Best animation schools in the U.S or U.K

Datpiff90 · Post by **Datpiff90** » Wed Oct 05, 2011 7:40 pm

Im a senior in highscool and I've been doing research as far as finding the "perferct school" to go to for animation...

I just wanted to know if anybody has any suggestions or any tips on how they got into the industry

GCharb · Post by **GCharb** » Wed Oct 05, 2011 11:53 pm

I got into animation in an early age, around 13, so there we're no real school back then to learn animation, not in my part of the world at least, so I learned on my own.

That got me to teach at some point, at university then in a private school, I sort of trained those who eventually replaced me, as they had degrees, which I did not, was weird really since they got those degrees with me as their teacher!

As far as school goes, there are a few good ones in Canada now.

http://www.centrenad.com/en/

http://www.sheridancollege.ca/

jahnocli · Post by **jahnocli** » Thu Oct 06, 2011 1:35 pm

I can only go on stuff I see from students on the web, but Ringling College in the States and Gobelins in Paris (France!) always seem to have excellent graduatioin films.

GCharb · Post by **GCharb** » Thu Oct 06, 2011 1:47 pm

A friend just got accepted to this online school.

http://www.animschool.com

Datpiff90 · Post by **Datpiff90** » Thu Oct 06, 2011 6:55 pm

Thanks

Any on campus...suggestions... I want that
college experience

dm · Post by dm » Mon Oct 10, 2011 6:58 pm

http://calarts.edu/

SvenFoster · Post by **SvenFoster** » Mon Oct 10, 2011 8:30 pm

vancouver film school.... always enjoy their grad films...course they are in Can-ad-ia...

I think it probably totally depends on what part of animation you want to focus on.

GCharb · Post by **GCharb** » Mon Oct 10, 2011 8:51 pm

Canadia, where is that?

True though, great school, and Canadia is part of the Commonwealth, so screw the US!

SvenFoster · Post by **SvenFoster** » Mon Oct 10, 2011 9:00 pm

GCharb wrote:Canadia, where is that?

True though, great school, and Canadia is part of the Commonwealth, so screw the US!

Mon ami, you know I love Canada, Its like the best bits of america, the UK and Europe all mushed together into a glorious Hamburger-fish'n'chips-croissant kind of meal and if you get bored of being interesting and french-canadian you can always become english-canadian...pretty awesome.

AmigaMan · Post by **AmigaMan** » Mon Oct 10, 2011 9:44 pm

I know it's another online school but Animation Mentor has a great reputation.
http://www.animationmentor.com/

A fair number of animators at our place got jobs after completing that course.

SvenFoster · Post by **SvenFoster** » Mon Oct 10, 2011 10:07 pm

AmigaMan wrote:I know it's another online school but Animation Mentor has a great reputation.
http://www.animationmentor.com/

A fair number of animators at our place got jobs after completing that course.

loads of animators floating around 11sec club who are studying that they seem very 3d orientated tho..not a bad thing, I guess its what the market wants.

dm · Post by dm » Mon Oct 10, 2011 10:09 pm

here's a thought: what do you expect to get out of going to school for animation? (which should also be considered when choosing where to go)?