School of MotionReviews of schoolofmotion.com

School of Motion is a great resource for professionals looking to move forward into motion graphics, designers trying to get out of a rut, students seeking more intense focus on design and animation than they may get in a traditional school setting. As a prof. graphic designer with previous animation experience, I enrolled in the Design for Animation Bootcamp to get back on track in the animation world in order to satisfy current client requests and to bring in new mograph and video projects. This course was very intensive—much like having real-world projects thrown at you; it ended up feeling like I had a new client along with my existing projects. The projects force you to think differently than you may be doing in school or at work, and offer insights and new methods for working in Photoshop and Illustrator. Within the first week, I learned new techniques that I immediately put to work on client projects. I'll admit to being totally exhausted between SOM and my billable jobs, but it was completely worth it. I'm planning on enrolling in the Animation Bootcamp in the spring of 2023, and possibly some of the shorter duration classes focusing on Cinema 4D and illustration. Great school—reminds me of School of Visual Arts which I attended long ago. I highly recommend it if you're thinking of getting into the wide-open field of animation.

Since the very first moment I watched a tutorial on School of Motion's YouTube Channel, I knew that would be a great experience if someday I'd take a course. I was right! The methods, the TAs and the community are excellent, the classes have a great structure and the homeworks always surprised me on how quick my skills were improving. A huge thank you to everyone in SOM that made it possible!

Best decision ever. Intense 8 weeks of learning with head banging hours of working on new skills. But in the end grew up to be way besser then at the beginning.

I had only dabbled with AE before doing the Kickstart class, with a dusting of free YouTube videos here or there, but absolutely nothing has ever compared to what I've learned with School of Motion. The course is structured in such a user-friendly way, so it doesn't start too hard, but the assignments ensure you're not bored if one week covers something you already have experience with. The gentle increase in more advanced techniques is a great way to build a repertoire of skills that you can develop over the weeks, and it means that each and every assignment has something new, with the opportunity to refine your ideas from earlier classes. I loved taking the course, and the smatterings of bonus content made for some really spicy assignments. I learned so much from the Animation Oatmeal episodes, and being able to review the work of my peers in the homework locker. Getting direct feedback from a TA was really beneficial, and nothing was more rewarding than seeing my own assignments being shown off in the weekly review episodes... twice! It really helped with my confidence and made me even more motivated to make the next assignment even better. The course is pretty intense, but I've learned more in 8 weeks with SOM than I'd have learned in years of trying to do it on my own. It's such a worthwhile investment of your time and money if you're looking to get started with After Effects!

I took the “Illustrator Unleashed” course and it was really great. I learned a ton for short period of time. There a couple things that I like the most. First, your homework looks like similar to what you did on lesson, but it’s different enough to try find out your own ways to do something. Second, teacher assistance in Motion School is super helpful, because I’m totally new in this field and just by couple of comments they show you how to improve your work. I really enjoy this course, it was funny and interesting.

Actually, it's a really really good experience of learning. I like the way the whole learning process arranged. Throughout the course, I was curious about what's next? The lecturer delivered the course in friendly and stress free way. The teaching assistant always pushed us to polish our skills through his critiques. It's fantastic to learn new skill under this type of flexible format of learning. I enjoyed the every single day of the course. I'm very much thankful for SOM team for this marvelous experience.

I've taken AEK and AB. Then got into 3D Basecamp and 3D Ascent. The lessons are well structured. It's like being handed a map so you won't get lost in your field, be it 2d or 3d. The exercises are challenging but direction and critiques are specific. The classes are really game changers if you want to accelerate your animation skills. TAs are the best in the industry and school support is always available. They'll reply back on the weekend. Very healthy and kind community at the square, and you got the best teachers who are really good at teaching all that they know. ( found friends at SOM too!!! )

The course has exceeded all my expectations. I have learned a lot, the classes were well explained, the assignments have approved the knowledge acquired. I am looking forward to another course with SoM. Thank you!