences that teach them how to define, design and develop digital media
content, computer graphics, and interactive media. The program endeavors to
bring together students, faculty and industry professionals to realize
interdisciplinary initiatives and prepare students for the professional
challenges of the 21st century in careers in 3D visualization, animation,
interactive design, web media, product design, communication design, and
digital video." - From Digital Media at ETSU's Website
Ex'Pression College for Digital Artists
San Francisco/Bay Area California
Phone: 877-833-8800
http://www.expression.edu/
"In a sentence, here's what Expression is all about. We teach artistic
technology to enthusiastic students who want to make their passion their
profession.
We all experience the technology of creative expression every time we enter a
theater, listen to a CD or DVD, play a videogame, watch a live concert or TV
show, or surf the Web. Expression believes that it takes great teachers and the
latest equipment in a surrounding that lives and breathes the technology of
artistic expression to turn enthusiasm into a solid career.
The people who work at Expression are a lot like the people we teach -
passionate, focused, and totally convinced that they belong in a world of
digital visuals and sounds.
Expression was created to engage the industry to expand new media ideas and
concepts, a true home for the media experimentation and discovery. We're all
good stuff - no filler.
We believe that new media can be a means to a cleaner, healthier world. We are
an educational institution with great respect for our environment and encourage
ecological responsibility and recycling among our staff and students."
- From Ex'Pression College for Digital Artists's Website
Miami International University of Art & Design
Miami Florida
Phone: 800-225-9023
http://www.ifac.edu/
"Located in the heart of Miami, our students have the opportunity to work for
major corporations, hear speakers of international acclaim, volunteer for civic
organizations, and enjoy all of the amenities a large city has to offer — major
league sporting events, concerts, theater, world-renowned restaurants, and a
cosmopolitan social scene. Although the University currently has an enrollment
of more than 1,100 students, there is still a strong sense of community and
abundant opportunities to build friendships that last a lifetime. Students are
never too busy to spend time with one another, supporting their friends and
colleagues, both personally and professionally. As you can see, Miami
International University of Art & Design combines the vibrancy and
opportunities of a large city with the warmth and friendliness of a small
town." - From Miami International University of Art & Design's
Website
New York University Center for Advanced Digital Applications
New York New York
Phone: 888-998-7204
http://www.scps.nyu.edu/
"The Center for Advanced Digital Applications (CADA) at NYU's School of
Continuing and Professional Studies provides artists and professionals with the
most advanced digital training facilities on the East Coast in an
ever-expanding range of industries. Rigorous graduate and certificate programs
help you build an impressive and powerful skill set on the latest software and
hardware, and you'll receive the credentials to prove it." - From New
York University Center for Advanced Digital Applications's Website
Savannah College of Art and Design
Atlanta | Lacoste | Savannah | Online
Phone: 912-525-5100
http://www.scad.edu/
"The Savannah College of Art and Design exists to prepare talented students for
careers in the visual and performing arts, design, the building arts, and the
history of art and architecture. The college emphasizes learning through
individual attention in a positively oriented environment. The goal of the
college is to nurture and cultivate the unique qualities of each student
through an interesting curriculum, in an inspiring environment, under the
leadership of involved professors." - From Savannah College of Art and
Design's Website
Sheridan
Ontario Canada
Phone: 905-459-7533
http://www.sheridaninstitute.ca/
"We specialize in intensive, high-end training courses for design professionals
in the Architectural, Interior Design, enginewiptaering and Construction, and
Mechanical enginewiptaering fields. Our courses cover the complete range of
computer-aided-design aspects including:
2-D drawing
3-D Modelling
Rendering and Presentation
Design Visualization and Animation
Multimedia
Design Office Intranet and Internet Communication and Collaboration" -
From Sheridan's Website
St Clair College Tradigital Animation
Windsor Ontario
http://www.tradigital.ca/
"Animation Tradigital is an intensive 3 year diploma program providing
comprehensive instruction equally emphasizing 2d Traditional animation skills,
3D Animation and Life Drawing.
Students learn the basics first, Pencil to Paper. Frame by Frame.
Then the digital mayhem begins." - From St. Clair College Tradigital
Animation's Website
Think Tank
Esplanade North Vancouver BC
Phone 604-990-TANK
http://www.tttc.ca/
"Think Tank Training Centre offers a carefully crafted one year certificate
program in 3D animation, modeling, visual effects, and game design. Our
"PIPELINE" curriculum is designed to get you the job you want. The goal is to
teach students how the industry works so they can make a seamless transition
into a real production environment.
You’ll feel like a professional because you’ll be treated like one." -
From Think Tank's Website
University of Advancing Technology
Tempe Arizona
Phone: 800-658-5744
http://www.uat.edu/
"The University of Advancing Technology (UAT) is a private college dedicated to
advancing technology both in practice and in theory. We serve our student body
by fostering knowledge creation and academic excellence in an environment that
embraces the richness and diversity of modern technology. We teach students how
technology has shaped the world so that they may be part of its evolution.
While many colleges that offer a technology education approach their students
with visions of high salaries and professional certification as enrollment
incentives, we maintain that a well-educated graduate may create whatever
future they wish on their own merit. We believe that the complex relationship
between knowledge and technological innovation will create a better world. Our
students agree." - From University of Advanced Technology's Website
VanArts
Vancouver BC
Phone: 800-396-2787
http://www.vanarts.com/
"VanArts offers 1 and 2-year diploma and 6-month certificate programs in 2D
Animation, 3D Animation, Game Art & Design, and Visual Effects, designed to
prepare students for entry-level work in the vast animation and related film
and gaming industries.
If you do the comparisons, you will find these features along with more
reasonable tuition, to be advantages worth investigating further. The city of
Vancouver itself is a world-class city and home to the 2010 Winter Olympics. It
is not only a safe and beautiful city, but one of the top film, gaming and
animation production centres in the world.
Within this active production community, VanArts maintains close ties with local
studios to ensure that our programs fulfill their needs. There are several well
established studios close by whose work ranges from TV commercials to feature
films." - From VanArts's Website
Full Sail: School of Film, Art, Design, Music & Media Production
Orlando Florida
http://www.fullsail.com/
"Welcome to Full Sail. Take a look around. And while you're visiting our home on
the web, imagine being at a college where you actually operate recording
consoles, digital video editing workstations, cameras, virtual reality
environments, concert sound systems, computerized moving lights, and
computer/graphic workstations used to create websites, animation sequences, 3D
graphics, computer generated models, characters, visual effects, and
interactive games. We provide extensive instruction in all of these areas and
more, offering a unique style of training that gets you hands-on and right in
the middle of the entertainment and media production industry while you're in
school." - From Full Sail's Website
The Digital Animation & Visual Effects School: DAVE
Orlando Florida
Phone: 407-224-3283
http://www.daveschool.com/
"The DAVE School offers complete immersion in the art and science of computer
animated special effects, with extensive practice under qualified supervision.
In my experience as an animator, producer, and recruiter, I have a unique
appreciation for what it takes to succeed in this field. Working with industry
colleagues from several LA based effects houses, I have created lessons and
exercises based on actual work assignments, designed to give you a powerful
command of the current tools used in effects production. In addition, the
program will strengthen your aesthetic senses and artistic development."
- From The Digital Animation & Visual Effects School's Website
School of Visual Arts
New York New York
Phone: 212-592-2000
http://www.schoolofvisualarts.edu/
"Identifying which college will prepare an aspiring artist to meet the demands
and challenges that await tomorrow's professionals can be a difficult task. The
outcome will vary for each individual, based on his or her interests, needs,
abilities and focus. Students who choose SVA are often attracted by the breadth
and professional standing of our faculty, the passion of our student body, the
rigors of our curriculum, the industry standards within our studio facilities,
and the energy and excitement that is New York City." - From School of
Visual Arts's Website
Design-enginewipta
Chicago | Toronto | London | Munich | Dubai
Phone: 312-226-8339
http://www.proetools.com/
"DESIGN-enginewipta | EDUCATION strives to empower students and organizations to
significantly increase their design and enginewiptaering capabilities through
innovative and comprehensive training challenges.
Our training mission is simple: To empower our students with the knowledge and
experience to utilize the design tools needed to get projects completed
accurately and efficiently." - From Design-enginewipta's Website
South America:
Cadritech
Sao Paulo Brazil
Phone: (11) 5574-0333
http://www.cadritech.com/
"A Cadritech Computação Gráfica foi fundada em 1995, com o ideal de prestar
serviços e comercializar os melhores produtos encontrados no mercado mundial
para a área de Computação Gráfica, animação 3D, Multimídia, edição não-linear
de vídeo, pós-produção e efeitos especiais." - From Cadritech's
Website
Centro Experimental de Animacion
Cordoba Argentina
http://www.ffyh.unc.edu.ar/
"La oferta académica de la Facultad de Filosofía y Humanidades se organiza en
carreras de grado y posgrado, más un programa de postitulación docente y una
abundante oferta de cursos de extensión, destinados a la formación en distintas
disciplinas.
En el área de grado, la oferta se estructura a través de siete escuelas
(Archivología, Artes, Bibliotecología, Ciencias de la Educación, Filosofía,
Historia y Letras) más un departamento (Geografía), que en total dictan 29
carreras.
En materia de posgrado, la FFyH ofrece 15 alternativas de formación para
graduados en distintas disciplinas: seis doctorados, tres maestrías, cuatro
especializaciones y tres programas. Algunas de estas carreras se dictan en
forma cogestionada con otras unidades académicas. El programa de postitulación,
en tanto, está dirigido a los docentes del sistema educativo para la
actualización y profundización de los contenidos disciplinares específicos, de
las estrategias pedagógico didácticas y de los conocimientos
socio-institucionales, y puede constituir un trayecto de articulación con el
nivel universitario.
Los cursos de extensión, a su vez, se dividen en cursos para la formación
docente (muchos de ellos con puntaje otorgado por la Red Provincial de
Formación Docente Continua) y en talleres, cursos y seminarios de artes."
- From Centro Experimental de Animacion's Website
ImageCampus
Buenos Aires Argentina
Phone: (011) 4384-2244
http://www.imagecampus.com.ar/
"En la actualidad, Adobe ofrece una amplia gama de programas para empresas y
profesionales de la creación. Sus productos ayudan a los clientes a crear,
gestionar y ofrecer contenido fiable, atractivo y elaborado.
Cada día, millones de personas de todo el mundo recurren a los galardonados
programas de Adobe para dar vida a sus ideas en la Web, documentos impresos y
vídeo. De hecho, la mayor parte de las imágenes que encontramos hoy en la Web
se han creado o modificado con productos de Adobe, tales como Adobe®
Photoshop®, Adobe Illustrator®, Adobe Acrobat®, Adobe GoLive®, Adobe
FrameMaker®, Adobe Premiere® y Adobe After Effects®." - From
ImageCampus's Website
Pacific University
Santiago Chile
Phone: (56) (02) 366 53 15
http://www.upacifico.cl/
"PFormar profesionales y graduados comprometidos con el desarrollo de su
comunidad, sobre la base del respeto, responsabilidad, la honestidad y actitud
de liderazgo emprendedor." - From Pacific University's Website