{"id":791,"date":"2005-11-26T06:36:00","date_gmt":"2005-11-26T06:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pixarplanet.com\/blog\/e-school-draws-from-world"},"modified":"2005-11-26T06:36:00","modified_gmt":"2005-11-26T06:36:00","slug":"e-school-draws-from-world-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pixarplanet.com\/blog\/e-school-draws-from-world-2\/","title":{"rendered":"&#039;E-School&#039; Draws From World"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I have just come across <a href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/business\/custom\/cotown\/la-fi-animate25nov25,0,6158475.story?coll=la-home-headlines\">this great article<\/a> on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.animationmentor.com\">Animation Mentor<\/a>, from the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\">LA Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Now I have done a few articles before on Animation Mentor and I&#8217;ll keep on posting articles on them because i think they are such a great idea and it&#8217;ll allow someone like me, who does not live in the US, go to a decent animation school, plus from the comfort of my own home.<\/p>\n<p>The article says&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-style:italic;\">&#8220;Since its founding in the spring, the school has grown to about 400 students from 35 countries. 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