i am definitely considering enrolling at this school. problem is, i don't know if i can make it on september. Im leaving work and going back to the states this november... you guys think they accept late enrollments or do i have to come in 2nd sem?

oh thats awesome.. so even if i come in the middle of the semester that would be alright? and id be able to offset all of the work? or do i come in at the beginning of it?

right now, i work at holy cow animation studio's in the Philippines.. we do lots of outsourcing here.. mostly character animation commercials for other countries. I'm moving back to San Francisco with my mom this November. Id like to enroll as early as September but ill be way too busy nearing November. we're taking a week off in Hawaii and ill probably experience jet lag when i get back. Maybe January..

I have a pretty solid understanding of weight, balance, animation principles, etc... thats mostly what i do at the office.. ill probably come into the school on semester 3 or 4.. we'll see.. ill ask if i can grab some of my work from the studio and send it over to jason.. He's been a big influence since the very start.. ive been drawing my planning animations in flipbook for a while now and the workflow i use is very similar to his. I hope to go in to further refine my animation and acting skills.

iAnimators should test their newly minted skills in the 11sC!

I had a talk with my parents about the school.. guess what... they agreed!.. when i move back with my mom in San Francisco, I'll start.. thats gonna be around Janurary.. Just in time for the beginning of the semester.. ill probably end up in semester 3 or 4 though.. see you guys soon...

Dance3d: Hope to see you too in January...Don't miss it..

Larry_g1s: I few days ago i realized you are dv-cgartist's BRO...and MORE, you are the ianimate's site designer...right??....woaw great discoveries here......and a great work there...see you soon mate.

Hahaha!! Just got the OK from my parents! I'm registered!
See you guys online in September!

Yes great job on the site Larry! I'm registered as well,guess we'll all have the honour of being in the first class.I can't wait to get started.

We seem to have quite the little army from the 11secondclub going in September   should be fun!

elhindi23 wrote:

Hahaha!! Just got the OK from my parents! I'm registered!
See you guys online in September!

Great news elhindi23, see ya then.

pengy wrote:

Yes great job on the site Larry! I'm registered as well,guess we'll all have the honor of being in the first class.I can't wait to get started.

Thanks pengy.

wait.. how long has ianimate been running? i thought it was a new school?

DanCe3d wrote:

cant wait to see the characters on ianiamte.. i just saw the post with bishop2.0.. its pretty crazy..

Jason told me the main rig is pretty awesome, and that were getting a superhero rig too. Probably due to him and a lot of the other instructors working on Megamind. Either way he assured me they were great.

ohoooooooooou!!! I'm IN!! Semester3!! We are gonna be mentored buy the dreamworks STAFF! this is too cool! And I love the last semester where we're gonna have the Shot Team work! This is a step foward from the Shot semester! REAL LIFE STUDIO EXPERIENCE! any one for semester 3? Other from Argentina? (south america at least?)


mmm...I should change my User name to "Pabs" that's the official animator nickname now!

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Are there any good loan options you guys can recommend? I tried to get a loan from SallieMae for AM last year, but was rejected because I didn't have anyone to cosign. But this would be nearly half that (especially if I could skip a semester or two), so I'm hopeful I could work something out.

I don't like the idea of going into more debt, but after going to a 4-year private college (full scholarships, thank God), I don't feel that I'm close to having the skills I need to work at a studio. So an investment now will likely pay off sooner than learning on my own what college failed to prepare me for.