This category is dedicated exclusively to sites that can start you down the road to becoming an animator. All types of animation are welcome - traditional, computer, stop-motion and experimental. Sites with educational content are preferred. Schools (27) 1. Cartoons By Kids - Cartoon workshops that teach basic drawing skills and 2-D animation to kids. Founded by Emmy winner Byron Vaughns. 2. CG Academy - 3D computer animation training DVDs for the 3ds max user. Covering all aspects of using Discreet 3ds max software. 3. Video Game Times - Guide to becoming a game designer, offers lists of schools, articles and tutorials. 4. Voiceover Training - Voicetrax SF - SF Bay Area voiceover training school and casting agency with courses for the beginner and voice professional 5. Voiceover training with Gary Anthony Sturgis. - Voice training from working voice over talent Gary Anthony Strugis. Attend voice over workshop or record your voice over demo in a state of the art facility. ISDN available. 6. Acting For Animators - Acting For Animators, by Ed Hooks, is the first book about acting theory that is written specifically for animators. Site contains information about classes, resources, and news. 7. Animated Adventures - Helps people of all ages express themselves though the art of animation. The company blends media literacy, visual arts, and technology education in hands-on animation production workshops. 8. Animation Arena NEW! - Offers advice for current and prospective students in the field. Features information on learning 3-D techniques, Maya and Flash. 9. Animation Bureau - Studio page with tutorials, including how to build an animation desk. 10. Animation Meat - Offering notes from professional animators, downloadable dope and model sheets, opinions, animation facts, recommended books and links. [Best viewed with Netscape Navagator] 11. Animation World Network: Student Corner - Resources for animation students. News, job-hunting advice, tutorials, interviews, events schedule, school database, and home to Larry's Toon Institute. 12. Brian Lemay's Animated Cartoon Factory Website - Original books on character design, layout, and writing for animation, as well as inside portfolio tips from the coordinator of Sheridan's Animation program. 13. Karl Gnass' Spirit of the Pose - Gallery and information about classes and tips on life drawing by instructor for Disney and Nickeodeon, among others. 14. Karmatoons Incorporated - Small studio site with drawing for animation lessons. 15. M. I. A. Training Center - Offers Maya training and resources to the 3D Graphics community. Includes on-line, instructor led classes, video tutorials and traditional on-site training. 16. Make Movies - Free film scriptwriting and animation lessons for schools, covering materials, equipment, and techniques for traditional and computer animation. 17. POM - Tools for Animators - Human Motion Reference Videos & Rigs to refine your animation skills. 18. Simply Maya - A massive resource for Maya users offering tutorials, forums and interviews with industry professional's tutorials 19. The Animation Learner's Site - Dedicated to teaching traditional (cel) animation and solid life drawing and layout skills. Also includes technical resources, books, links, schools and interviews with professional animators. 20. The Character Animator - How PDI-DreamWorks and Pixar create living virtual characters. Resource for professional character animators. Seminars, lectures, articles, coaching in Europe and North America by international specialists.

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