Can someone offer me advice on college for animation?

[Ragesoadrules]

I am currently torn between three schools for animation. Calarts, Columbia, and Kent in the U.K.. Columbia really impressed me when it said that I own the copyrights for anything I do while in school there. So, does anyone know which one would be best? Did anyone here attend any of them?

[Miaow]

Technically you should own the copyrights to stuff you do anywhere in the UK. I was told by my film class lecturer that the university will probably try to tell you otherwise, but ultimately it's yours. The minute you threaten a lawsuit they back down. That's what I heard, anyway.

I know that doesn't help much, but it's a start.

You should ask what programs they work with. If they mention 3d Studio Max, Maya or even Zbrush then it'll be a good course.

[Ragesoadrules]

Technically you should own the copyrights to stuff you do anywhere in the UK. I was told by my film class lecturer that the university will probably try to tell you otherwise, but ultimately it's yours. The minute you threaten a lawsuit they back down. That's what I heard, anyway.

I know that doesn't help much, but it's a start.

You should ask what programs they work with. If they mention 3d Studio Max, Maya or even Zbrush then it'll be a good course.

Those are the ones I use now and I would prefer it to stay that way. I don't really want to use some school's in-house program or anything other than what is mainly used. Thanks for the reply! And by the way, thanks for the info about the UK.

[kite--]

If we don't give you the answers, let me know and I'll move your thread to the education forum. It's valid in both.

[Sir Cornwell]

VFS?

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