JC or bust?

Well with HS coming to an end I have to think about college. I really like aniamtion(especially writing and directing) however I am not an artist. I have been thinking of going to junior college first to brush up on my art,flash,C++ and animation skills.

Is going to junior college first a smart idea or is it better to just skip it entirely.

Oh something completely off-topic but while searching for some animation topics I find a pretty cool site. Just start at the top and scroll down really fast.

http://classiccartoons.blogspot.com/

It depends. If you can go to a university, would be be living on campus, and not break the bank, that should be first choice. It's a once-in-a-lifetime experience.

I went to a junior college (but hung out at uni dorms enough to get my debauchery kicks in) and it's been my favorite school experience. It's a leisurely pace and fuck around in all the classes you want to brush up/learn new things/expand horizons without the guilt that you're hemorraging money.

Don't go into animation. Just don't. It's slave labour, doesn't pay that well, and like 10% of people who go into it seem to actually end up with jobs. You must have marketable interests outside of cartoons.

Well I do like to write ( alot) I'm actually writing a screenplay for something right now. I might look into writing for animated shows. StriderKyo are you in the animation industry?

Game design sounds interesting, but every college out there that offers it as a degree looks like a joke.

I should have grown up wanting to be a doctor or something.Shit.

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Game design sounds interesting, but every college out there that offers it as a degree looks like a joke.

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USC has a gaming program

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USC has a gaming program

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avatar's point is proven.

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Well I do like to write ( alot)

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You should probably stick to something you have even a tiny knack for.

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Don't go into animation. Just don't. It's slave labour, doesn't pay that well, and like 10% of people who go into it seem to actually end up with jobs. You must have marketable interests outside of cartoons.

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QFT. I'm about to graduate in may from a computer graphics program and nearly every person in the program who has specialized in animation (typically 3d) havn't even been able to find internships, let alone a job.

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StriderKyo are you in the animation industry?

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Nope. That field's just famous for how difficult it is to get in, and how surprisingly un-fun it is when you get there - an awful lot of people even on TNL have stories.

I would love to hear them if anybody can post them.

Cartoon animation is done pretty much in Asia. The only choice you have is digital animation (like SFX and stuff). Watch the special features of most big films. Those animation people are the ones who succeeded at what they wanted and they look miserable, overworked and underpaid.

Eh. So I guess I will cut out animation for now.

I thought this thread was about Jesus.

i thought it was about Jesus and tits.

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i thought it was about Jesus and tits.

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