Education

Life vs. Afterlife Part 1

Posted In | Blog Categories: Social, Political, Global Perspective, Culture | Site Categories: Education and Training, Places
This much delayed episode comes to you all the way from China, where I am now, invited here as a Professor & KoGuan Chair of Digital Arts & Design @ Peking University.

Aardman, NFTS Launch Animation Course

Posted In | News Categories: Education and Training, People, Places, Stop-Motion | Geographic Region: Europe | Site Categories: Education and Training, People, Places, Stop-Motion
The UK’s NFTS launches three-month training certificate in Character Animation to be taught at Aardman by industry professionals.

Career Coach: My Mother’s Five Commandments

Posted In | Magazines: AnimationWorld | Columns: Career Coach | Site Categories: Education and Training
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To honor Mother’s Day, Pam shares her mother’s five commandments to enhance your life can career.

SCREENWRITER’S MUST-READ BOOK LIST

Posted In | Blog Categories: Writing Tech | Site Categories: Books, Business, Cartoons, CG, Education and Training, Films, Television, Writing
You don’t need to go to film school and pay thousands of dollars for screenwriting classes. All you need to do is some reading. Let me tell you which books I found to be the most helpful...

3DGarage Delivers New LightWave 11.5 Training Video

Posted In | News Categories: Education and Training, Technology | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: Education and Training, Technology
3DGarage.com’s new instructional training video for LightWave 11.5 is now available

Moscow's Generation Campus Announces Animation Lab

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Generation Campus announces the names of the tutors for this year’s edition of Generation Campus and introduces the first ever Animation Lab.

Alex Williams to Lead BA Program at Buckinghamshire

Posted In | News Categories: Education and Training, People, Places, Visual Effects | Geographic Region: Europe | Site Categories: Education and Training, People, Places, Visual Effects
Buckinghamshire New University announces a new BA (Hons) Animation and Visual Effects program to be led by Alex Williams.

FMX 2013 Program is Now Online

The preview of this year's FMX program is now online!

NYC’s FIT Puts Qube! Through the Paces

Posted In | News Categories: Business, CG, Education and Training, Places, Technology, Visual Effects | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: 3D, Business, CG, Education and Training, Places, Technology, Visual Effects
Remote capabilities and reliable results make render management software the “backbone of BFA program” at NYC’s Fashion Institute of Technology.

Academy Makes Final Call for Student Entries

Posted In | News Categories: Call for Entries, Education and Training, Events, Films | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: Call for Entries, Education and Training, Events, Films
The Academy makes a final call to submit entries for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' 2013 Student Academy Awards competition.

CGSociety Launches Training-on-Demand

Posted In | News Categories: CG, Education and Training, Internet and Interactive | Geographic Region: All | Site Categories: CG, Education and Training, Internet and Interactive
CGSociety launches the new generation of CG learning with CGTOD (Training-on-Demand).

SVA Launches 24th Annual Dusty Fest

Posted In | News Categories: Education and Training, Events, People, Places, Short Films | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: Education and Training, Events, People, Places, Short Films
The School of Visual Arts announces the 24th Annual Dusty Film & Animation Festival, a four-day event that will showcase more than 100 films and animations from thesis students graduating this spring.

Bournemouth Announces New Post-Grad Opportunities

Posted In | News Categories: Art, Education and Training, Places | Geographic Region: Europe | Site Categories: Art, Education and Training, Places
The Arts University Bournemouth announces new post-graduate opportunities with a taught Masters course, MA Animation Production.

Focal Press Releases Face It Character Modeling Book

Posted In | News Categories: Books, CG, Education and Training, People | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: 3D, Books, CG, Education and Training, People
Focal Press releases “Face It,” an exploration of human character modeling and animation by Patricia Beckmann-Wells and Senior Character Artist Scott Wells.

UK’s BFX Fest Announces Student Competition

Posted In | News Categories: Call for Entries, CG, Education and Training, Places, Visual Effects | Geographic Region: Europe | Site Categories: Call for Entries, CG, Education and Training, Places, Visual Effects
The BFX Festival, a brand-new festival designed to celebrate the UK’s visual effects and animation industry, announces a student competition designed to give participants direct exposure to cutting-edge practices while showcasing their skills.

HOW TO BREAK INTO THE SCREENWRITING BUSINESS

If you are an aspiring screenwriter I have some suggestions that may help you break into the business...

3D Artist CG Student Awards Issues 2013 Call for Entries

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The deadline for submissions to the 2013 3D Artist CG Student Awards, an annual event which showcases and rewards excellence in computer graphics from students and recent graduates, is May 13, 2013.

The Promised Land: Part 5

Posted In | Blog Categories: Social, Political, Global Perspective, Economic, Culture | Site Categories: Art, Education and Training, Places
Edward's final post on his travels and search for artistic and spiritual enlightenment in Israel.

Animation Mentor Announces New VFX Curriculum

Posted In | News Categories: CG, Education and Training, Visual Effects | Geographic Region: All | Site Categories: CG, Education and Training, Visual Effects
Animation Mentor now accepting applications for new VFX fundamentals and teaching new curriculum within its state-of-the-art fully-distributed pipeline.

Dover Studios Announces New Maya Training Video

Posted In | News Categories: Education and Training, Technology, Visual Effects | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: Education and Training, Technology, Visual Effects
Dover Studios announces the launch of their latest Maya training video, Maya 2013 NURBS Modeling.