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Join Our Professional Animation Mentoring Community!

 

ACME connects students age 13 and above, educators and Hollywood industry professionals online to prepare for careers in the creative economy.

Students: Upload artwork for review by your peers, advanced students and professional industry mentors. Participate in the community by mentoring your fellows and uploading assignments to earn access to industry pro mentors. Learn how to better tell your story and acquire skills required by the entertainment, communication and technology industries and many other sectors. Contact us about our next enrollment period Summer 2013.

Learn Animation From Home or School

Participation is Easy
  • Watch the lessons
  • Do the exercises and upload your work
  • "Pay It Forward" - Give comments on others' work to get feedback
  • Get inspired, get creative and get transformed
  • Contact us to find out about our next enrollment period
  • Learn at your own pace
  • students 13 and above
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Annual Membership $300

  • Annual membership costs $300 per student for an annual membership. Contact us to find out about our next enrollment period. All students start at level one. There are no course prerequisites for entry. More advanced students can qualify for level advancement right away by uploading artwork for assessment by the ACME team. Where artwork meets advanced Level 2 or Level 3 criteria, ACME will graduate the student to the higher level. For member benefits, see below. For more on how our program works, click here How It Works.

Member Benefits Include Access To:

Three levels of competency build on the fundamental principles of animation and cover the range of disciplines within the field. All members are eligible to receive alerts for special events, career development opportunities and competitions relevant to their level of artistic and professional development. All members move at their own pace and earn access to increasing feedback from pros through participation. Contact us to find out about our next enrollment period. For more on our program, see How It Works.

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Frank Gladstone, President ASIFA-Hollywood

Benefits
Level 1 Members
  • Our professional animation mentoring community
  • Online critique of your work by peers, more advanced students, educators
  • A curriculum of animation fundamentals
  • The ability to earn pro feedback
  • Webinars with the pros
  • Video library of pro tips and tricks
  • Animation tutorials
  • Advanced animation challenges
  • Certificate of completion
Benefits
Level 2 Members
  • Our professional animation mentoring community
  • Online critique of your work by Level 2 & 3 students and industry pros
  • Portfolio development with industry pros
  • Realtime and recorded webinars with the pros
  • Video library of pro tips and tricks
  • Animation tutorials
  • Advanced animation challenges
  • Certificate of completion
Benefits
Level 3 Members
  • Our professional animation mentoring community
  • Receiving online critique of your work by Level 3 students and pros
  • Advanced industry pro mentoring
  • Portfolio assessment and review with the pros
  • Realtime and recorded webinars with the pros
  • Video library of pro tips and tricks
  • Animation tutorials
  • Advanced animation challenges
  • Certificate of completion

School and Classroom Memberships
Educators and Administrators: As always, ACME is available for your arts, media & technology classes. View our Educator Membership information under our Signup menu for educators for more details.

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