BYU Center for Animation
Motto | The Happiest Place on Campus |
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Type | Private |
Established | 2010 |
Director | R. Brent Adams |
Academic staff | 6 full time |
Undergraduates | 70 |
Location | , , |
Website | animation |
BYU Center for Animation is an American animation school at Brigham Young University (BYU). The program is a leading university animation program in the United States and has collected 11 student Emmys.[1]
Students enter the program through one of two academic tracks: an animation route to graduate with a BFA in Animation or through the computer science route to graduate with a BA in Computer Science.
History
Architectural designer R. Brent Adams was teaching evening classes at BYU and championed the creation of a BYU animation program. Donors including Ira A. Fulton provided the funding and supercomputer to establish the program in 2010.[6] An early gift of software from Toronto-based Alias Wavefront, valued at $4 million, helped establish the department's technology base.[7]
The center now operates under the direction of three colleges including the
Awards and notable alumni
In the program's first year it won both a Student Emmy from the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and a Student Academy Award from the
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; Student Academy Awards Awards
- Grendel - 2019
- Owned - 2014
- Kites - 2009
- Pajama Gladiator - 2009
- Turtles - 2006
- Lemmings - 2004
References
- ^ Mooallem, Jon. "When Hollywood Wants Good, Clean Fun, It Goes to Mormon Country", The New York Times, Utah, 23 May 2013. Retrieved on 5 August 2019.
- BYU Magazine, Utah, 1 June 2008. Retrieved on 5 August 2019.
- Provo Daily Herald, Utah, 21 November 2018. Retrieved on 5 August 2019.
- ^ Terry, Josh. "BYU animation grad Emron Grover is the digital tailor for Pixar's 'Coco'", Deseret News, Utah, 20 November 2017. Retrieved on 5 August 2019.
- ^ Johnson, Valerie. "Pixar president speaks on creative culture at BYU forum", Deseret News, Utah, 31 January 2015. Retrieved on 5 August 2019.
- KSL.com, Utah, 27 March 2008. Retrieved on 5 August 2019.
- ^ Carter, Edward L. "Software paves way for Y. artists", Deseret News, 10 February 1998. Retrieved on 12 April 2021.
- ^ "A look at BYU's animation center", LDS Living, Utah, 16 August 2010. Retrieved on 5 August 2019.
- ^ "Top 10 Animation Schools", Animation Career Review, Utah, 21 May 2019. Retrieved on 5 August 2019.
- ^ "A friendly dragon earns Brigham Young University animators a student 'Oscar'". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
- Salt Lake Tribune, Utah, 20 September 2019. Retrieved on 31 December 2019.
- ^ Walch, Tad. "Disney, Pixar hire BYU students who earned another student Emmy nomination for animation", Deseret News, Utah, 22 May 2017. Retrieved on 5 August 2019.
- ^ Horiuchi, Vince. "BYU nabs 11th award for animated film", The Salt Lake Tribune, Utah, 11 April 2011. Retrieved on 5 August 2019.
- ^ Carter, Edward L. "Software paves way for Y. artists", Deseret News, 10 February 1998. Retrieved on 12 April 2021.