Take any training course and it would be evident that the tools that are being used in training are as important as the very field that is being pursued. This point is more relevant in the field of animation and more specifically in 3D animation.Often an area as animation does have the more popular platforms that are in use but it could also be that a more obscure method or application could prove to be more suited to a situation than otherwise. Here it would be a good thing to find the right institution that could do justice to the particular method or application at best. Understanding the platform to be used there are a number of popular platforms to use when undertaking animations. But a factor that needs attention is that most of the platforms do have their strong points and it is for the student to make the right attempt at the proper platform. The course counselors at most institutes do provide a brief insight to the training points and the strong parts of a training course. But the ultimate user of the skill set is the student himself and thus the final say in the matter must rest with the student too. It would not be right for someone that is new to animation or even illustration to take to learning a new application. The best results are when the student does have a brief exposure to the field of animation and preferably understand the concepts of creating the 3D imagery.
Like any artistic field, the 3D animations too do have different levels of performance. Thus the higher experience and ability does create works that are at best more expressive than what an amateur would be able to produce. The key role played by the advanced training methods must be understood in the light of the fact that often key advances in the field of work needs to be imparted to the student. Or it could be that people do tend to branch out to different areas of work after a brief introduction to animation and it takes the advanced courses to lay a stress on the finer points in the field of 3D animation.
An important element in the training of people in animation is that there needs to be an application from the person undergoing the course. It is never as though by just attending the classes the student is capable of achieving results. More than the institute of training, what would be more relevant would be that there is good experienced faculty to impart the teaching. It does work to the convenience of the student if the particular institute would allow flexibilities in their programs. Often this is an important factor to those working executives who would want to build upon their skills.