What makes Animation Mentor better than other schools?
- Our mentors are working animation experts, true professionals who utilize modern skills and techniques to bring life to the most important films and games in the world. At Animation Mentor, they will teach you what they have spent years perfecting - how to be successful in the real world of studio production.
- Animation Mentor is the only school in the world where students can learn what it’s like to work at a studio, by using AMP™, a full-featured, proprietary, production pipeline. Learning with AMP means that Animation Mentor students have a real-world experience collaborating on productions, just like the professionals do.
- Animation Mentor offers a variety of additional resources to help you succeed, including our Peer Buddy program, supplemental lectures, and question and answer sessions with professionals working on today’s blockbusters.
- Animation Mentor is not just a school, it’s a community. Our student and alumni network is a global network of people just as excited about animation as you are. We are exceptionally supportive of one another and often meet to work on homework, chat about animation, discuss the state of the industry, etc.
What software will I work with as a student and will Animation Mentor provide the software for me?
Animation Mentor includes the following list of provided software to you as part of your tuition. To ensure the best learning experience within our production pipeline-based curriculum, you must use the Animation Mentor-provided software.
Animation Students: We recommend Maya, as we believe it is the industry standard software. For this reason, the 3D models we provide are Maya-based. Additionally, Animation Mentor is currently approved by Autodesk to provide Maya at no cost to students.
Animation Students: We recommend Maya, as we believe it is the industry standard software. For this reason, the 3D models we provide are Maya-based. Additionally, Animation Mentor is currently approved by Autodesk to provide Maya at no cost to students.
What is orientation and when will it be?
Students who have registered for a workshop or who have been accepted into a program will be able to view orientation materials on the AM campus (students.animationmentor.com). There is an orientation video and student handbook to help you learn how to navigate the Animation Mentor online campus. Additionally, check your calendar for supplemental Q&A’s to attend before your class officially begins.
Who are the mentors and what is their background?
All of our mentors are animation industry professionals who have been carefully selected for their technical ability and teaching skills. Our mentors provide you with video eCritiques™ and feedback on a weekly basis.
In addition to your regular weekly class with your mentor, our mentors host weekly Q&A sessions where you may ask more in-depth questions about the weekly lecture and discuss additional animation topics.
In addition to your regular weekly class with your mentor, our mentors host weekly Q&A sessions where you may ask more in-depth questions about the weekly lecture and discuss additional animation topics.
Do you offer the program in different languages?
Animation Mentor is only offered to English speakers.
