Chelsea School of Art & Design
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- vespa
Anyone studied there? Any thoughts?
- kezza_20
what are you planning on studying?
- vespa0
Motion graphics.
- SkyPoo0
I think it depends on the course. When I was at art college in early 90's the general opinion of Chelsea was that it was piss poor for graphic design and fashion, okay for fine art but really blazing amazing for scultpure and ceramics ... I think.
I might have that wrong. = )
- kezza_20
I'm not sure it's the right place for motion graphics...?
In the London Institute I hear London College of communication is better for that stuff...
in general its:
CSM for Fashion and graphic design
LCC for Media and film
Camberwell for Fine art
Wimbledon for sculpture and photography
College for Fashion for... well more pattern cutting and that kind of shit. Technical fashion.But if you want my opinion I hear middlesex id great for that and Bornemouth.
Ring D&AD for advice:
http://www.dandad.org/education/…get yourself down to this in a couple of days and see who is doing the good work...
http://newblood.dandad.org/Phase…
- skt0
yeah, i've heard good things about bournemouth too.
but i'm guessing out of London insae an option.
- kezza_20
to be honest with you that looks like a good course...
http://chelsea-motiongraphics.bl…
- kezza_20
they are accredited with the BFI...
Stupid question maybe, but what are you trying to achive by going there? Learn the software or....? Maybe an internship with a film company or post house, might learn you more like? Be cheaper too.
- Dancer0
Ravensbourne... or has it closed down?
- SkyPoo0
I wish I could go back to college now. = (
- why can't you?vespa
- Wife and child, not to mention the mortgage.SkyPoo
- I'm hoping desperately that you will return and say "but that's not a problem Spooky you can get a special grant".SkyPoo
- PG courses are not so expensive. So maybe...Fariska
- I wouldn't want to have to continue working AND studying though, I would want to be fully immersed.SkyPoo
- well there's you're problem mr cake and eat it! i'll be working through this if i get in...vespa
- alternatively could you convince your other half to support you so you can be a student bum? (i couldn't.)vespa
- No, I'm supporting her!
Its okay, plan B is to grow old and to steadily become irrelevant with each passing day.SkyPoo - day. Its going remarkably well and I'm already ahead of schedule.SkyPoo
- :'(vespa
- Fariska0
Is this one?
http://www.chelsea.arts.ac.uk/co…It looks good.
Just a couple of considerations: my girlfriend is starting the Character animation PGDip at CSM. We've been there to see the degree show and seen all the student works. There they start more or less from scratch to teach you animation and in 1 year course you go thru all the basics (hand drawn stuff) and then you get a "final project" to work on, which is an animated short.Out of 30 people i've been impressed by 5-6 very good features while other where just ok. Probably because the course is aimed to Graduates, while my gf (and you) have already some work experience. Expect in some way to be back to school with kids, which may be good and bad at the same time.
Anyway i recommend to check the degree works and eventually speak to a tutor to get an idea of the real quality of the course.I don't think that the application will be the same pain in the ass as it was for my gf, since you're english.
- skt0
does this mean the mentalists are hanging up their guitars?
- Audria0
I wanted to study abroad there.
- vespa0
thanks all for your advice everyone! any further industry opinions appreciated...