WHO: * Graduating students from throughout the U.S., Eastern & Western Europe and Mexico, who attended a next generation, Web 2.0 school and are meeting in the physical world for the first time.
* Pete Docter, director, MONSTER’S INC.
* Award-winning animators from RATATOUILLE, TRANSFORMERS and SHREK, who work at San Francisco-area studios and teach at the school.
WHAT: The Future of Education: Graduation Ceremony for AnimationMentor.com
WHERE: Cowell Theater, Fort Mason Center, San Francisco http://www.fortmason.org/directions/index.shtml
WHEN: Ceremony: Saturday, January 12, 2007 1:30 – 4:00 PM
(School Open House: Thursday, Jan. 10, 2007 3:00 – 5:00 PM, Berkeley, CA)
WHY: Online, higher education is on the rise & gaining academic credibility. The number of students attending post-secondary school on the Net ballooned 9.7 % in 2006, compared to 1.5% growth for traditional schools.
The first school of its kind, Animation Mentor is a cross between YOUTUBE, FACEBOOK and ART SCHOOL, (think TOY STORY U). It uses real-time, interactive classes; streaming rich media; personal weekly, online critiques; social networking; Internet drawing tools; and more to teach animation to students living in 56 countries. All the instructors are working pros at Pixar, ILM, PDI/DreamWorks and other top studios.
Hear Pete Docter’s inspirational address. Interview grads from around the world meeting each other for the first time. Meet the famous animators who taught them.
IMAGES: Stills and B-Roll of the school experience.
CONTACT: Rochelle Winters, Smoke & Mirrors
(Office) 213 250-4603; (Cell) 213 215-5020; smokemirrors@earthlink.net
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