A Non-Profit Vocational Center & Animation Studio

Featuring Young Adults On The Autism Spectrum

January Newsletter

January 30, 2013 - Vol. 22

"Creating the future...one frame at a time."

What a great semester it was...2013 ended in a flurry of activity! Students toured professional animation and visual effects studios, met with experts in the field, and achieved certification in various Adobe programs. Check out our beaming first-year students showing off their certificates in Adobe Flash!

We are full speed ahead into the new year and a semester filled with exciting adventures. Our third year students look towards graduation and employment. Several of them were fortunate enough to do visual effects work and receive screen credit on the award-winning film, American Hustle.

Please be sure to read the article below and see what Variety had to say about these "exceptional" students.

Our heartfelt thanks to all of you who donated to our year-end appeal. Thank you for believing in Exceptional Minds and supporting our programs.

Here's to another great semester at EM!

Yudi Bennett & Ernie Merlan

Exceptional Minds

EM Students Do The Hustle!

Four of our "exceptional" seniors performed detailed rotoscoping work on Oscar nominated film, American Hustle.

Patrick Brady, Lloyd Hackl, Arielle Guthrie, Josh Dagg and Eli Katz
pose for Variety. Click on photo for full article.

3rd Year Students Visit...

EM students present Method staff with "exceptional" t-shirts.

1st Year Students Visit...

Students and staff pose with SpongeBob.

Nico leaves his cartoon signature at Nick!

Can You Tell Us How to Get...

How to Get to...

Sesame Workshop Executives Sherrie Rollins Westin, Jeanette Betancourt and Tina Moglia visited EM this month.

Patrick Brady shares some of his work with our special guests.

EM Students and staff strike a pose with Sesame Workshop gang.

CARTOON NETWORK VISITS EM!

Executive VP/Chief Content Officer Rob Sorcher discusses the creative process with EM students.

EM Instructor Howie Hoffman poses with Rob.

December & January

Birthdays

Program Director Ernie Merlan and full-time student Kevin Titcher celebrate their January birthdays at EM! Happy birthday guys!!!

Instructor Laura Robinson makes a wish for her birthday!

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