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TD-Academy.com Launches Its Pre-Registration Site

TD-Academy, an online school for technical directors, has launched its registration site. Students can pre-register now at www.td-academy.com/ and save 10% on tuition costs. Actual classes will start in the first quarter of 2007.

TD-academy is teams students up with the artists behind movies like THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW, KING KONG, LORD OF THE RINGS, THE MATRIX, THE MUMMY and many more. TD-Academy's personal mentor system will put each student one-on-one with artists from major studios like ILM, DreamWorks, Weta Digital, Disney and Digital Domain. A full listing (with credits) is available at www.td-academy.com/docs/mentors.php.

TD-Academy's curriculum has been engineered by industry veterans and is based on years of experience in high-end visual effects. Advanced courses explain in minute detail how a specific shot in a movie was created, what problems where encountered and how they were solved. All course material consists of detailed and illustrated notes and an accompanying video.

TD-Academy offers four TD Diplomas: General TD, Character TD, FX TD and Render TD, each consisting of 13 modules. TD-Academy's courses are also available individually so that working professionals or graduates from other institutions may advance their skills.

The TD-Academy online experience includes a community that replicates the production environment as closely as possible. Some of the features include: a dailies system with supervisor's approval facilities, instant peer feedback, weekly Q&A sessions and assignment-based deadlines. Students can enroll any time of the year.

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