School of MotionReviews of schoolofmotion.com

SOM provides very intensive courses with thorough knowledge presented by accomplished motion graphic designers. Every student has his Teaching Assistant that helps students with their progression and completion of assignments and provides constructive critics.

I can't say enough good things about School of Motion courses, but also the staff/TA's, AND the community. I will be back again!

I would 100% recommend SOM, for anyone thinking about going into motion graphics. I certainly feel like I've pushed my skills in a short space of time.

I found the course to be very well put together! Every tool and technique was explained in a way that gave context as to how or why it would be used in a real world professional workflow. It definitely helped me fill in some holes and gaps in my knowledge of the software even though I've been using these programs for years. I felt like it brought me up to speed with more current and efficient techniques that helped my workflow. Great investment!

The course was fine, pretty basic. You get two lectures and two exercises a week.

SOM's Illustration for Motion course is packed with relevant industry info and tips for becoming a better illustrator. The lessons are well structured and you get lots of homework to put it into practice. I put in too many hours to count them but I learned so much in these couple of months that I feel I really went from beginner to intermediate. The learning is not over, but now I have a workflow and the knowledge to continue to improve. Well worth the time and investment if you fully commit.

The Animation Bootcamp is a great experience, very intense but gold informations. The videos "this week in bootcamp" even though were not the sexiest at first sight are maybe where I've learnt the most. The classes are great, and the square community very involved. My only comment would be about the feedback from the TA, somehow I imagined it would be more constructive and pushing towards improving. Here I was feeling comforted but not always pushed to do more, and it was what I was expected when I first subscribed to this course.

As someone who has made a living building online learning solutions, I am giving School of Motion 5 Stars for their high engagement model that still allows for a self-paced flexible work schedule. Their model caters to a variety of learning styles and helps keep engagement throughout the course. I love how one day I am sitting a lecture (with humor), one day I am listening to a podcast while doing laundry and checking out videos of sample work on Youtube, and then another day working on an exercise. In a world of back-to-back zoom calls or repetitive work projects, this variety of modalities was refreshing. I also liked the online forum engagement with students in other classes as well as the 1:1 feedback from TAs. The Wednesday sessions that highlight student work that week were also fun and motivational. I really appreciated the casual cultural experience (humor in lectures + real talk podcasts) while maintaining a core structure. The amount of work that has gone into providing learning aids, best practices, and career guidance is just fantastic. Great job School of Motion! Excited to sign up for my next course!