PAVI – Not What I Expected
After graduating from High School in Calgary, I didn't know what I wanted to do with my life. I had always been a hardcore PC gamer and modder, so eventually I decided I would make this into a career...
Seneca College – From Animation To Game Design
Try, try again so they say... That's how I ended up in Seneca's Animation program! I started off as a lost soul, only having decided during the last...
Think Tank Training Centre – Think Tank Does It Right
With an endless passion for expressing 3D Worlds, I knew I needed a school that was up front, intense, and had no...
Humber College – Just Enough
I knew nothing of Humber or their 3D for production program when I applied, I have to admit. That being said, I was still incredibly excited when I found out I was accepted, and I remained optimistic...
Think Tank Training Centre – Worth Every Penny
I'll try to keep this organized, so you guys can just read what you're interested about Think Tank Training Centre. So right away, let's just...
Think Tank Training Centre – Up, Up and Away
I wasn't particularly looking for a school when I found Think Tank, I was looking for a new job, or more accurately a way out of my old one. I was...
Humber College – Not Too Shabby!
After finishing high school, I applied to Humber's 2 year computer animation program and got accepted. Back then the course was very new, so a lot was still being developed as to its content and what...
Humber College – Sleep Deprived And Loving It
I'm not much of a writer - thus becoming an artist, but I wanted to share my experience in the Humber College Multimedia 3D animation...
Humber College – Production Ready Artists
When I was trying to decide which 3D school to attend after high school, I decided on Humber College. It was a new course at the time, but from the portfolio review process and general outline, I felt...
CATO – Outstanding Education or Just Another Pretty Website?
Prior to attending the Centre for Arts and Technology (CATO), I had taken 5 semesters worth of high school animation. During that time, I had...
Durham College – Good And Cheap!
Before coming to Durham College, I had a small background in web design, and a love for drawing. When I finally decided animation was what I wanted to do, I applied across Ontario to a handful of schools...
Sheridan College – The Way Of The Generalist
All my life I had wanted to learn 3D computer animation and graphics. I originally came from a graphic design background where I had...
Emily Carr University – A Blend Of Theory And Practice
When asked to write this review about my experience in the Bachelors of Media Animation program at Emily Carr University of Art and...
VFS – A Risky Investment
I enrolled in the Vancouver Film School's 3D Animation and VFX Program back in 2007. My background was in graphic design for print and web. I always had a passion for art in general and was a total...
BCIT – You Get What You Give
Let me preface this review by pointing out I graduated from BCIT's digital animation program in October of 2006. The program has changed substantially since I was there....
VanArts – Determination Is The Key To Everything
I saw on a website (I can't remember which) that VanArts had a good reputation as an animation school. I also visited the website of an artist...
VanArts – My Thoughts
First, I must say that I graduated from VanArts in 2007, so the review I'm giving is related to that period of time and may be a little outdated. The program may have changed since then...
VanArts – Fine Art Doesn’t Move
It was grade twelve and I knew what I loved. My whole life I had wanted to be one of three things, a historian, a zoologist or an artist. Well, I didn't have the scholarly skills to be a historian, and I...
Capilano University – Another Year at Cap…
My decision to enroll in the Capilano Digital Animation Program stemmed from a desire to break into the film industry. From 2004 to 2007, I took the Capilano Motion Picture Production Program where I...
Capilano University – On To Better Things
For starters, I'm a graduate of the VFS Classical Animation program. There, I picked up the basics of traditional animation and got my start in the 2D industry. Like most new graduates these days, I...
VanArts – 3D Animation Program
One day while on youtube, I stumbled upon an online video that blew my mind. 2 people had animated a short film about Bruce Lee, my idol. After watching it, I began to think that I could actually do...
Capilano University – To Cap And Back
I didn't get in the first time. I was the 'artist' out of all my high-school friends and figured I could just meet the minimum requirements for the portfolio submission. The fact that they rejected me...
BCIT – It’s Up To You
I dreamt of working in video games since I was little and when I was in my mid twenties, I finally had the money to go back to school to study digital animation. I looked into all the usual suspects...
Lost Boys Learning – What LBL Has Taught Me
I will spare you the "ever since I was a kid..." awkward childhood history, because that was not really true in my case (i.e. "I always wanted to be...
Lost Boys Learning – Best Deal Around…Ever
Before I came to Lost Boys Learning I was kinda stuck in Chicago doing odd jobs to make a living. Not really my cup of tea per say. I was 27...
Emily Carr University – The Right Price At The Right Time
I had always enjoyed drawing while growing up. Inspired by a childhood of cartoons and video games it was somewhat natural to find myself...
Think Tank Training Centre – Rescued By Think Tank
Before I discovered Think Tank Training Centre, I was enrolled in a 3D Animation program at the Art Institute of Vancouver. As a fresh...
VFS – Results Matter
Before high school ended, I had decided that I wanted to become a Visual Effects artist. Shortly after graduation, I enrolled in the 3D Animation and Visual Effects program at VFS. I went into the...
Think Tank Training Centre – These Points Of Data Make A Beautiful Line
I was finishing up the Classical Animation program at VanArts when a friend told me of this small 3D school that had opened not that long...
VanArts – Making The Impossible Possible
Ever since I watched Star Wars Episode 4 when I was 3 years old, I have always dreamt of re-creating it. In university, I took astrophysics just to be acquainted with space, stars and galaxies. After I...
VFS – From Foundation To Visual Effects
Well, I had made the choice to attend both Foundation and 3D successively about a year and a half before I started. I knew that I probably could have jumped into 3D right off, but I just felt like I...
Art Institute Of Vancouver – Getting Started in Animation
Ever since when I was young, I've always loved to draw and watch cartoons. I was inspired by the animation and I have always wanted...
