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Bay Area Animation Schools

Local undergraduate programs in animation, film and/or visual effects

Academy of Art University
79 New Montgomery Street, San Francisco, CA 94105-3410
(800) 544-2787 • www.academyart.edu

California College of the Arts

Film & Video Dept, 5212 Broadway, Oakland, CA 94618
510-594-3600 • www.cca.edu

DeAnza College

21250 Stevens Creek Blvd, Cupertino, CA 95014
408-864-5678 • www.deanza.edu

Ex'pression College for Digital Arts
6601 Shellmound St. Emeryville, CA 94608
510.654.2934• www.expression.edu

San Francisco State University
(ASIFA-SF president Karl Cohen teaches here)
1600 Holloway Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94132
Cinema Department Office, Fine Arts Building, Room 245
(415) 338-1629 • www.cinema.sfsu.edu

 

Animation-Related Training

Bay Area classes and certificate programs

The Art Institute of California (San Francisco)
1170 Market St. San Francisco, CA 94102
415-865-0198 • www.artinstitutes.edu/sanfrancisco

Bay Area Video Coalition (BAVC or "Bay Vack")
2727 Mariposa, 2nd floor SF, CA 94110
415-861-3282 • www.bavc.org/index.htm

Berkeley City College (Formerly Vista)
2020 Milvia Street Berkeley, CA
510-981-2800 • www.peralta.edumultimedia dept.

City College of San Francisco
Film / Broadcasting Dept., 50 Phelan Avenue, SF, CA 94112
415-239-3000 • www.ccsf.edu

Cogswell Polytechnical College
Animation Dept, 1175 Bordeaux Dr, Sunnyvale, CA 94089
408-541-0100 • www.cogswell.edu

College of Marin
Film Dept., 835 College Avenue, Kentfield, CA 94904
415) 457-8811 • www.marin.cc.ca.us

Film Arts Foundation (FAF)
346 Ninth St, 2nd floor SF, CA 94103
415-552-8760 • fax: 415-552-0882 • www.filmarts.org/home.php

San Francisco Art Institute
Film Dept., 800 Chestnut St., SF, CA 94133
415-771-7020 • www.sfai.edu

 

Databases & Directories

Finding schools worldwide

Animation School Database
Directory of 400+ schools
http://schools.awn.com

Animation Mentor
Online animation school
www.animationmentor.com

ASIFA.NET
List of animation schools worldwide

 

Suggestions for finding jobs

Don't forget our local producers page for the most up-to-date employment opportunities.

Animation Industry Database
Directory of animation, visual effects and gaming companies
www.aidb.com/

Craig's List
The "creative gigs" listing often posts animation jobs
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/crg/

 

Do-it-yourself and reference

About.com
animation-related tips and articles
http://animation.about.com

Acting for Animators
Ed Hooks teaches cartoonists how to act.
www.actingforanimators.com

Animation Corner
The animation development center
www.animationcorner.com

BestAnimations
Free animated gifs.
www.bestanimations.com

The Linkz
Templates for Flash, websites, banners, etc.
www.thelinkz.com/

Peachpit Press
Publisher specializing in graphics manuals
/www.peachpit.com

Web 3-D Consortium
Open standards for real-time 3-D
www.web3d.org


This is a partial list. Please send your additions, updates and corrections to editor@asifa-sf.org

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