Vosslings Adventure Book: Part 2- Day 34 SCAD

Day 34

Thursday, July 21, 2016 SCAD

Today was Chandler's big day to take the tour of Savannah College of Art & Design. He was pretty pumped to get the full tour. We definately were in the right place at the right time yesterday. What a blessing. Carmen stayed back at the RV resort with the little boys so we could focus on the tour. Thanks Carmen!

We arrived just before 9:30am and signed in. We took a seat and watched their admission presentation. Who walks up to do part of the presentation.... none other than Laura who gave us the mini tour yesterday and hooked us up with today's tour. It was neat to hear that she is a SCAD alumni and her daughter also graduated from SCAD last year. There were mostly girls on the tour. Chandler was the only male in our group and there were 2 boys in the other group. They split us up based on major. We hopped on a bus and took a tour of different parts of the college. First we stopped at the Freshman Dorms. It was fun to learn that the dorms were part of the movie "Monsters University." The son of the founder of Pixar was a student at SCAD at the time the movie was made. The 3 person dorm room easily accommodated 33 of us in the tour. They were very big with a private bathroom and additional sink and counter space within the room. The College has more security personnel than there are Savannah Police Officers. Impressive.

We then stopped at the upperclass dorms which was right next door to animation design and video studios. When school is in session, the video game designers have TVs set up in the foyer with demos of their current work. Students get to play the games and leave anonymous feedback. There are no windows in this building because they often work into the we-hours of the morning. The girl giving the tour was a tourism major. You could tell! She had a lot to say and didn't skip a beat. She answered questions we didn't know we had. She will soon be a student at SCAD getting her Art Restoration Major. We learned that several SCAD alumni are current employees of Disney Pixar and other big names and they premier big movies like Frozen and Inside Out which were created in part by their alumni. They have a huge Film Festival at the school annually. The tour guide mentioned she ran into Channing Tatum walking down the street in Savannah. He was working on a film. She said you never know who you will run into while at school there. Many films being made in the area will borrow students and/or equipment from the school.

Last Stop was in the Fashion Hall and Illustration Building. The Fashion Hall was pretty cool. They set up the work environment just as you see it in a real fashion design meeting. They thought of so many things to prepare their students for what the real world will look like. There were several excited young ladies in our group. They lit up when we got to the Fashion Department. In the Illustration Building, which we took a quick tour of yesterday, we got a little more information. She showed us the equipment Chandler would be using for the Illustration process and how their Cloud system works. She mentioned his class size would be anywhere from 4-18 kids depending on his schedule and major. Very advanced equipment.

All of the Staff at the school were eager to offer valuable information. They wanted you to feel at ease and comfortable contacting anyone if you have any questions. Chandler will soon have an admissions rep to walk him through the application process because SCAD's application process is different than most colleges and has much to do with your area of interest and portfolio. As of right now, Chandler would like to study advertising, graphic design, industrial design and sculpture. He is torn with sculpture because it is only offered in SCAD Atlanta. Only time will tell. SCAD is a contender for his further education but the hunt has begun. Congratulations Chandler, the future is yours son.