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Graduate School
Hello,
I am going to be graduating from college in about a year and was looking for some grad schools to get into that had the motion graphics or visual effects majors. I quickly found out that there are not very many graduate programs out there for this type of study. I have only found 2 colleges that offer what I want to do which is things like creating television commercials, movie intros, etc. with after effects or other programs. I found the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) and the Academy of Art University.
What I was wondering was if anyone knew about any other schools with a graduate program?
I checked the forum and found a post from 2007 but it is 2009 now and some new schools may have popped up that may not have been mentioned or schools may have added new programs. If anybody has any other information please let me know.
The economy is pretty bad right now and it might be hard for me to land a job so hopefully grad school will help me out with that.
-Ed
Student
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i used to teach at the academy of art university.
without going into detail, i will say this:
think twice about going there and giving them your money.i’ve heard good things about SCAD.
but is paying for graduate school worth it?
are employers seeking out motion graphic artists with masters degrees or beefy portfolios? wouldn’t you be better off using the money you would’ve spent on graduate school on simply supporting yourself as you create graphics to put on your reel? -
Thanks for the advice. I was thinking about doing that. I am not the best at after effects right now because I changed my major about 2 years ago (from biology :X) and found out about after effects a year ago but since then I have been working on learning after effects really hard and am happy with the progress I have been making. I really enjoy working with the program and am trying to learn everything I can in a short amount of time.
And it is really cool about growing up in liverpool. I live near Watertown and it is reassuring to know that people from the area are having success in this industry.
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oh yea… I am not too fond of the drive but you gotta do what you gotta do.
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