Animation Mentor#Further reading
{{Short description|California-based online animation school}}
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{{Infobox university
| name = Animation Mentor
| president = Rob Kingyens
| founders = Bobby Beck, Shawn Kelly, and Carlos Baena
| established = 2005
| type = for-profit online education provider
| city = New York
| state = New York
| country = United States
| website = [http://www.animationmentor.com www.animationmentor.com]
}}
Animation Mentor is an online for-profit animation school in New York City, New York, United States.
History
The school was founded in 2005 by three working animators: Bobby Beck, who was the original CEO and president of the school, Shawn Kelly, who is a working animator at Industrial Light & Magic, and Carlos Baena, who is a working animator. The school opened on March 27, 2005, with 350 students and 5 employees. In 2021, Animation Mentor was acquired by Yellowbrick Learning, Inc.{{Cite web |last=Littleton |first=Cynthia |date=2021-08-24 |title=Yellowbrick Education Platform Acquires Animation Mentor, Lands Sony IGV Fund Investment |url=https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/yellowbrick-animation-mentor-sony-igv-fund-1235047530/ |access-date=2025-03-03 |website=Variety |language=en-US}} and Rob Kingyens became the CEO.
References
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Further reading and listening
- [http://www.blendernation.com/2007/08/24/interview-with-bobby-beck-pixar-finding-nemo-shawn-kelly-ilm-transformers-and-carlos-baena-pixar-ratatoullie/ Interview with Co-founders]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080613212725/http://features.cgsociety.org/story_custom.php?story_id=2220&page=1 CG Society Interviews Co-founders]
- [http://www.blendernation.com/2008/09/08/interview-shawn-kelly-and-carlos-baena-of-animationmentor/ Interview with Shawn Kelly and Carlos Baena]
External links
- [http://www.animationmentor.com Animation Mentor website]
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Category:Distance education institutions based in the United States
Category:Video game universities
Category:For-profit universities and colleges in the United States