<p>OK, listen up. I have learned a LOT about the animation field since my daughter attended a grad program in Computer Art with an animation concentration. We did a lot of research in the field before she applied to grad school. She is now working at a large studio.Animation isn’t just one field or require one set of skills. Today, Animators concentrate on an aspect of the animation pipeline. The key is to find out what you like and what you are good in. An animation project, which it be a movie, game or commercial uses the following specialists: character animators, riggers, modelers, concept artists, lighters, texturers and skinners, special effects,which include specialists in particles and dynamics, hair and fur and well as other areas in dynamics such as smoke and water experts etc. </p>
<p>MY recommendation is to seek a general program that gives you training in all of these areas either as an undergrad or through a one year broad based program and then go on to further specialize in a field in the animation pipeline through either a grad degree or a good certificate program. I will assure you that you might think you will love part of the pipeline such as character animation, but you will probably change your mind once you get training in each area of the pipeline and see what each area entails.</p>