Is going to film school for animation worth it? Does not having an animation degree result in career limbo? Tom Sito (USC, Beauty and the Beast, Shrek), Amy Winfrey (UCLA, BoJack Horseman, Making Fiends), Tom Klein (LMU School of Film and Television; chair of animation), Lynn Okimura (UCLA, CSULB; animation director, Secret Plan Studios), and Dawn Yamazi (ArtCenter; assistant chair, illustration and entertainment arts), who are both animation educators and industry professionals, discuss the benefits of structured learning and arts training at an academic institution, whether it is a good fit, and what alternatives exist. Moderated by Natalie Xavier (UCLA).
