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CG Spectrum
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CG Spectrum is an online Animation and Visual Effects School that teaches students online. Their animation lessons are taught by mentors (Animators who have worked in the industry) to progress through the journey faster. Some of the mentors at CG Spectrum are Roland Vallet, who works in 3D Animation and is known for working on Avengers: Infinity War. CJ Burbage, he works in 3D Animation and is known for working on Godzilla: King of the Monsters. Their head office is based in South Melbourne, Australia, but their online courses are accessible worldwide.
The course is 100% Online, meaning it is easily accessible to customers and they have flexible scheduling, meaning that customers can have their lessons at whatever time they are available.
They list off some of the film and game studios that their graduates went to work at, these are; Riot Games, Dreamworks, Blizzard Entertainment, Method Studios, Ubisoft and Weta Digital.
They provide information about the animation courses they offer; 2D Animation, 3D Animation, Digital Painting, 3D Modelling, Game Development and Visual Effects. They give an introduction to the courses and an overview of what you will learn in whichever course you decide to take. They also show that the average time it takes for a student to go through the course to be job ready is 2 years.
Their pricing ranges for both small classes and for individual (1 on 1) lessons. For a small class, It costs $1,185 a month, $3,199 a term and $7,999 upfront. For individual/1 on 1 lessons, it costs $1,485 a month, $3,999 a term and $9,999 upfront.
School of Motion
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https://www.schoolofmotion.com/
School of Motion is an animation that focuses mainly on 2D animation, but they also give lessons in Digital art, Motion graphics and VFX. They run courses such as Animation Bootcamp, Cinema 4D Basecamp, VFX for Motion and Rigging Academy, each course is run by an individual mentor, so they are taught by professionals.
The courses are 100% online, making it easily accessible to customers all around the world and they have a scheduled timing for when classes will begin (April 2022) and each course lasts between 1-12 weeks. They also have flexible learning, making it easy for students/customers to take their lessons at their own pace.
Each course has information provided about how long it lasts, how much it costs and the options to either take 3 payments over the time of the course ($348 - costs $1044 in total), or pay it all straight away ($997 - costs lower than the 3 payments all together).
They also provide some information on each instructor on the many things they have worked on before they became an instructor. For example, EJ Hassenfratz is the instructor for the Cinema 4D courses and he has worked for companies such as Apple, Coca Cola, Google, ESPN and Nike.
Animation Mentor
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https://www.animationmentor.com/
Animation Mentor is an online animation school taught by professional animators who have worked in the industry such as Pixar, Dreamworks, Sony Pictures Animation and more. They teach multiple courses all relating to 3D animation, from learning the basics, learning body mechanics, acting and finishing your demo reel. They also have several workshops like beginner, intermediate and advanced animation, creature animation, game animation, story boarding and concept art.
The courses are all online so it's easy for students to access and they don't have to worry about travel
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