The ETC considers this all to be within its investigative domain, especially those aspects of entertainment technology our very own students and colleagues in the field will create in the near future!
Entertainment Technology Center
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

It is not just our philosophy but our experience that a balanced education is essential to finding work in the CG/vfx industry. An academic education will do you absolutely no good without practical, hands-on experience that only vocational training can provide. But it is also just as true that vocational training does you no good without understanding the principles of art, composition, animation and other classical academic subjects.

Studio Arts focuses on a training paradigm whose curriculum is developed and delivered by professional artists from the motion picture and game industries. The incorporation of teaching the principles of art and animation as they apply to visual media is always at the core of planning for each class.
Studio Arts
Glendale, California

Filmakademie hopes to teach students the art of filmmaking as a whole not just animation.

Studying animation at Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg means to study in the heart of a film school, where not only animation and visual effects are taught, but all areas of filmmaking (script writing, cinematography, editing, film music & sound design, directing film & TV design, set decoration). The main principle is "learning by doing." Under the guidance of renowned guest teachers from various professional backgrounds and in close collaboration of the different departments, students realize their own film projects. Right from the start, the philosophy has been that teaching should be given by highly motivated lecturers who hold positions of responsibility in the film and media industry and who pass on their knowledge and experience directly to the students. Within the Institute, students can focus on character animation and visual effects as well as on content creation and R&D. The Institute also provides digital postproduction facilities to all Filmakademie students.
Institute of Animation, Visual Effects and Digital Post-Production
Baden-Württemberg, Germany

At NYU's School of Continuing and Professional Studies, we have built a community and network of digital artists, filmmakers, programmers - a mixture of faculty and students --who have the space to come together to create stunning work. Where other schools struggle to create relevant academic programs due to strict departmental boundaries, NYU has given us a freedom to match the needs of the students by filling the needs of the industry. Our subjects cover everything from: animation, performance, cinematography, editing, film production, visual effects, screenwriting, to Motion Graphics, game design, programming, networking and systems and Web development. Our philosophy is to create skills-based learning and to use technology as a continually changing palette.

We combine technical foundation with conceptualization, so that students realize the importance of exercising their creative voice. Offering different programs allows us to match the needs of changing audiences. Our Master's degree program allows for intensive study with a focus on production and creative ideation. Our professional studies classes are built for non-traditional students -- those already in the industry who are looking to advance, those who are interested in intensive study and not in traditional degree formats and those who have yet to make a decision about going back to school.
School of Continuing and Professional Studies
New York University
New York, New York