Stan Winston school

[claymore61]

Well then.........
i put it off and off and off, thinking it might be money wasted, or too "American" ( don't ask - I don't know what I mean either)
I searched and exhausted the 'net, looking for free vids etc.

but I just invested in signing up to the Stan Winston School, and should have done it earlier.

The first one I've been watching is the Don Lanning sculpture techniques one..... But still working through.

Any one considering ........ Just do it!

 

[chuckyAPP]

Yes, the Stan Winston school is amazing. Have a bunch of their tutorials. This month you discount on the videos too!

 

[clonesix]

and when you join, do you get a special code for youtube videos? access to their website for videos? What do you get for joining?

 

[pitchforknumb]

and when you join, do you get a special code for youtube videos? access to their website for videos? What do you get for joining?

When you sign up with them, it's a pay by video setup. But I believe once you sign up you get a free 3 day streaming activation code, which allows you to watch as many of there videos as you can in three days. Sometimes it's a week, so keep your eyes open for that.

 

[claymore61]

I signed up for apprentice level.
You get 4 tutorials a month with unlimited access to them, so you can watch over and over again.
You also get access to free mini tutorials and forums etc.
I've only been on for a few days, but it's compulsive viewing.
It cost me $ 20 a month ( about £ 13.50)

 

[mistymills]

For someone who creates eLearning modules and videos, I am HORRIBLE at learning from videos so have been wary about spending the money on it just to find out that it's not really going to be helpful to me. Has anyone that has tried them been someone who does poorly at watching videos to learn? I am a hands-on learner who actually does better with print materials as a guideline.

 

[claymore61]

For someone who creates eLearning modules and videos, I am HORRIBLE at learning from videos so have been wary about spending the money on it just to find out that it's not really going to be helpful to me. Has anyone that has tried them been someone who does poorly at watching videos to learn? I am a hands-on learner who actually does better with print materials as a guideline.

The good thing about the vids are than you have unlimited access to them, so you can start and stop, rewind, practice, start again etc etc.

Im the same as you - I like to be shown something, then I v=can grasp it. Im not a book reader - I need to read piles of legislation and policy for work, so I dont tend to do it for play

 

[rkope1111]

I've been wanting to join for awhile now, its sounds pretty good from what I've read. I think I'm gonna take the plunge.

 

[Sinkatze]

I recommend you watch "Make a Monster Suit" with Alec Gillis. Its a 4 hour video for making a monster suit. Its amazing, even though it can be very professional, it gives you tons of steps, and ideas of things to use at home.

 

[Chris Shirrell]

Personally I prefer to own those videos in a manner in which I can go back to them at any time. The DVD's are too pricey in my opinion. The streaming ownership is $20 per video. I signed up for the newsletter and wait till they hand out coupon codes and use them on the streaming videos. Usually knocks them down to $10 or $15. I can live with that. But they do have some really neat stuff. I need to try the plastic bag technique at some point.

 

[Alpha Proto]

I learned most of the things I know about costuming from the Stan Winston School videos. The Steve Wang video taught me so much about airbrushing organic creatures.

It is strange, but I remember the videos as if I were in a studio arts class. As I worked on my creature I felt like Steve was with me; Teaching me about mottling, shading, highlighting, along with stories about the movies he worked on.

Make sure you check how long the videos are. Some are just around an hour or 40 minutes. You get the most bang for your buck with the 4 hour stuff.

For the first 4 videos I just waited for coupons and bought DVDs. Now find it much more reasonable to buy he streams. That way I can have all my tutorials on hand in one place for much less.

For me the HD streaming can get a bit stoppy, but it is worth the price.

 

[Rens]

Thanks for the heads-up about the coupons and discounts. I've been thinking about doing this, but I'm a little worried about my attention span (like Mistymills). I wish there was a hands-on place I could take a workshop at nearby.

 

[Chrisj]

I love these videos. The amount of great content is awesome! I also watch for the discount codes and buy the streams. There is so much great information and I for one really love it when the artists tell stories of their experiences and relate it to real world setting. The knowledge is well worth the price of the streams. I cannot afford to sigh up for the whole year but I have about 12 of the videos so far and re-watch while working around the shop, even if not working on a related project, I like listening to them. I highly recommend them if you can and if you like video training.