Animation Mentor
| Type | for-profit university |
|---|---|
| Established | 2005 |
| Founders | Bobby Beck, Shawn Kelly, and Carlos Baena |
| President | Bobby Beck |
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Academic staff
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71 |
| Students | 100 |
| Location | Emeryville, California, California, USA |
| Website | www.animationmentor.com |
Coordinates: 37°50′47.8″N 122°17′34.13″W / 37.846611°N 122.2928139°W
Animation Mentor is an online animation school that teaches students character animation skills. Headquartered in Emeryville, California, the school offers a 6 core animation courses in addition to Creatures and Maya Workshops where students are taught by “mentors,” experienced animators who are professionals working in the animation industry. Animation Mentor is a distance learning school at which animation professionals teach character animation to students in over 105 countries.
The school was founded in 2005 by three working animators: Bobby Beck, who is the CEO and president of the school, Shawn Kelly, who is a working animator at Industrial Light & Magic, and Carlos Baena, who is a working animator. The school opened on March 27, 2005, with 350 students and 5 employees.
Animation Mentor is an online learning institution and operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The program includes live Q&A sessions with mentors from the animation industry, and mentors provide audio-visual critiques of weekly assignments. Graduates of the program receive a Certificate of Completion in Character Animation and create a demo reel.
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