Escape Studios Courses

sinus

I have been looking into getting trained or certified with animation/3d modelling, and well i dont want to do the crazy 4 years BA's that arent specialised, i have looked around and an looking at the Maya Comprehensive course in Escape Studios in london. Its a bit on the expensive side (stg7000)
but from what i have read its one of the best around.

Does anyone know anyone who has done this course? Its something i am reallly serious about...or does anyone know something similar

RopeDrink

I don't think I'd ever pay 7000 quid to be taught something that, quite frankly, most of which can be learned through trial and error as well as some patience, a few tutorials, and everything else that comes for free - The only difference being you don't get that little stamp of approval that means you can be officially called ' Taught '!

That's just my view, however

In fact, I'd be hard pushed paying for ANYTHING that's 7000 quid!
But that having been said, you may come out the better for it, fair play to you if you go through with it - You can teach us a few tricks afterwards

sinus

RopeDrink wrote:

I don't think I'd ever pay 7000 quid to be taught something that, quite frankly, most of which can be learned through trial and error as well as some patience

while this is true, in such an industry a stamp of approval such as this would really be much more than a pat on the back...and there is a alot of trial and error but there is alot to be said for a helpful push in the right direction of polishing or strenghting my skills

maybe i am completely wrong but i think that something like this really shows great on a cv and might be a faster-track way to getting to where i really wanna be and well its something that i dont want anything to get in my way in trying to reach.

7000 is a small price to pay for happyness and a future.... :rolleyes: ....like i have that kinda money

marktsang

i completely wouldnt bother with a course like that that teaches you how to use software.... it wont get you work - you want to improve non-software specifc skills such as animation and modeling - learning sortware is the easy part of this business it is the other stuff that is difficult and takes the most time -for animation you cant go wrong with animationmentor.com - it is an online course - i hear great things about it everywhere and cost in the region of $13000 dollars

mark

sinus

marktsang wrote:

cost in the region of $13000 dollars

??

marktsang

ten and a half grand in euro or 7000 stg...

mark

tba

http://www.10secondclub.net is a group of animators who do a monthly competion to match character animation to a sound file. Some excellent stuff there, if you do well in this you will go far. The community is helpful too.

Just an exmaple of a plce to improve your skills that is free.

RopeDrink

while this is true, in such an industry a stamp of approval such as this would really be much more than a pat on the back

Which I reffered to in my first post - It's a known fact that some places do indeed weight a lot of their opinion on your skills against stamps of approval, but as Marktsang has said, this doesn't always work in your favour, and certainly won't guarantee anything.

If you're one of the unlucky ones, you'd be the one who forked out 7000e for a course that only saw you lose the position you sought after to someone who knew the right people, or was just plain lucky.

It's happened to me many a time, hence I'm not too willing to part with dosh to be taught things that can sometimes (not always) reap the same benefits as taking the free option.

I've been on computers since I was 7 (Sixteen years) and in that time I've dabbled in many projects, game making / modding being the most focussed, with art / animation / graphic manipulation / music and all other forms of hobbies that can be accessed through PC being sub-projects.

I may lose out to the person with a year long course and a stamp of approval, but I'm quite happy to stick my work up there with the other freelancers and, quite possibly, be a lot happier in the long run.

Again, thats just my view, and it's different for most people.

If you want it that bad, and feel in your mind that paying the money and getting the stamp will make it all the better, I sincerely wish you the best of luck - It's a brave move indeed, but one that requires you to understand the depth of the cliff you are traversing if it doesn't go your way

I'm not trying to dishearten you - Like I said, you may end up the best of the lot, but in most circumstances it's who you know, as well as what you know, when it comes to flogging your abilities to other people.

grahamor

i want to do that course aswell , 11000 is alot to pay though but i have been told that if you are any good (talent, showreel) you are almost guaranteed a job.

You should check out www.3dbuzz.com. for €250 dollars they offer over 84 hours of Maya training on DVD's sent to you, you make up projects aswell that could be used for a basic showreel.

You could even do this course and then do a shorter advanced Maya course which would be way cheaper.

Hope it helps