Short Course at Aardman

At the start of summer, I found a short course that runs at Aardman studios between September and December of every year, which focuses on character animation in either stop motion or Maya (of your choice). The main tutor is the lead animator at Aardman, as well as guest speakers and the facilities to practice animation as a profession.

This sounds like an amazing opportunity, however only 12 students are accepted onto the course every year. The course overview states that so far about 70% of graduates from their course have gone on to animate within the industry!

The course for 2015 is already running, however if they run the course again in 2016 it could be an option to apply for after finishing my university course... 

NFTS/Aardman Character Animation Course class showreel 2014 from Katie Daniels on Vimeo.

http://www.aardman.com/academy/