My nephew is mad about Animation and stuff and he wishes to pursue it as a career.I know nothing about this line of trade and i have no idea what he wants to lead to.One thing i am certain is that,even though he is not doing fine arts in high school,the young man has a deep passion for arts and he is very good at it going by some of his works which i have seen.He spends hours indoors doing what he likes most and when not at it,he will be listening to music.He is also an ardent fan of cartoons and video games and he finds alot of amusement watching 3D movies such as ice age et al.Which is the best way foward for this mboy.What's the best course to pursue and which are the top colleges in this line?....All positive contibutors will be blessed mpaka waparare.

try shang tao. used to know one of the founders (if not the founder) when it was being set up and was pretty impressive. don't know if he is still there or it has grown into a better college.

@njunge, get him a comp and 3dmax, cimema4d, maya softwares plus internet for him to google for free youtube tutorials.
Show him how to use torrents or demo versions to get these softwares.
From there he is good to go.

if you can get him to a college the better at least he will learn some standards in the fine art field, for degree kenyatta university has a fine arts course, buru buru school of arts, the former kenya polytechnic ... all have courses in the field.

the schools won't teach him much skills, but at least he will be introduced to standards, best practices and he might get some good networks in the field.

the rest, get a decent comp, prefarably a desktop with an external graphics card slot - ideally it would be better if you assembled the comp, a good motherboard, decent power supply with good cooling features, the best graphics card you can afford, lots of ram > 8gb, a wide monitor > 17" and of course a powerful processor - then let him inulge

@All,

Great and very valuable contribution from you all.I am digesting everything as i consider a way forward.The argument here would be whether to take the boy to a college or get him the equipment and necessary software(s) and get him going on his own.I should be able to make a decision hereafter.

@Mkenyan/All,
I have heard about ShangTao (Hazina towers?).They aren't answering my mails while their website is vague and very short on relevant information.Ishould pay them a visit but currently,i am way away from town.Any more information will be appreciated.



@M7,
Thanks buddy.Is this it?. I will try and reach Fatboy.

Thanks All And Keep Them Coming

@museveni..true. A good comp, at the least with core i3 or core 2 duo processor should do.

@Njung'e Hapa pia ni lazima afike kama ako very serious



The pros.

Nope!

Just what they put out in the media.

If @mkenyan can pull-out ile old contact-list yake anaweza saidia hapo. I hope.

I forgot to add: Commission a one minute movie, agree on a price, and timelines, which he will determine.

I have a friend who went to Shang Tao. He was passionate and worked long hours alone. That's what made him good. Introduction lessons are all over the internet and on multimedia.

Pay your nephew what you want to pay Shang Tao. If he can't pull it, bring him to me nimfundishe kunoa kisu hapa mtaani.

Nothing beats teaching yourself through tutorials and trial & error. He sounds committed and self-driven enough to manage this as he'll need to motivate himself.