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3D Animation Schools

3D animation schools could help change the course of your career and life. It has long been recognized that higher levels of education attract better salaries and increased job security. The relative cheapness of hardware means that most people have access to a computer. read more...

Video Game Animation

If you are highly creative, have a lively imagination, and enjoy gaming, then video game animation training could be a good career move for you. Video game animation is far more complex than animation for films and presentations. You will need to be able to create storylines and characters. read more...

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The Art Institutes

[Multiple Locations]

The Art Institutes system of schools is a leading educator of students in the creative and applied arts, including design, media, fashion, and culinary programs. Every program of study offered to you is regularly reviewed by industry leaders, advisors, and employers for relevance in the marketplace. Changes are made, if necessary, to integrate subject matter into the curriculum so that our degree programs reflect the way things are done in the real world of work. Programs listed are not offered at all locations.
Programs:
  Digital Film & Video Production
  Digital Filmmaking & Video Production
  Media Arts & Animation
  Web Design & Interactive Media
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Top 3 Reasons to be an Animator

Using pen and paper, computer software, and various other media, animators help give vitality to stories and concepts. These "stories" can be Hollywood plots, advertising campaigns, every products, or even educational or scientific models. Animators transform ordinary, stationary ideas into moving objects by adding both dimension and depth. Developing these skills often requires formal training at the associates or bachelors level. And thus, you might be asking yourself whether or not this extra schooling is worth it. Well, there are many reasons to invest the extra effort. Below are 3 of the top reasons:

1. Demand for Animators Is on the Rise
Demand for animators, artists, and related workers is expected to exceed the national average for most other career fields. read more about top 3 reasons to be an animator...

Video Game Animation

Stop Motion Animation

With CGI animation popular among audiences and producers alike, even the construction paper cut-out characters from South Park had migrated from stop motion animation to computer rendering. Fortunately, a new wave of television shows featuring stop-motion animation has cast this classic technique as a way to create edgy, even subversive material on a low budget.

Over the past fifteen years, few companies have kept the torch burning for stop motion animation like British studio Aardman Animation. After creating breakout commercials on both shores of the Atlantic, director Nick Park unleashed the hit series of Wallace and Gromit short films. read more about stop motion animation