The DAVE School Takes Top Awards at the 32nd Annual Telly Awards

June 28, 2011 - PRLog -- The DAVE School Takes Top Awards at the 32nd Annual Telly Awards

ORLANDO, FL –  The 32nd Telly Awards announced their 2011 winners, and The Digital Animation and Visual Effects School took six, three of them Silver Tellys, which are the highest Tellys awarded. Since 1978, The Telly Awards, whose partners include YouTube, Stash, dv.com, and Animation Magazine, have been honoring the very best local, regional, and cable television commercials and programs, as well as the finest video and film productions, and work created for the Web. Their mission has been to strengthen the visual arts community by inspiring, promoting, and supporting creativity. Besides The DAVE School submissions, this year’s annual Telly Awards received over 13,000 entries from all 50 states and 5 continents.

Awards are nothing new to The DAVE School. In November, 2010, The DAVE School won 13 Crystal Reel Awards, beating out other schools, including Full Sail University and Ringling College of Art and Design, in the competition. The DAVE School was also the winner of the "Best Animation" award from the 2010 Star Wars Fan Film Movie Challenge, sponsored by Lucasfilm and judged by George Lucas.

“Winning six Telly Awards is a testimony to the strength of our program and caliber of our students,” said DAVE School Executive Director Steve Warner.  “Both of the films we submitted were created in just 12 weeks.  All of the animation and visual effects were created by students, many of whom had never worked with computer graphics software before coming to the school.  We are extremely proud of the work they did and are happy that the industry has chosen to award their exceptional work as well.”

The DAVE School’s 2011 Telly Awards are:

Silver Award: 20273V - Star Wars: The Solo Adventures
Non-Broadcast Productions - Education (for academic use)

Silver Award: 20275V - Star Wars: The Solo Adventures
Non-Broadcast Productions - Use of Animation

Silver Award: 20277V - Star Wars: The Solo Adventures
Non-Broadcast Productions - Art Direction

Bronze Award: 20278V - Star Wars: The Solo Adventures
Non-Broadcast Productions - Use of 3D

Bronze Award: 20285V - Nazi Robots
Non-Broadcast Productions - Visual Effects

Bronze Award: 20286V - Nazi Robots
Non-Broadcast Productions - Art Direction

Located on the backlot of Universal Studios, Florida, in Sound Stage 25, The DAVE School's 35,000 square foot facility includes three labs, a shooting stage with a 65'x 25' green screen, and a state of the art motion capture system. Offering comprehensive training in stereo 3D camera rigging, stereo 3D motion graphics production, stereo 3D visual effects production and stereoscopic (2D to 3D) conversion, The DAVE School places 85% of their graduates into the 3D industry for companies including Stereo D, Pixomondo, Digital Domain, and Rhythm & Hues.


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The Digital Animation and Visual Effects School
2500 Universal Studios Plaza
Sound Stage 25
Orlando, FL 32819
407.224.3283