This is a great place to learn about animation and animating in general and that why it is this good 1000000/10
I've been told to make Calarts one of my suggestions to go study. It seems amazing and I hope to go there someday when I graduate. I actually want to be an illustrator someday and maybe work for Disney! But my teacher recommended another college here in Texas so we'll see. I'll just keep working at it
CalArts has been an amazing journey from Day 1. My daughter is in her 3rd year now. Besides fine tuning her Dance and getting a phenomenal education, CalArts has opened her eyes to the world around her. She has become even more wise and mature beyond her years. Every student there is there not for the grade, but because of their passion for their craft. When you put that many students who are fiercely dedicated in one place, Magic is bound to happen. This is not a school for everyone, but for those who live and breathe their art, CalArts is the place to be.
what a trip. do not go here if you value any kind of boundaries in society. a learning experience truly, but it was torturous for only the few hours spent there.
I am mostly upset because when I went to tour this school, they wouldn't show me the library. I literally flew from Texas all the way to California just to see the library because I just have so many questions. They have tree growing in their library? Which is pretty cool, but I have so many questions. How does the tree grow to be so full and healthy without sunlight? Is it a real tree? Or is it just an art project? So many questions, and all they did was show me a 20 minute film of a waterfall with a voice over of a man talking about cannibalism. So disappointed
Its pretty obvious that this is my future school I beleive already have better art and much much more creativity then then all the accepted portfolios I don't wanna be an animator or an artist but I was gifted with all talents to create and run an animated TV show it'd like I'm the reincarnation of Walt Disney I have dreams where I'm him and see his past and life in my dreams so it's more of my spirit job see you guys in 5 years Im gonna change animation forever
I just enrolled for CalArts! This place looks great in the people are amazing.
This college looks so amazing I'm hoping that later on I will be able to go to this college and start my acting career this college looks like a great start
i was watching the pixar story, and was like, WOW! this is what i want to do for college. i'm a young artist, and would love to study here, and looks just incredible! art is my biggest passion, and i cant wait to try out when i'm old enough!
"Nepotistic and Self-serving"
The MFA Writing program is a cash cow for the institute and most students are poorly served, especially those who don't follow the faculty's personal interests. The faculty are old and irrelevant, and many use their power to promote their friends' books and their own ends. Some instructors seem burnt out because they have taught the same fringe classes for decades. Some instructors are shameless in having favorites. I found myself in the middle of abusive social games that left me feeling shamed and unsupported.
The program attracts some talentand a lot of smug narcissistic overgrown scenester pseudo-intellectuals trying to use the school's name to climb the ranks to hipster stardom. The CalArts "experimental writing" Kool Aid is passed around liberally, swaying the most impressionable people. Many people in my cohort had deep personal issues and/or were poorly suited for graduate level classes. I don't know who chooses these students. In many workshops, the conversation revolved around subjective feelings, personal grievances, traumas and self-discovery. Faculty were willing to indulge this behavior because they think writing is over and all that remains is self-help. The radical chic politics and theory are superficial at best. I learned more as an undergrad, and regret the high tuition and opportunity costs.
One of the prospective Calarts student here. Which one do I have to believe tho? Like I can see some of ppl who suffered from various situation of sexuality, budget, and else. Is it safe to attend for? And do you guys copy students' idea huh?
Umm u thought hey why not? U wanted to draw cartiins when I grew up and I really love gravity falls and star vs the forces of evil. Abd u looked to this place so I can do there in I don't know 6 ir 7 years. Look out for me cal arts I'm coming!
My friend's daughter is beautiful, brilliant and talented and studied Experimental Animation there and she was bullied, sexually harassed and robbed by jealous untalented, dumb, copy cat students who had no decent ideas of their own and the faculty didn't appreciate her or care if she was alive or dead and looked the other way because she was poor. Some of the faculty was racist and jealous of her and gave her unjustified low passes.
People are raped and it is always ignored, the statistics are terrifying. They will call you crazy and a liar even if you have solid evidence.
They promised her additional financial aid and higher year placement but didn't give her it and instead left her without enough financial aid to graduate.
Don't buy into the lies and promises, they only care about money and many of the students are racist and terrible(look it up). It honestly has the Worst crime, rape and has the worst hate crime rate in the United states. Look it up! Type in another school vs. CalArts on google and look at the statistics!!!!Go to Risd or Art center where people aren't constantly raped and sexually harassed!! Please don't let your kids go here, look at the facts not the smoke this evil place is blowing to get $46,000 per year!!! Don't let your family or friends go here!