Cg Spectrum
Website: www.cgspectrum.com Courses offered (All online): diploma of VFX Compositing (nuke), diploma of Advanced Animation, houdini VFX diploma, Maya VFX diploma, diploma of Concept design, Game Art and Animation diploma. students: 30 (Canada), 100 (Australia) Placement rate: 90% Opened just five years ago in 2011, Vancouver-based online school for visual effects, animation, modelling and concept design CG Spectrum has already built up an impressive reputation for being a leading creative design training facility.
“I was looking for a school with small class sizes or something that offered one-on-one time with an instructor and CG Spectrum offered exactly that,” says student Lawrence Zalasky. “I’ve learnt a lot from watching a pro work on my shots and I still use those workflow techniques and ideas today.”
At CG Spectrum you’re taught by professionals working in the industry. Director of animation at the facility Mark Pullyblank has worked as a VFX artist since 2003, including at Weta Digital and Sony Imageworks.
“It’s daunting and frustrating and I think what we do best is help young artists navigate these initial rough waters,” he says. “We’re extremely dedicated to our students not only in improving their craft, but because we’re all professional artists ourselves, we help in giving them an understanding on the overall process.”