me..but still in year 2 sem 2..well..u will learn a lot throughout the course i can say..but provided u willing and able to cope with the super hectic life.

yes too many assignments and projects..in toa, basically there're around 6 subs per week..and you WONT EVER have a day that do not have assignment..unless there's really a very very special reason.

so now actually most of us sleep for MAXIMUM 5 or 6 hours. but if uhave afternoon class definitely u can sleep more than that. minimum iver experience is 2 hours in 2days..but there''re friends of mine in animation major, their record is 2days wihtout sleep..and atleast im better coz can sleep 2hours..lol..

well its really hectic..and yeah definitely it harms our health indirectly..but then still depends on ur working speed..if u are a person that can work super fast and produce a good piece, then u sleeep earlier than us..on the other hand if u are the majority, do things slowly so that it reaches ur expectation, then u will definitely rest lesser..

which means u cant slack a lot..bcoz = wasting time = bring trouble to ur own self.

ok,not to pin pointing other college ya..it not only depends on individual but college as well..not sure about other college mayb u can ask students there? coz last time i was in LKW, i was very chillax..kinda relaxing compared to TOA..

when u guys come out to the real environment, all your hard effort will be measured in peanuts.

timeline for assignment maybe 1week or 1 semester ,  real environment is 1 week or 3 days 

LOL! 1assignment per week? a joke..at least 6 assignments per week..and during CNY, we have 9 assignments to be completed. after cny all submit..oh yay 

And make sure you do work up your English, especially the conversational ones. Majority of the questions involves situational and anecdotal elements (like how you're talking or responding to a person), it's not easy if you're blunt at that. It's not like writing an essay.

How much loan (ptptn) can I get if I wanna study at TOA? I want to take the  diploma in animation course.. Thanks!

I got 9 A's.. But somehow for this course, I don't seem to be able to find any scholarships :/

last time Rm25k

Yes, you will sure get paid. My friend was accepted into an animation company with 1.6k monthy, bad benefit, but fair job scope. The other friend accepted into a graphic design 2k monthy, but work you to death. A spot light student was accepted into a multimedia studio 2.8k+, good benefit, work you to death. All of them have outstanding portfolio. Job is always there, but the work usually also require you to spend lots of time into it, end up you have very low $/time spend rate you see?

The academy surely won't mentioned all this to people they take in...

DG (digital animation )and MM (multimedia design) students are frequent lab user and always stay overnight xD

last time i had 2 semester of foundation studies, but now reduced to 1 semester only.

I'm a DG student btw

for ptptn , each year about 8k i heard , so in total 24k , but don't fail any subjects.

for those who like DG , there are plenty of jobs to offer

Preproduction - Concept art ( have to be good in imagination and digital drawing skill , illustrator could do this job too ) , Storyboard artist (not really much)
Production - Modeling , Texturing , Rigging , Animation
Post-production-  Lighting , Compositing , Visual Effects

But bear in mind, DG is a tough subject to take among others , it's not about how difficult to do the works , but it's about can you finish it in time , deadlines are deadlines.

For those who interest in DG , bring up your passion

 

Speaking of race, I'm pretty sure 90% there will think I'm a malay. Always happens wherever I go to a new place 

I'm a soon-to-be degree student here. Based on what my counselor told me, Graphic Design are focused on generating ideas for a project/cause: an event leaflet, a concept store design, packaging design and so on; Multimedia on the other hand deals with many things at one time: web design, programming (for web developement), flash, actionscript, motion graphics, etc.

Getting a degree prepares you for the executive level in the industry. You'll have to write a thesis during your final year(correct me if I'm wrong), the coursework are divided into 50% paperwork and 50% hands on activities while it's 70:30 if you're taking Diploma.(They start drawing lessons on the first day while foundation students are doing fundamental figure studies, and their timetable are more packed when compared to the foundation's timetable) Whilst getting a degree might give you a boost of a few hundred bucks (just estimating here ) in terms of wage, your income is still based on the quality of your portfolio.

Also, if you're planning to get a degree after you finish your diploma, it will take you 2 years (5 years in total) to get your degree, which is 1 year more than those who took degree straight up from foundation. Unless you opt for overseas,(UK for example) then you will be able to obtain your degree in a year but it costs you an average of 100k covering everything from living expenses to tuition fees.

Here's something that you might want to look at:
The One Academy Degree Showcase (T.O.A.D.S.) 2012
University of Hertfordshire: Course Structure for Interactive Multimedia Design

Hope my insights helped you 

Frankly speaking for me, I didn't consider all these much. More like passion over money

That's coz Digital Animation is just diploma course.. That showcase is for degree. TOA doesn't offer degree for Digital Animation..
And frankly speaking, from my own point of view, you don't actually need a degree or masters in animation

Yeap, if you want to get degree at the first place, then don't go for diploma because you'll be wasting one whole year. It's possible to do the degree in Malaysia, they have partnered up with Hertfordshire to allow you to obtain it's degree over here in Malaysia (which is why I showed you their syllabus at the first place )

Bachelor Qualification
• University of Wolverhampton, United Kingdom
• Swinburne University of Technology, Australia
• University of Waikato, Wanganui School of Design, New Zealand
• College for Creative Studies, USA
• UCE Birmingham, United Kingdom
• UWE, United Kingdom
• AUT, New Zealand

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