Gaah! Nothing for the animation people!

[BruceJ]

Originally posted by TEAM_74

Also how cmoe everysingle scholarship is given to studetns that enroll in the collge of engineering. Those of us following computer animation get...no scholarships.

Personally, I think this would be a big help. A few years ago it was very difficult to find a college program that would teach computer animation. Everyone knows the movies like Toy Story and Monsters, Inc. but very few people in the world really understand how they are made. The information on the DVDs give some hint, but there's a lot more to it than that.

There are many well known college programs which are mainly in California, Canada or Florida. But the Art Institutes International have 3D Computer Animation programs in many cities. With so many potential students from the FIRST animation teams, one would think that they might be interested in offering scholarships to high school students for demonstrated animation potential.

Another thing I've noticed is that it's unclear why an animation entry exists for FIRST. Yes, anyone doing it knows it's technology related, but anyone doing it also knows there is a LOT of art involved to be any good at it and to create a winning entry.

Most students I've seen who join the animation team are much more interested in computers and technology than art. So is the mission of FIRST to reach out to artistic students and to encourage them to pursue an animation career? With the lack of scholarships in that area, I think the answer is no.