WE WILL HAVE CONTINUED COVERAGE ON THIS STORY TONIGHT AT TEN. WELL, OUR STATE HAS BECOME A HUB FOR FILM AND TV OVER THE PAST FEW DECADES, BUT ONE SCHOOL IS ALSO MAKING STRIDES IN THE ANIMATION FIELD. NMSU’S ANIMATION PROGRAM CONTINUES TO BE RANKED THE TOP PROGRAM IN THE COUNTRY, AND FOR THE 15TH CONSECUTIVE YEAR. IN FACT, IT NOW STANDS AMONG THE TOP 25% OF ALL UNIVERSITY ANIMATION PROGRAMS NATIONWIDE. INSTRUCTORS SAY THE COURSE IS ALMOST ALL HANDS ON. THEY’RE ACTUALLY DOING ANIMATION. THEY’RE NOT, YOU KNOW, READING MANUALS AND TAKING TESTS AND, AND AND JUST GETTING LECTURED AT. THEY’RE ACTUALLY WORKING, DOING ANIMATION HANDS ON. AND THEY COLLABORATE WITH EACH OTHER TO MAKE GROUP SHORTS. THE NMSU ANIMATION DEPARTMENT OFFERS 2D HAND-DRAWN ANIMATION, AS WELL AS 3D MODELING AND VISU
NMSU animation program recognized among the best in the U.S.
Edward Bakski, an anaimation instructor at NMSU, said their reputation has attracted talented students and professors.
New Mexico has made quite a name for itself in the movie and TV business, with Albuquerque and Santa Fe playing a major role, but at the same New Mexico State University’s animation program has achieved national recognition as one of the best places in the U.S. to learn the art of animation. Edward Bakshi, an instructor in the NMSU animation department, said their reputation has attracted both talented students and professors.”The publicity with our ranking has just helped bring recruitment in, and we’ve just been adding professors over the years, so our student-to-faculty ratio is really good. And we offer hands-on learning,” Bakshi said. “They’re not reading manuals and taking tests and just getting lectured. They’re actually working.” NMSU’s animation program is ranked among the top 20% animation schools nationwide, its students are being encouraged to send their shorts to festivals, and an alumnus has been working on projects like “Star Trek” and some of the John Wick series on Peacock.
New Mexico has made quite a name for itself in the movie and TV business, with Albuquerque and Santa Fe playing a major role, but at the same New Mexico State University’s animation program has achieved national recognition as one of the best places in the U.S. to learn the art of animation.
Edward Bakshi, an instructor in the NMSU animation department, said their reputation has attracted both talented students and professors.
“The publicity with our ranking has just helped bring recruitment in, and we’ve just been adding professors over the years, so our student-to-faculty ratio is really good. And we offer hands-on learning,” Bakshi said. “They’re not reading manuals and taking tests and just getting lectured. They’re actually working.”
NMSU’s animation program is ranked among the top 20% animation schools nationwide, its students are being encouraged to send their shorts to festivals, and an alumnus has been working on projects like “Star Trek” and some of the John Wick series on Peacock.
