 | | | schools? | schools? 2005-05-04 - By todd akita
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Brad Friedman wrote:
>
> If Todd Akita is lurking on this thread he might be able to give you
> his impression of the program as he's spent some time this week
> looking at thesis work
Daamn - calling me out!!
Actually I used to teach at Parsons and NYU both between like 96-00, and
what I found was there's a pretty big distinction between schools that
are geared towards teaching a software skillset which tend to be more
technically oriented, and schools for which studio art skills were a
requirement and prerequisite for any animation/computer graphics of any
kind. Generally the degree programs tend to put out much better work
but it's a much steeper investment in terms of time/money. If you're
just looking to take some classes the Continuing Ed programs at NYU or
SVA are probably pretty good. That said if you're gunning for an
art/animation sort of position there's no substitute for studio skills
(i.e. drawing/painting/sculpture or animation/acting/drawing) and it's
how those skills shine through in your work that's going to get you
hired, not what program you attended.
My background was as a painter/fine artist who learned computer graphics
after leaving school (it wasn't an option when I was in there), but if I
were a student looking for schools now probably SVA and Ringling would
be at the top of the list.
g'luck,
-T
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