Animation World Magazine, Issue 3.1, April 1998


Education

Richard Williams © A.M.P.A.S.

Richard Williams To Teach NYC Masterclasses. Famed animation director and educator Richard Williams (Who Framed Roger Rabbit, The Thief and the Cobbler) will present his intensive Animation Masterclass at the Tribeca Film Center in New York City, June 5-7 and June 13-14, 1998. These popular "crash course" style workshops have sold out at recent engagements in San Francisco, so advance registration is suggested. For information, contact mo@masterclass.demon.co.uk.

Spain Is Home To New Animation School. A new animation training school called Toon Factory has opened in Valencia, Spain. The courses, which range from 48 hours to several months, include storytelling & scriptwriting for animation, character design, background art, storyboard, advanced layout techniques, animation I & II, digital processing for animation, clay animation, puppet animation, vectorial 2-D animation, experimental animation, animation for computer games, sound & music for animation, animation marketing and licensing and workshops for children. The school accepts foreign students and is "interested in having international exchange programs with other animation schools in the world, and in meeting foreign animation professionals interested in coming to Spain as visiting professors," said Toon Factory coordinator Fernando Carrion. For information, visit www.toonf.com or e-mail info@toonf.com.

Are Schools Selling Out? Industry-education partnerships are becoming essential for schools trying to stay on top of animation technologies, and to ensure job placement for graduates. Animation and digital effects studios, desperate for fresh ideas and qualified talent, are investing money and resources into schools, to forge relationships with students before they enter the industry playing field. Recently, Nickelodeon announced plans to collaborate with animation programs at the University of Southern California (USC) and California Institute of the Arts (Cal Arts) by providing resources and donations in exchange for access to students' original ideas and projects. In fall 1998, USC's School of Cinema-Television will offer a course called "Nickelodeon Experimental Animation," in which Nickelodeon staffers will guest teach and lecture. Nickelodeon will have a "first look deal" for student projects produced in the class, and the option to develop and acquire projects for commercial distribution. At Cal Arts, Nickelodeon will fund expansion of the Character Animation Lab and offer students internships at their studio in Burbank Meanwhile, New York University has teamed up with Los Angeles effects studio, Digital Domain to develop a new graduate program for film and business student to learn about digital production. The curriculum will include courses taught by Digital Domain executives via satellite video link. Digital Domain will also provide summer internship positions for students in the program.

Note: Send news worthy items to editor@awn.com.


Back to the News Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Feedback?
Past Issues


[about | help | home | info@awn.com | mail | register]


© 1998 Animation World Network