Life After Graduation: 3 Students Share their Stories Working on Feature Films

Animation Mentor graduates have snagged contract gigs and full-time jobs from some of the biggest feature film studios, including Industrial Light & Magic, Disney, Blue Sky Studios, and Sony Pictures Imageworks. They have worked on some of the most popular recent feature films—think Alice in Wonderland, Iron Man 2, Twilight 2: New Moon, Horton Hears a Who!, G-Force, and Open Season 2. We interviewed four Animation Mentor graduates to learn how they landed their dream jobs.

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Online Campus Tour: Sneak Peek into Animation Mentor!

Check out an Animation Mentor online campus tour! You'll get a peek into our school, meet our team, cruise the Animation Mentor campus, and see firsthand what makes our community unique.

Space is limited, so register ASAP!

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Short Film: Head Over Heels by Frank Abney

Animation Mentor:

How did you come up with the concept for your short film?

Frank Abney:

I wanted to do a simple love story with a couple of general themes: “be yourself” and “there’s someone out there for all of us.” Everything else just fell into place with the help of my Class 5 Mentor, Nick Bruno.

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Toothless Treats: Extras from Our SitDown with DreamWorks Animators

During the filming of our How to Train Your Dragon webisode, we sat down with Animation Mentor alumni to discuss what it was like to work on the film. This behind-the-scenes footage covers the topic of video reference and its importance as a guide to creating realistic animation.

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