The 2008 Annual School Guide




3D Training Institute New York, NY Phone: 1-877-746-4338 (1-877-RING 3DTI) Fax: 212-967-7971 Email: brian@3dtraining.com or info@3dtraining.com Website: http://3dtraining.com Degrees/certificates offered: Diploma in 3D Animation Number of students in animation program: 5–15 per class / 30–50 per month Cost of program: $950 to $4,650 depending on course(s) taken Head of animation: Bobby Roy Head of admissions: Brian Wilson Time of year offered: Year round (classes start every month) Application deadline: Two weeks before class start date Equipment: High-speed Internet access, 3Ds Max or Maya, computers Abran Friedman Occupational Center Los Angeles, CA Phone: 626-419-6953 or 562-468-7769 and 213-765-2400 Ext. 2441 Email: 3dman@charter.net, Daniel Manahan 3ds Max professor Website: www.DanielManahan.com Degrees/certificates offered: Animation Number of students in animation program: Under 50 Cost of program: Under $100 for a six month semester Head of animation: Daniel Manahan Head of admissions: Apply at school in counseling office Time of year offered: Year-round Application deadline: Open enrollment Equipment: PC computers with 3d related software Description of class: Pay less to develop your 3ds Max demo reel and train for a career in video games, feature films, and architectural visualization Academy of Art University San Francisco, CA Phone: 1-800-544-2787 415-618-6287 Email: info@academyart.edu Website: www.academyart.edu Degrees/certificates offered: AA, BFA, MFA, Personal Enrichment Number of students in animation program: 2,047 approx. Cost of program: Undergrad: $600 per unit, Graduate: $700 per unit Head of animation: Undergrad: Sherrie H. Sinclair (2D), Chris Armstrong (3D). Graduate Animation & Visual Effects: Tom Bertino. Time of year offered: Year-round on campus and online Application deadline: Rolling Equipment: Macs, PCs, Silicon Graphic Workstations, Flame and Smoke Suites, LunchboxSync, Video Visualizer, Green Screen, Traditional Animation tables and lightboxes (Programs: Maya, Flipbook, Animo, Flash, Z-Brush, Shake, Combustion, 3D Studio Max, Photoshop, Premiere, Aftereffects.) The Animation Academy Burbank, CA Phone: 818-848-6590 Email: info@theAnimationAcademy.com Website: www.TheAnimationAcademy.com Degrees/certificates offered: Certificate offered upon completion of program Number of students in animation program: Depending upon the time of year, 65 to 90 Cost of program: $225 per course for adults plus a $15 registration fee for new students, $210 for Teen Program Head of animation: Charles Zembillas Head of admissions: George Novotny Time of year offered: Year-round, 6 semesters per year Application deadline: Reservations required prior to the start of each semester Animation Mentor Emeryville, CA Phone: 510-809-1177 Fax: 510-809-1172 Email: admissions@animationmentor.com Website: www.AnimationMentor.com Degrees/certificates offered: Certificate Diploma in Advanced Studies in Character Animation Number of students in animation program: Approx. 750 Cost of program: 18-month program tuition is $16,350. Pay-as-you-go pricing available, ask the admissions advisor for details. Head of animation: Bobby Beck Head of admissions: Becky McDonald Time of year offered: Year-round Application deadline: Quarterly The Animation Workshop VIA University College Viborg, Denmark Phone: +45 87 25 54 00 Fax: +45 87 25 54 11 Email: info@animwork.dk Website: www.animwork.dk Degrees/certificates offered: Bachelor of Arts: Character Animation and CG Artist, International Drawing Semester; Professional Training Certificates, Classical Drawing Certificate Number of students in animation program: 125 (growing to 200 over the next 3 years) Cost of program: Bachelor of Arts: Non EU/EFA countries: 134,450 DKK per year (approx. $24,444 USD), EU/EFA contries: 26,400 kr. per year (approx. $4,800 / €3,520). International Drawing Semester: approx. $7,550 per semester. Professional Training Certificate: €2,500. Classical Drawing Certificate: 35,000 DKK (approx. $6,365). See website for more info. Head of animation: Morten Thorning, Michelle Nardone & Tim Leborgne Head of admissions: Michelle Nardone Time of year offered: Year-round Application deadline: March 15 The Art Institute of Atlanta & The Art Institute of Atlanta-Decatur Atlanta, GA Phone: 1-800-275-4242 (Atlanta), 866-856-6203 (Decatur) Fax: 770-730-8767 (Atlanta), 404-942-1818 (Decatur) Website: www.artinstitutes.edu/atlanta Degrees/certificates offered: Bachelors, Associates, Diplomas Number of students in animation program: 250 Cost of program: $430 per credit hour Head of animation: Derek Rhodarmer Head of admissions: Newton Myvette Time of year offered: Quarterly Application deadline: N/A The Art Institute of Boston at Lesley University Boston, MA Phone: 1-800-773-0494 or 617-585-6700 Fax: 617-437-1226 Email: admissions@aiboston.edu Website: www.aiboston.edu Degrees/certificates offered: Professional college of visual arts within a larger university. Programs include MFA, BFA, Diploma, Post-Baccalaureate Certificate and Pre-College summer residency program. Low residency MFA with concentration in interdisciplinary media. Post-Baccalaureate Advanced Professional Certificate in graphic design, illustration or animation. BFA majors: graphic design, illustration, animation, photography, fine arts. Dual degrees in art education and expressive therapies. Number of students in animation program: 20-30 each year Cost of program: $23,200 Head of animation: John Casey Head of admission: Bob Gielow Time of year offered: Fall and Spring semesters Application deadline: Fall: Feb. 15. Spring: Nov. 15. (These are priority deadlines, we do review applications after these dates) The Art Institute of California – San Diego San Diego, CA Phone: 866-275-2422 Fax: 619-291-3206 Email: aicaadm@aii.edu Website: www.artinstitutes.edu/sandiego Degrees/certificates offered: BS in Media Arts & Animation, Web Design & Interactive Media, or Game Art & Design Number of students in animation program: 270 Cost of program: $464/credit Head of animation: Susan Varnum, Academic Director Media Arts & Animation/Web Design & Interactive Media Head of admissions: Jesus Moreno Application deadline: Rolling admissions Equipment: Projectors, editing decks, digital and LSR cameras, camcorders, Windows and Macintosh computers, printers, capture station, 2D labs, equipped kitchens, and more. The Art Institute of Las Vegas Henderson, NV Phone: 702-369-9944 Fax: 702-992-8564 Email: dmcguirk@aii.edu Website: www.artinstitutes.edu/lasvegas Degrees/certificates offered: Bachelor’s of Science in Media Arts and Animation Number of students in animation program: 220 Cost of program: Approx. $80,000 Head of animation: Jon Kerbaugh Head of admissions: Dewey McGuirk Time of year offered: Year-round Application deadline: None Equipment: 3ds max, Maya, After Effects, etc. The Art Institute of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA Phone: 1-800-275-2470 Fax: 412-263-6667 Email: hwestman@aii.edu Website: www.artinstitutes.edu/pittsburgh Degrees/certificates offered: Bachelor of Science in Media Arts & Animation Number of students in animation program: 250 Cost of program: $78,480 Head of animation: Hans Westman, Director Head of admissions: Jeff Bucklew, Director Time of year offered: Year round Quarter starts Application deadline: Varies based on Quarter start Equipment: PC and Mac labs and sound booth/studio lab/classroom for traditional animation with light tables/discs, capture stations and scanners. Green room for video shoots. Assorted professional and semi-professional video and audio equipment. Software: Adobe CS3 suite, Maya, Max, Z Brush, PFTrack, FlipBook (Digicel) and Flash (Macromedia), Pro Tools and Mag Pie The Art Institute of Pittsburgh – Online Division Pittsburgh, PA Phone: 1-877-872-8869 Email: aioadm@aii.edu Website: www.aionline.edu Degrees/certificates offered: Bachelors, Associates and Diploma programs available Number of students in animation program: 1,500 Cost of program: $307 per credit Head of animation: Jeannie Novak Head of admissions: Don Fisher Time of year offered: 8 class starts per year Application deadline: Ongoing Enrollment The Art Institute of Portland Portland, OR Phone: 503-228-6528 or 888-228-6528 Fax: 503-228-4227 Website: www.aipd.artinstitutes.edu Email: aipdadm@aii.edu Degrees/certificates offered: Bachelor of Fine Arts: Digital Film & Video, Game Art & Design, Media Arts & Animation, Visual Effects & Motion Graphics; Bachelor of Science: Design Visualization, Visual & Game Programming, Industrial Design, Web Design & Interactive Media Cost of program: $431 per credit as of fall 2007 Head of animation: Liz Holzman (Director of Animation, Game Art, Game Programming), Janet McIntyre (Director of Digital Film and Video, Visual Effects & Motion Graphics), Chris Rohde (Director of Web Design & Interactive Media), Jamie Hurd (Director of Industrial Design), Norton Young (Director of Design Visualization) Head of admissions: Alan Yanda Time of year offered: Fall, winter, summer, spring Application deadline: Enrollment accepted year-round; contact Admissions for deadlines Software: Autodesk Maya 2008, Autodesk 3D Studio Max 2008, Z-Brush3, Adobe CS3 suite, Adobe After Effects, Visual Studio, Adobe Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro, Shake, Digicel Flipbook, Unreal, Source and XNA game engines. (Software and equipment updated on a regular basis. For more information, please contact The Art Institute of Portland.) The Art Institute of Vancouver Vancouver, BC, Canada Phone: 1-800-661-1885 Fax: 604-298-5403 Email: aivbinfo@aii.edu Website: www. artinstitutes.edu/vancouver Degrees/certificates offered: Diploma Number of students in animation program: 232 Cost of program: $35,805 Head of animation: Jeremy McCarron (animation & modeling) Head of admissions: Larry Heinzlmeir Time of year offered: January, April, July, October Application deadline: Call for more information The Art Institutes International Minnesota Minneapolis, MN Phone: 612-332-3361 or 800-777-3643 Fax: 612-332-3934 Email: aimadm@aii.edu Website: www.aim.artinstitutes.edu Degrees/certificates offered: Bachelor of Science degrees in Media Arts & Animation, Visual Effects & Motion Graphics and Web Design & Interactive Media Number of students in animation program: 203 Cost of program: $431 per credit Head of animation: David Wilharm Head of admissions: Mary Strand Time of year offered: Classes start on a quarterly basis: January, April, July and October Application deadline: N/A Equipment: 3D Studio Max, Maya, After Effects, Final Cut Pro, Combustion, Shake, Sound Forge, Pro Tools, Adobe Premiere, Photoshop and Illustrator; a green room for compositing live-action footage with computer-generated imagery; a professional-level sound-recording studio; several digital video cameras; and lighting kits to supplement the technology used in this program Ateneo de Naga University Department of Digital Arts and Computer Animation Naga City, Philippines Phone: +63-54-472-ADNU, Ext. 2811 Fax: +63-54-473-9253 Email: animation@adnu.edu.ph Website: www.adnu.edu.ph/daca Degrees/certificates offered: Bachelor of Science in Digital Illustration and Animation Number of students in animation program: 285 Cost of program: About $1,500 a year Head of animation: Fr. Danilo B. Isidro, SJ, Department Chair (dbisj@adnu.edu.ph) Head of admissions: Ms. Evelyn Amaro, Office of Admissions and Aid (aao@adnu.edu.ph) Time of year offered: First Semester: June to October; Second Semester: November to March Application deadline: April The Bakshi School of Animation and Cartooning Silver City, NM Phone: 575-534-9291 Email: info@thebakshischool.com Website: www.thebakshischool.com Degrees/certificates offered: Certificate is offered for completion of program Cost of program: Varies with individual classes and workshops Head of animation: Eddie Bakshi, Jess Gorell Head of admissions: Jess Gorell Time of year offered: Year-round Equipment: Use of traditional light tables for drawing as well as computers and tablets with the latest software and programs. Work is primarily 2d with use of peripheral programs and 3d for effects, etc. Brigham Young University Provo, UT Phone: 801-422-3777 Email: advisement_secretary@byu.edu or adamsb@byu.edu Website: www.et.byu.edu/animation Degrees/certificates offered: BFA Number of students in animation program: 65 Cost of program: $1,640 to $2,460 per semester Head of animation: Kelly Loosli Head of admissions: Brent Adams Time of year offered: Fall Semester Application deadline: April 1 California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) Valencia, CA Phone: 661-255-1050; 1-800-545-ARTS Website: www.calarts.edu Degrees/certificates offered: Program in Experimental Animation and Program in Character Animation, Certificate of Fine Arts or BFA; MFA or Advanced Certificate of Fine Arts (Program in Experimental Animation only) Number of students in animation program: 240 Cost of program: Tuition: $31,290 Head of animation: Program in Character Animation, Interim Director, Cynthia Overman; Program in Experimental Animation, Co-Director Maureen Selwood (on leave 2007-08), Co-Director Paul Vester, Interim Co-Director Laura Heit Head of admissions: Carol Kim Time of year offered: Fall Application deadline: January 4, 2008 Equipment: 2D and 3D computer animation labs, multimedia lab, digital imaging/compositing lab, digital pencil test systems, Oxberry animation camera stands supporting 16mm, 35mm and digital still image formats, equipment for checkout including DSLR cameras and laptops for stop-motion animation, shooting studios with lighting grids and a computerized motion-control camera stand, an optical printer, sound equipment and facilities for recording mixing, editing and post-production California State University Summer Arts Fresno, CA (headquartered in Long Beach, CA) Phone: 562-951-4060 (LB office) Fax: 562-951-4982 (LB office) Email: summerarts@calstate.edu Website: www.csusummerarts.org Degrees/certificates offered: Three units of undergraduate or graduate credit per course Number of students in animation program: Approx. 30 Cost of program: Please refer to website in January 2008 for details Head of animation: Please refer to course description on website in January 2008 for details Head of admissions: Please refer to course description on website in January 2008 for details Time of year offered: Production Animation offered July 13 to July 26, 2008 Application deadline: Around June 6, 2008; refer to website for more details The Center for Advanced Digital Applications, New York University New York, NY Phone: 212-992-3270 Email: cada@nyu.edu Website: www.scps.nyu.edu/cada Degrees/certificates offered: MS in Digital Imaging and Design Number of students in animation program: 150+ Head of Department: Michael Hosenfeld Time of year offered: Fall and Spring Application deadline: See website Centre for Arts and Technology – Halifax Campus Halifax, NS, Canada Phone: 902-429-1847 / 1-866-429-1847 Fax: 902-423-5414 Email: Halifax@digitalartschool.com Website: www.digitalartschool.com Degrees/certificates offered: 3D Animation, 3D Game Animation, Audio Engineering, Digital Filmmaking, Event and Talent Management, Graphic and Digital Media Design Head of animation: Breandan McGrath Head of admissions: Jason Spares Time of year offered: January, July, September Center for Digital Imaging Arts at Boston University Waltham, MA & Washington, DC Phone: 1-800-808-CDIA Fax: 1-781-209-0018 Email: info@cdiabu.com Website: www.cdiabu.com Degrees/certificates offered: 3D Animation, Photography, Digital Filmmaking, Graphic & Web Design, Audio Production Number of students in animation program: 12 per class Cost of program: $21,000 Head of animation: Mark Thompson Head of admissions: Robert Frazier Time of year offered: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall Application deadline: On-going City College of New York New York, NY Phone: 212-650-7406 Fax: 212-650-7438 Email: moderegger@ccny.cuny.edu Website: www.ccny.cuny.edu/electronic_design Degrees/certificates offered: BA in Art, BFA Electronic Design & Multimedia Number of students in animation program: No dedicated animation program, 250 students in media program Cost of program: $4,000/yr NY State resident, $360/cr Non-Resident Head of animation: Prof. Hajoe Moderegger, Program Dir. of Electronic Design & Multimedia Head of admissions: Admissions Office, City College of New York Time of year offered: Fall and Spring Application deadline: October 1 and February 15 CityVarsity School of Media & Creative Arts Cape Town, South Africa Phone: +27 (0)21-4882000 Fax: +27 (0)21-4236300 Email: GaryK@cityvarsity.co.za or info@cityvarsity.co.za Website: www.cityvarsity.co.za Degrees/certificates offered: 2 year Full-time Diploma in Animation, Advanced Diploma in Animation and New Media Production. Number of students in animation program: 1st Year: maximum 30 students; 2nd Year: maximum 20 students; 3rd Year: maximum 15 students Cost of program: 1st and 2nd year: ZAR 38,500 ($5,500) at ZAR 7.00 (USD 1.00); 3rd year: ZAR 34,500 ($4,928) Head of animation: Gary Kachelhoffer Head of admissions: Nancy Fitzgibbon (Registrar) Time of year offered: Starts in early February Application deadline: January of the educational year Equipment: Animation CG labs, Animation drawing studio with light boxes, 2D Animation studio & stop motion workshop, 3D Animation studio. Comprehensive ToonBoom digital 2D animation software, Maya Unlimited, 3D Studio Max, Combustion 4.0, Adobe After Effects 7, Adobe CS3, Adobe Flash MX, Corel Painter IX CityVarsity School of Media & Creative Arts Johannesburg, South Africa Phone: +27 (0)11-6349840 Fax: +27 (0)11-6349840 Email: HerculesM@cityvarsity.co.za or info@cityvarsity.co.za Website: www.cityvarsity.co.za Degrees/certificates offered: 2 year Full-time Diploma in Animation; Advanced Diploma in Animation and New Media Production. Number of students in animation program: 1st Year: maximum 30 students; 2nd Year: maximum 15 students; 3rd Year: maximum 10 students Cost of program: 1st and 2nd year: ZAR 38,500 ($5,500) at ZAR 7.00 (USD 1.00); 3rd year: ZAR 34,500 ($4,928) Head of animation: Hercules Maré Head of admissions: Jo-Anne Frank (Registrar) Time of year offered: Starts in early February Application deadline: January of the educational year Equipment: Animation CG labs, Animation drawing studio with light boxes, 2D Animation studio & stop motion workshop, 3D Animation studio. Comprehensive ToonBoom digital 2D animation software, Maya Unlimited, 3D Studio Max, Combustion 4.0, Adobe After Effects 7, Adobe CS3, Adobe Flash MX, Corel Painter IX College Boreal Sudbury, ON, Canada Phone: 705-560-6673 Fax: 705-521-6011 Email: iratte@borealc.on.ca Website: www.borealc.on.ca Degrees/certificates offered: 3-year Diploma: Animation 2D/3D classique (offered in French only) (but students are trained to work in French and English) Number of students in animation program: Approx. 40 over the three program years Cost of program: $2,576 CDN/year Head of animation: Isabelle Ratte Time of year offered: Sept. to April Application deadline: February 2 for priority consideration, 2nd week of Sept. for late admission. Equipment: Computer lab with 3Dmax, ToonBoom, Flash, Photoshop and other Adobe software. Three animation labs: drawing 2D, computer 3D and stop-motion. Collin County Community College Plano, TX Phone: 972-516-5089 Email: tottinger@ccccd.edu Website: www.ccccd.edu/academicprograms/animation.html Degrees/certificates offered: Associate of Applied Science and Certificate Number of students in animation program: 80-100 Cost of program: $3,200 - $7,700 for AAS degree (in-state/county vs. out of state) Head of animation: Tom Ottinger Head of admissions: Todd Fields, tfields@ccccd.edu Time of year offered: Fall, Spring, Summer semesters Application deadline: See general admission info at www.ccccd.edu/ps/prospectivestudents.html Equipment: Dell & Macintosh computers, each student has dedicated workstation in-class and generous lab time access (3 year equipment cycle); current versions of Maya Unlimited, Mudbox, Adobe CS3 (all applications) Digital Media Arts College Boca Raton, FL Phone: 561-391-1148 or 1-866-255-DMAC(3622) Fax: 561-391-2480 Email: admissions@dmac.edu Website: www.dmac.edu Degrees/certificates offered: Bachelor of Fine Arts in Computer in Arts: Computer Animation and Graphic Design and Master of Fine Arts in Computer Arts: Special Effects Animation and Graphic Design Number of students in animation program: 212 Cost of program: BFA: $21,000 per calendar year (3 semesters), MFA: $22,500 per academic year (2 semesters) Head of animation: BFA: Andres DelValle, MFA: David Xu Head of admissions: Frank DeSena Time of year offered: Fall, Spring, Summer (rolling admissions) Application deadline: 30 days before each semester begins Equipment: 24/7 labs with Dell & Boxx Dual Xeon Workstations, 19” flat panel displays, STT Dual-Performer motion-capture studio, separate BFA & MFA facilities Digital Media Institute at Northern Oklahoma College Tonkawa, OK Phone: 580-628-6458 Fax: 580-628-6209 Email: brad.matson@north-ok.edu Website: www.north-ok.edu (click on Applications / Digital Media Institute) Degrees/certificates offered: AAS Number of students in animation program: 20 per year Cost of program: less than $3,500 for OK resident Head of animation: Brad Matson Head of admissions: Brad Matson Time of year offered: August-May Application deadline: July 1, 2008 Equipment: Workstations with Maya and Adobe Production Suite Earthlight Pictures Animation Training & Teletraining Oregon, California, Washington and Nationwide Online Phone: 503-697-7914 Email: JT@earthlightpictures.com Website: www.earthlightpictures.com Degrees/certificates offered: Certificate Number of students in animation program: 10-60 (including young students and adults) Cost of program: Based on courses and formats chosen—call for details Head of animation: John Teton Time of year offered: Quarterly classes and solo instruction, concentrated workshops and teletraining instruction four quarters each year Equipment: Call for details of technical setups for in-person classes and for live-interactive online teleclasses (as featured in Animation Magazine, Jan. 2008) Edinboro University of Pennsylvania Edinboro, PA Phone: 1-888-8GO-BORO (1-888-846-2676) Fax: 814-732-2420 Website: www.edinboro.edu Email: mgenz@edinboro.edu or EUP_Admissions@edinboro.edu Degrees/certificates offered: BFA in Applied Media Arts with a concentration in animation. Number of students in animation program: 194 Cost of program: $3,883 per semester Head of animation: Michael Genz Head of admissions: J. P. Cooney Time of year offered: Fall and Spring semesters Application deadline: Rolling admissions Equipment: Traditional, stop motion and computer animation EMCA Angoulême France Phone: (33) 5 45 93 60 70 Fax: (33) 5 45 93 60 80 Website: www.angouleme-emca.fr Degrees/certificates offered: certificate from the chamber of commerce. Number of students in animation program: 40 per year x 3 years Cost of program: 3,500 euros/year Head of animation: Christian Arnau Head of admissions: Christian Arnau Time of year offered: September to June Application deadline: April Equipment: As a professional studio (2D, 3D, stop motion, Flash, Toon Boom, pegs, 3ds Max, Maya, etc.) Full Sail Real World Education Winter Park, FL Phone: 800-226-7625 Fax: 407-551-2027 Email: admissions@fullsail.com Website: www.fullsail.com Degrees/certificates offered: Bachelors of Science in Computer Animation Number of students in animation program: 640 Cost of program: Varies Head of animation: Pete Bandstra Head of admissions: Mary Beth Plank-Mezo Time of year offered: Rolling Application deadline: Rolling Glendale Community College Glendale, CA Phone: 818-240-1000 x5815 Email: rdickes@glendale.edu Website: http://seco.glendale.edu/animation Degrees/certificates offered: AA and Certificate programs in Digital and Classical Animation, skill awards in digital modeling, texturing, character setup, character animation, digital sculpture, broadcast design Number of students in animation program: 150 Cost of program: $60 (Each full 15-week course) Head of animation: Roger Dickes Head of admissions: Sharon Combs Time of year offered: Fall (Sept-Dec), Winter (January short session), Spring (Feb-Jun), Summer (2 short sessions) Application deadline: Before beginning of term. Enrollment is open! Equipment: 24 brand new 2.66 Ghz dual-Xeon Mac Pro workstations. All workstations have the latest versions of industry standard software installed. There is also a 30-station computer lab dedicated entirely for student projects, accessible all day long. Gobelins, l’école de l’image Paris, France Phone: +33 1 40 79 92 42 (International department) Fax: +33 1 40 79 92 69 Email: eriewer@gobelins.fr (International department) Website: www.gobelins.fr and www.gobelins.fr/summerschool Degrees/certificates offered: Paris Chamber of Commerce and Industry certificate Number of students in animation program: 25 per class in three year animation program Cost of program: 3400 euros per year Head of admissions for animation program: Marie-France Zumofen Time of year offered: September-June Application deadline: April 2 Equipment: State-of-the-art computers and software (Photoshop, After Effects, Maya, etc.) Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI Phone: 616-331-2025, 800-748-0246 Email: admissions@gvsu.edu Website: www.gvsu.edu/filmvideo Degrees/certificates offered: BA, BS Film and Video Production: Animation/New Media Number of students in animation program: 35 Cost of program: $3620 (resident), $6255 (nonresident) Head of animation: Deanna Morse and Kim Roberts Head of admissions: admissions@gvsu.edu Time of year offered: Fall and winter semesters Application deadline: Rolling Equipment: Lunchbox Sync (3), Macintosh labs (3) with Flash, FCP, Lightwave, etc.; full complement of film and video production equipment Graphiti School osf Animation Mumbai, India Phone: 24440107 / 32448544 Email: dippeshj@graphiti.net Website: www.graphiti.net Degrees/certificates offered: Certificate of Animation Technology Number of students in animation program: 60 Cost of program: Rs. 1.5 Lakhs Head of animation: Adesh Bharadwaj Head of admissions: Zahabiya Petiwala Time of year offered: June–May (One Year Course) Application deadline: May 31 Equipment: Gigaport network latest machines with graphics card, classrooms with projectors for a capacity of 20, 5.1 home theater sound system, mini DV video cams, drawing boards, animation software’s, movie library, lecture recording system and archive. Hampshire College Amherst, MA Phone: 413-559-5502 Fax: 413-559-5476 Email: perry@hampshire.edu Website: www.hampshire.edu Degrees/certificates offered: Bachelor of Arts Number of students in animation program: Roughly 40-50 Cost of program: Total tuition, room and board approx. $38,000 per year Head of animation: Chris Perry Head of admissions: Karen Parker, Director of Admissions Time of year offered: Fall and Spring entrants Application deadline: For Fall entrants: January 15 Equipment: 16mm film equipment (including an optical printer), video and DV equipment, digital animation/editing/sound software (Maya, Lightwave, Softimage, Flash, the Adobe suite, Final Cut Pro, ProTools) Human Computer Interaction, Iowa State University Ames, IA Phone: 515-294-2089 Fax: 515-294-5530 Email: hci@iastate.edu Website: www.hci.iastate.edu Degrees/certificates offered: MS/PhD / Graduate Certificate Number of students in animation program: 80 Cost of program: 2007-2008 tuition for graduate assistants is $3,123 each for fall, spring semesters. Iowa State University Excellent health insurance is provided at no cost. Mandatory student fees (health center and activity) are $295 per semester plus any applicable computer fees ($209 for Computer Science and $219 for Engineering). Graduate assistants may receive a Graduate College Scholarship for a portion of resident tuition (unless they are on restricted admission or academic probation, or they hold a fellowship or traineeship that provides funds for tuition and fee payment) depending on the amount of time they are on appointment. Computer fee reduction: Graduate assistants are assessed half of the required computer fee for the academic year. Head of animation: James Oliver, Director of the HCI Graduate Program Head of admissions: same Time of year offered: Fall, spring and summer semesters Application deadline: October 1 and January 15 Indiana University School of Informatics Media Arts & Science Indianapolis, IN Phone: 317-278-4636 Fax: 317-278-7859 Email: info@informatics.iupui.edu Website: http://newmedia.iupui.edu Degrees/certificates offered: BS, MS in Media Arts & Science Number of students in animation program: Undergraduate: 398, Graduate: 38 Cost of program: $207.35 per credit, undergraduate/resident. $242.40 per credit, graduate/resident. Head of animation: Anthony Faiola, Ph.D., Program Director Head of admissions: Mark McCreary, Asst. Dean Time of year offered: Fall, Spring, Summer terms Application deadline: Undergraduate: rolling admission per IUPUI schedule. Graduate: November (Spring term) and March (Fall term) Equipment: Digital video/still cameras and audio recorders; mics, light kits, mixers. Software: Illustrator, Photoshop, Flash, After Effects, Premiere, Maya, 3ds Max, Final Cut Pro, N-Track, ACID, etc. Lansing Community College Lansing, MI Phone: 517-483-1483 Email: swood2@lcc.edu Website: www.lcc.edu/mait/art Degrees/certificates offered: Associates in Applied Arts (Animation, Multimedia, and Web Design) Number of students in animation program: 150 Cost of program: Approx. $6,000 (tuition and fees) Head of animation: Sharon Wood, CG Coordinator Head of admissions: Fred Clark Time of year offered: Fall, Spring and Summer terms Equipment: Maya running on Apple Mac Pros Learn 3D Johannesburg, South Africa Phone: +27 11 886 8572 Fax: +27 11 886 8574 Email: gustavo@learn3d.co.za Website: www.learn3d.co.za Degrees/certificates offered: 3D Animation & Visual Effects Number of students in animation program: 15 Cost of program: $5,250 Head of animation: Gustavo E. de M. Correa Head of admissions: Gustavo E. de M. Correa Time of year offered: February to November Application deadline: January Equipment: PCs, 3ds Max, Maya, combustion and After-Effects Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA Phone: 310-338-2737 Fax: 310-338-3030 Email: sftv-info@lmu.edu Website: www.lmu.edu Degrees/certificates offered: BA Number of students in animation program: 66 Head of animation: Rob Burchfield, Chairman Head of admissions: Matt Fischinger Time of year offered: Fall (August-November, early and preferred enrollment) and Spring (January-March) Application deadline: Fall priority: February 1, Spring priority: December 1 Equipment: Mac Computer Lab (intel processors), PC Computer Lab (Dell), Render Farm, Traditional Animation Lab, 35mm Acme, 16mm Acme, Stop Motion Stage (Arri Lighting Kit/Soft and Cool Lighting Kits/Digital Camera Canon), High-End Ricoh Scanners, Epson Scanners, Lunch Boxes, Cintiq Tablets, BetaSP, DVCam, HiFi VHS Toons, Animo, Maya Unlimited, 3D Studio Max, Z Brush, Shake, Adobe Creative Suite 3, Final Cut Pro, Painter, Flash, Dreamweaver. Max the Mutt Animation School Toronto, ON, Canada Phone: 1-877-486-mutt Fax: 416-703-3930 Email: info@maxthemutt.com Website: www.maxthemutt.com Degrees/certificates offered: Diploma programs: Classical and Computer Animation Basics (3 year), 3D Animation and Production (1 year), Illustration for Sequential Arts: Comic Books & Graphic Novels (3 year), Concept Art for Animation and Video Games (4 year) Number of students in animation program: 115 (all programs) Cost of program: Animation Basics: $25,825; 3D Animation and Production: $12,500; Illustration for Sequential Arts: $24,775; Concept Art for Animation and Video Games: $37,450. (U.S. and International Applicants can contact the school for tuition costs.) Head of animation: Tina Seemann Head of admissions: Van Olson, Maxine Schacker (Founder and Director) Time of year offered: September to end of April Application deadline: End of March for following September start date Mt. San Jacinto College San Jacinto and Menifee, CA Phone: 951-639-5545 Fax: 951-672-7915 Email: dsmith@msjc.edu Website: http://multimedia.msjc.edu/animation, www.msjc.edu/m2/content/splash.htm Degrees/certificates offered: A.S. Multimedia. Certificates: Animation Concentration, Imaging Concentration, Videography Concentraton, Production Management, Web Design Concentration Number of students in animation program: Over 200 Cost of program: $20 per unit, Courses are 3 units each Head of animation: Don Smith Head of admissions: Enrollment Office Time of year offered: Spring, Summer, Fall Application deadline: Enroll before January 22, 2008 for Spring Semester. Equipment: Animation courses are taught in a PC lab, books and storage media may be required. Nanyang Polytechnic Singapore Phone: (65) 6550-0121 Fax: (65) 6452-0110 Email: Eugene_Wong@nyp.gov.sg Eugene Wong, Programme Manager (DMD) Website: www.nyp.edu.sg/sidm/sidm.html Degrees/certificates offered: 3-year Diploma in Digital Media Design Number of students in animation program: 240 Cost of program: USD$9,300 per academic year Head of animation: Grace Toh, Assistant Manager (Animation). Grace_Toh@nyp.gov.sg Head of admissions: Gail Pantin, Course Coordinator (DMD'08). Gail_Pantin@nyp.gov.sg Time of year offered: 14 April 2008 Application deadline: 15 Feb 2008 Equipment: 2 Macintosh Labs (with 88 Intel-based MacBook Pro and Mac Pro workstations and Wacom tablets), 2 PC Labs (with 88 HP XW6600 workstations), 8 Mac Pro Editing Suites and 2 AVID Editing Suites, 18-camera Motion Capture System, Blue & Green Screen Studio, 2 Drawing Studios, 2 Classical Animation Studios (50 animation tables), 3 final year film Studios (with 40 Intel-based high-end 3D workstations with Wacom Tablets), Music Room and Sound Editing Studio, Electronic Theater, Lecture Theaters and Lecture Rooms. Sofware including: Autodesk Maya, 3D Studio Max, Motionbuilder, Mudbox, Mental Ray, Renderman, Pixologic ZBrush, Apple Shake & Production Pro Suite (FCP, Motion, Sound Pro and DVD Pro), Adobe Creative CS Suite (PhotoshopCS, Illustrator CS, Premiere and AfterEffects) and Macromedia Flash, Dreamweaver and Director. NAD Centre: National Animation and Design Centre Montreal, QC, Canada Phone: 514-288-3447 Fax: 514-288-5799 Email: info@nadcentre.com Website: www.nadcentre.com Degrees/certificates offered: NAD Centre Certificate Number of students in animation program: 3D Animation and Visual Effects for Film and Television: 22. Design and Digital Art for Video Games: 22. Digital Compositing: 12. Cost of program: Film and Television and Video Games programs: CAD$16,500 for Canadian students (tax deductible), CAD$21,500 for international students. Digital Compositing program: CAD$9,500 for Canadian students (tax deductible), CAD$12,000 for international students. Head of animation: Robin Tremblay (Film and Television), Pierre Tousignant (Video Games), Benoit Melançon (Digital Compositing) Time of year offered: September (Fall session) or January (winter session) Application deadline: Fall: March 1. Winter: November 1. Equipment: 77 stations with more than 20 programs (3ds Max, Softimage XSI, eyeon Fusion, Valve Hammer, etc.) National Institute of Design (NID) Ahmedabad, Gujrat, India Phone: (079) 2662-3692 Fax: (079) 2662-1167 Email: academic@nid.edu, admissions@nid.edu, pro@nid.edu, info@nid.edu Website: www.nid.edu Degrees/certificates offered: Undergraduate and Postgraduate diploma in animation film design Number of students in animation program: 10 in UG and 10 in PG Cost of program: Around Rs.1 lakh per year (4 yrs for UG and 2 for PG) Head of animation: Sekhar Mukherjee Head of admissions: Dr. Vijaya Deshmukh Time of year offered: Admission announcements are made in the leading national dailies in the last week of September every year Application deadline: November 30, 2007 for the 2008-2009 academic year Equipment: Video studio with production and post-production facilities, including non-linear editing; trained technicians and editors assist students in the film making process. Animation facilities cover both conventional and computer animation, have the capability to produce 16mm animation films in-house with Oxberry camera, Quick Action Recorder (QAR) permits students to make line tests of their animation, computers are multimedia capable New Mexico State University Las Cruces, NM Phone: 575-646-5671 Fax: 575-646-2044 Email: cmi@nmsu.edu Website: http://cmi.nmsu.edu Degrees/certificates offered: Bachelor of Individualized Studies Number of students in animation program: 60 Cost of program: Resident: $2,390/semester, Non-Resident: $7,279/semester Head of animation: Jonathan Benson Head of admissions: Kelley Hestir Time of year offered: Year-round Equipment: Macintosh computers, Maya, Toon Boom, Shake, PF Tracker, HDR Shop, ZBrush, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Photo Shop, Green Screen Northern Michigan University Marquette, MI Phone: 906-227-2194 Fax: 906-227-2276 Email: stlarson@nmu.edu Website: art.nmu.edu Degrees/certificates offered: BA; BFA in Digital Cinema; BFA in Electronic Imaging; other BFA options available (see website) Number of students in animation program: Approx. 20 Cost of program: See www.nmu.edu Head of animation: Stephan Larson Time of year offered: Year-round Application deadline: Early August (for fall term); late December (for spring term) Piedmont Community College Yanceyville, NC Phone: 336-694-5707 Fax: 336-694-7086 Email: hindmap@piedmontcc.edu Website: www.animatenc.com Degrees/certificates offered: Associate of Applied Science Number of students in animation program: 40 Cost of program: $650/semester (in state), $2,500/semester (out of state) Head of animation: Paula Hindman Head of admissions: Nydia Morales Time of year offered: Fall and Spring Application deadline: Dec. 15 for Spring, Aug. 1 for Fall Equipment: Full digital (Maya) animation lab available 24/7 Platt (Media Arts) College San Diego, CA Phone: 1-866-PLATTCOLLEGE (866-752-8826) Fax: 619-308-0570 Email: info@platt.edu Website: www.platt.edu Degrees/certificates offered: BS in Media Arts, AAS Degrees in Multimedia & Graphic Design, Specialized Diplomas in Digital Video Production, 3D Animation, and Web Design, Diplomas in Multimedia & Graphic Design Number of students in animation program: 30 Cost of program: $21,000 per year Head of animation: Steve Schultz Head of admissions: Craig Hinson Time of year offered: Continuous Pratt Manhattan Center for Continuing & Professional Studies New York, NY Phone: 212-647-7199 Fax: 212-367-2489 Email: prostudy@pratt.edu Website: http://ProStudies.pratt.edu Contact: Karen Miletsky, Associate Director and Karen Udo, Administrative Assistant Degrees/certificates offered: Computer Graphics Certificate in Computer Animation & Video and Interactive Media. Other Computer Graphics certificates offered through Continuing Education: Electronic Imaging & Illustration, Electronic Publishing, Computer-Aided Design & Visualization Number of students in animation programs: 200 plus Cost of program: Ranges from $150-$845 Head of animation: Karen Adler Miletsky Head of admissions: Karen Adler Miletsky (Center for Continuing and Professional Studies only) Ringling College of Art and Design Sarasota, FL Phone: 941-351-5100; Toll-Free U.S. Only 1-800-255-7695 Fax: 941-359-7517 Email: admissions@ringling.edu Website: www.ringling.edu Degrees/certificates offered: Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree (BFA) in: Advertising Design, Broadcast Design/Motion Graphics (beginning in fall 2009), Computer Animation, Digital Film, Fine Arts, Game Art & Design, Graphic & Interactive Communication, Illustration, Interior Design, Painting, Photography & Digital Imaging, Printmaking, Sculpture. Bachelor of Arts Degree (BA) in: The Business of Art & Design Number of students in animation program: Computer Animation: 290 (all years); Game Art & Design: 24 (first enrolled class in new program) Cost of program: $24,100 for 2007-2008 Academic Year Head of animation: Jim McCampbell Head of admissions: Jim Dean Time of year offered: Four-year degree program commencing each fall (semester-based annual program) Application deadline: January 15 for Computer Animation and Game Art & Design. Scholarship preference design for all majors is March 1, however no “deadline” for other majors. Equipment: HP XW9400, featuring: Nvidia quadro fx3500, Saas harddisk, 4GB of RAM, Dual AMD Opteron® 2218 processors, CD, DVD+R and DVD-R Lightscribe burner, 30" HP display. Adobe Acrobat 8, Audition 2.0, Encore CS3, Dreamweaver CS3, Illustrator CS3, InDesign CS3, Photoshop CS3, Premiere Pro CS3, After Effects CS3; InterVideo WinDVD, Microsoft Office 2007, Mozilla FireFox, Roxio Easy CD & DVD Creator, Autodesk Maya 8.5 and Mudbox, Apple Shake Corel Painter 10, Maxon BodyPaint 3D, Renderman Studio 1.0 and Pro Server 13.0.4, Virtual Dub, XnView, CryEngine2. Rio Hondo Community College Whittier, CA Phone: 626-419-6953 or 562-468-7769 and 562-692-0921 Ext. 3586 Email: 3dman@charter.net, Daniel Manahan, co-author Inside 3ds Max 7 Website: www.riohondo.edu/tech/cad/3dmodeling.htm or www.DanielManahan.com Degrees/certificates offered: Develop demo reel, Drafting 201, 202, and 203; Modeling, Texturing, and Animation with 3ds max Number of students in animation program: Under 50 Cost of program: Under $100 for 18 weeks of training Head of animation: Daniel Manahan Head of admissions: Apply at school in counseling office Time of year offered: Fall and Spring Application deadline: Apply before college Fall and Spring semesters Equipment: PC computers with 3d related software Description of class: Pay less to develop your 3ds Max demo reel and train for a career in video games, feature films, and architectural visualization Rochester Institute of Technology School of Film and Animation Rochester, NY Phone: 585-475-6175 Fax: 585-475-7575 Email: sampph@rit.edu Website: http://cias.rit.edu/~sofa Degrees/certificates offered: MFA (Computer Animation); BFA (Film and Animation); BS (Digital Cinema) Number of students in animation program: Approx. 110 undergrads, 40 grads Cost of program: Undergraduate $25,362/year; graduate $28,491/year Head of animation: Stephanie Maxwell Head of admissions: Daniel Shelley Time of year offered: Trimester, September 1 through May 23 Application deadline: February 1, rolling Equipment: Digital, film, video, and emerging technologies; 3D Maya, 2D traditional and computer, stop motion, special effects, experimental and multimedia Santa Monica College Academy of Entertainment & Technology Santa Monica, CA Phone: 310-434-3700 Fax: 310-434-3768 Email: academy_info@smc.edu or mottler_gloria@smc.edu Website: http://academy.smc.edu Degrees/certificates offered: Associates of Arts, 2-year certificate program Number of students in animation program: 400 Cost of program: $20 per unit CA Resident, $158-$185 per unit Out of State and International Students Head of animation: Chris Fria and Jim Keeshen, Co-Faculty Leaders Head of admissions: Kiersten Elliott, Enrollment Services Time of year offered: Fall & Spring semester with Winter & Summer interim sessions Application deadline: December & June (check exact dates on www.smc.edu) Equipment: Software: Maya, Houdini, Dreamweaver, PhotoShop, Director, Flash, After Effects, Final Cut Pro, ProTools. Hardware: 150 Windows, 125 Macintosh, Unix web server for student sites, ProTools 24\|Mix. Savannah College of Art and Design Savannah and Atlanta, GA Phone: 1-800-869-7223 Fax: 912-525-5986 Email: admission@scad.edu Website: www.scad.edu Degrees/certificates offered: Degrees: Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Master of Architecture, Master of Arts, Master of Arts in Teaching, Master of Fine Arts, Master of Urban Design. Certificates: Digital Publishing, Digital Publishing Management, Historic Preservation, Interactive Design, Typeface Design Number of students in animation program: 573 Cost of program: Tuition for the 2007-08 academic year is $24,390 for undergraduates, $24,840 for graduate students. Head of animation: Jeremy Moorshead, Dept. Chair Head of admission: Pamela Rhame, SVP for Admission and Communications Time of year offered: Quarter system Application deadline: March 1 for Fall Quarter School of Communication Arts Raleigh, NC Phone: 800-288-7442 Fax: 919-488-8490 Email: dhooper@higherdigital.com Website: www.sca.edu Degrees/certificates offered: Degrees, Diplomas and Certificates for Digital Art and Animation, Digital Filmmaking, Digital Audio Production and Design, Digital Media, Interior Design Number of students: 350 Cost of program: Varies depending upon program Head of animation: Debra Hooper Head of admissions: Julie Wenta Time of year offered: Fall, Winter, Spring and Summer Equipment: Studios include green screen, PC, Mac and Pro Tools HD School of Visual Arts New York, NY Phone: 212-27-2000 Fax: 212-725-3587 Email: admissions@sva.edu Website: www.sva.edu Degrees/certificates offered: BFA in Advertising, Animation, Cartooning, Computer Art, Film & Video, Fine Arts, Graphic Design, Illustration, Interior Design, Photography and Visual & Critical Studies. MFA in Art Criticism & Writing, Computer Art, Design, Design Criticism, Fine Arts, Illustration as Visual Essay and Photography, Video & Related Media. Master of Professional Studies (MPS) in Art Therapy and Digital Photography and a Master of Art in Teaching is offered in Art Education. Number of students in animation program: BFA Animation: 204, BFA Computer Art: 258, MFA Computer Art: 105 Cost of program: BFA: $20,800; MFA (Computer Art): $24,520 with estimated department fee of $1,200 per semester. Head of animation: Reeves Lehman, chair of BFA Film, Video and Animation Dept.; John McIntosh, chair of BFA Computer Art; Bruce Wands, chair of MFA Computer Art Head of admissions: Adam Rogers Time of year offered: Fall and spring Application deadline: Feb. 1 Equipment: Sheridan Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning Oakville, ON, Canada Phone: 905-845-9430 Email: infosheridan@sheridaninstitute.ca Website: www.sheridaninstitute.ca Degrees/certificates offered: Bachelor of Applied Arts (Animation); Post-graduate certificates in Computer Animation, Digital Visual Effects, Digital Character Animation Number of students in animation program: 500 Head of animation: Dr. Michael Collins, Dean Head of admissions: Linda Dalton, Registrar Time of year offered: September (Computer Animation starts September and January) Application deadline: February 2 (equal consideration deadline for September programs) Studio Arts Los Angeles, CA Phone: 323-227-8776 Fax: 323-227-8775 Email: eric@studioarts.tv Website: www.studioarts.tv Degrees/certificates offered: Certificate Number of students in animation program: 75 Cost of program: Varies—Average is $6000 for Mastery Certificate Head of animation: David Gottlieb Head of admissions: Eric Huelsman Time of year offered: Year-round (4 quarters) Application deadline: First day of quarter UCLA Animation Workshop Los Angeles, CA Phone: 310-825-5829 Fax: 310-825-3383 Email: dward@tft.ucla.edu Website: animation.filmtv.ucla.edu Degrees/certificates offered: MFA Number of students in animation program: 50-60 Cost of program: see website Head of animation: Celia Mercer Head of admissions: Tony Leadholm Time of year offered: Fall through Spring Application deadline: February 28 University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA Phone: 213-740-3986 Fax: 213-740-5869 Email: dsigismondi@cinema.usc.edu Website: http://anim.usc.edu Degrees/certificates offered: BA & MFA Number of students in animation program: BA: 60, MFA: 45 Cost of program: MFA: $63,000 tuition for 3-year program Head of animation: Kathy Smith (Chair of Division of Animation and Digital Arts) Time of year offered: Fall admission only Application deadline: BA: Dec. 10, MFA: Feb. 15 VanArts (Vancouver Institute of Media Arts) Vancouver, BC, Canada Phone: 604-682-2787 or 800-396-2787 Fax: 604-684-2789 Email: info@vanarts.com Website: www.vanarts.com Degrees/certificates offered: Diplomas/Certificates Number of students in animation program: 100 Cost of program: 2D Animation: $18,750 CDN, Int’l Students $20,750 CDN; 3D Animation: $26,750 CDN, Int’l Students $28,750 CDN Head of animation: Charles Phillips, Calvin Leduc Head of admissions: Ken Priebe Time of year offered: Feb., Sept. Application deadline: N/A Vancouver Film School Vancouver, BC, Canada Phone: 1-800-661-4101 or 604-685-5808 Fax: 604-685-5830 Email: inquiries@vfs.com Website: www.vfs.com Degrees/certificates offered: 1 Year Diplomas in 3D Animation or Classical Animation, 6 Month Diploma in Digital Character Animation Number of students in animation program: 250 Cost of program: Ranges from $15,000 USD to $49,000 USD Head of animation: Larry Bafia Head of admissions: Benjamin Colling Time of year offered: 6 start dates (every two months) Application deadline: Typically 6 months in advance Volda University College Volda, Norway Phone: +47-7007-5000. Fax: +47-7007-5052 Email: Andres.Mand@hivolda.no Website: www.animationvolda.com Degrees/certificates offered: 3 year BA in Animation Number of students in animation program: 30 (10 per year) Cost of program: Free Head of animation: Andres Mänd (Andres.Mand@hivolda.no) Head of admission (international students): Cecilie Wilhelmsen (cecilie.wilhelmsen@hivolda.no) Time of year offered: Year starts in mid August, ends in early June Application deadline: April 15 Equipment: Well equipped for cartoon, stop-motion and data animation (Toons, AfterEffects, Maya, Avid) WEFIS: Westbridge Film School Mexico City, Mexico Phone: +52 (55) 5536-0406 / 1163-6121 Fax: +52 (55) 5536-0406 Email: rp@westbridge.edu.mx Website: www.wefis.com Degrees/certificates offered: BA in Animation and Visual Effects, Master in Animation Filmmaking, Master in Visual Effects, Videogame Design Number of students in animation program: 60 Cost of programs: BA in Animation and Visual Effects: $29,200 (for all 3 years). Master in Animation Filmmaking: $10,000. Master in Visual Effects: $10,000. Videogame Design: $10,000. Head of animation: Mauricio De la Orta Head of admissions: Monica Servin Time of year offered: BA in Animation and Visual Effects or Master in Visual Effects: September. Videogame Design or Master in Animation Filmmaking: March Application deadline: 1 month before the beginning of each program Equipment: Animation workstations, lightboxes, HD digital video and lighting equipment Woodbury University Burbank, CA Phone: 1-800-784-9663 Fax: 818-767-7520 Email: dori.littell-herrick@woodbury.edu Website: www.woodbury.edu Degrees/certificates offered: BFA Number of students in animation program: 60 Head of animation: Dori Littell-Herrick Head of admissions: Ruth Lorenzana Time of year offered: Fall / Spring Application deadline: Rolling admission Equipment: Traditional & digital studios The listings section of this school guide was compiled using direct information emailed to Animation Magazine by participating schools. If you’d like to be included in the 2009 edition of this guide, please email edit@animationmagazine.net.