Education and Training

Aardman, NFTS Launch Animation Course

jwolfe — Tue, 14 May 2013 14:33:49 -0700

The UK’s NFTS launches three-month training certificate in Character Animation to be taught at Aardman by industry professionals.

3DGarage Delivers New LightWave 11.5 Training Video

jwolfe — Fri, 03 May 2013 10:44:52 -0700

3DGarage.com’s new instructional training video for LightWave 11.5 is now available

Moscow's Generation Campus Announces Animation Lab

jwolfe — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 12:19:26 -0700

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

jwolfe — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 14:19:37 -0700

Buckinghamshire New University announces a new BA (Hons) Animation and Visual Effects program to be led by Alex Williams.

NYC’s FIT Puts Qube! Through the Paces

jwolfe — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 08:30:00 -0700

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

jwolfe — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 12:56:17 -0700

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

jwolfe — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 12:50:23 -0700

CGSociety launches the new generation of CG learning with CGTOD (Training-on-Demand).

SVA Launches 24th Annual Dusty Fest

jwolfe — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 10:42:12 -0700

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

jwolfe — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 16:46:57 -0700

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

jwolfe — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 15:33:14 -0700

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

jwolfe — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 19:30:51 -0700

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.

3D Artist CG Student Awards Issues 2013 Call for Entries

jwolfe — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 14:41:38 -0800

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.

Animation Mentor Announces New VFX Curriculum

jwolfe — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 10:45:47 -0800

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

ewashington — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 10:56:42 -0800

Dover Studios announces the launch of their latest Maya training video, Maya 2013 NURBS Modeling.

Blue Sky Studios Announces Summer Internship Program

jwolfe — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 09:50:51 -0800

Animation studio Blue Sky announces its 2013 summer internship program.

INDAC to Host Max Howard Masterclass

jwolfe — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 13:27:14 -0800

Germany’s INDAC hosts a Masterclass, “Producing Independent Animated Film,” with animation producer Max Howard February 14 & 15 at the Games Academy in Berlin.

Full Sail Announces Hall of Fame Week

ewashington — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 12:16:14 -0800

Full Sail University announces the 4th Annual Hall of Fame celebration scheduled to take place from February 13-16, 2013.

Jerome Solomon Joins Cogswell College

jwolfe — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 13:09:02 -0800

17-Year Hollywood Veteran and ACM SIGGRAPH National Committee member joins Cogswell College’s Digital Arts & Animation department as an Assistant Professor in Game & Entertainment Design.

Jack Enyart to Lead Writing for Animation Course

jwolfe — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 08:40:42 -0800

Vancouver Animation School names Jack Enyart instructor for new Writing for Animation course; new online class emphasizes writing because all animation truly starts with a story.

Warner Bros. Announces 2013 Hanna-Barbera Honorship

jwolfe — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 12:00:49 -0800

Awarded annually to a graduating high school senior enrolling in a college, university, or trade school to study animation, the deadline for applications to the Warner Bros. Animation/Hanna-Barbera Honorship is Monday, March 4, 2013.