BURBANK, CALIFORNIA – (May
20th 2009): TD-College,
the first and only school that truly prepares the students for the
realm of CG-production, by personally pairing them up with technical
directors currently working in the animation and visual effects film
industry, is proud to announce an exciting learning opportunity to
the CGI community.

At TDC we have always believed that
life is about learning. That the pursuit of personal improvement must
be constant and that such learning should come from your own
experiences and from helpful people along the way. We also believe
and understand that talented individuals can sprout from all walks of
life and that the opportunity of learning should be offered to
deserving individuals. It is based on these beliefs this that
TD-College is ready to give
back to the CGI community, a community that has given us so much over
the years, by giving a deserving aspiring TD the opportunity to learn
from the best TDs in the industry.

TD-College
will start a 2 week competition through which it will select two
(2) deserving students to receive the following prizes.

• First place winner will receive
  free tuition to attend one full course offered by TD-College.
  The course can be any of the courses offered the next 90 days after
  the announcement of the results.

• Second place, or runner up will receive a 50% discount on the
  tuition fees for one course offered by TDC. The course can be any of
  the courses offered within the next 90 days after the announcement
  of the results.

Note* The two selected participants will still be responsible
for the 50 USD non-refundable application fee to be admitted into
TDC

Here are the rules for the competition:

• The competition will begin on
  Friday May 22nd, 2009 and will end on June 5th, 2009. Submissions
  will only be accepted during these dates.

• Participants must submit an essay
  titled "Why I want to be a TD" which must
  explain why you would like to live the life of a TD in the CGI
  industry. The essay will must be less than 120 words and must also
  give us some information on your background and why you would
  deserve to win a free TDC course. The essay must be sent to
  competition@td-college.comThis
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  the email (no attachments please).

• Participants must include either a
  link to a video, a piece of code or an archive to a Maya or Houdini
  scene where they demonstrate the most technically advanced work they
  have created.

• Only one entry per participant
  will be accepted.

• The four founders of TDC will vote
  on the submitted essays. The winners will be announced no later than
  June 19th 2009.

• Winners will have up to 90 days to claim their prize.

TD-College wishes all the
participants best of luck.

About TD-College

TD College was founded by
4 experienced professional Technical Directors. Rudy Cortes, Sr.
Technical Director at Uncharted Territory in Culver City, CA. Kevin
Mannens, an effects TD at Sony Pictures Imageworks. Arthur Shek, Sr.
Software Engineer at Walt Disney Animation Studios and Erick Miller,
renowned Maya character TD and Technology Manager at Walt Disney
Animation Studios . TD-College's
goal is to provide the best training for technical directors to a
world wide market by providing an exclusive one on one mentor system
as well as a collaborative community where TD'ism can flourish.