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Animation Education in Schools

May 31st, 2008 by Jason Stollham 		Jason Stollham

Animation creates an optical illusion of movements that bear a close resemblance with the reality. 2D and 3D images are rapidly displayed to form a sequence that produces a movie. The animation career is booming as new talents are venturing into the field. Adaptation with latest technology and framing of new ideas always keep the animators in a favorable position.

To meet the rising demand of animators, animation schools are mushrooming all over the world at a faster pace. Most of these schools provide a complete package of web designing which incorporates animation education as well. Animation education is often highly priced but the return back in monetary terms, after certification, is higher.

Institutions teaching animation

  • Academy of Art University is one of the oldest private art and design universities that offer a large number of certificate courses like animation, architecture, fashion, graphic design, fine arts and photography.

  • The art Institute of Pittsburgh has an online division that offers digital design, interactive media design and graphic design.

  • Sheridan College , Canada is one of the famous animation schools with ample services and state-of-art infrastructure. This college teaches its students a 2D and 3D course in animation. This is known to be the first animation schools in the world that provides animation education.

  • Gnomon Institute of visual effects, USA was founded by Applications Engineers from Alias Wavefront. High end digital content and techniques are used to training the students in animation.

  • Vancouver Film School , Canada is known for the 3D animation and digital effect course. This is a wide platform where students can showcase their talents. This school is known for balancing theoretical and practical classes.

  • School of Visual Arts , USA is such an institute whose student speaks about the quality of training. Students from this institute are working in Pixar, Disney, Blue Sky Studio, DreamWorks skg, and Nickelodeon.