Director of Advancement
Gnomon School of Visual Effects

Pam Hogarth is Director of Advancement at Gnomon School of Visual Effects (www.gnomonschool.com), a school specializing in training for careers in high-end computer graphics for the entertainment industries, where she oversees a placement rate of graduates of 90%. Before joining Gnomon, she was Director of Digital Media Institute.
Pam fell into the world of computer graphics 23 years ago at Digital Productions when they were working on the ground-breaking film THE LAST STARFIGHTER. Since then she has done marketing, public and industry relations, and training for hardware and software manufactures, distributors and educational institutions. She has taught at The American Film Institute, Otis College of Art and Design, and DMI and has lectured on computer graphics, digital careers and visual effects at various international conferences here and abroad. Pam is currently serving her third term on the Board of Directors and is Secretary of the Executive Committee of the Visual Effects Society. She has served on the VES Strategic Planning Committee and has been Co- Chair of the Education Committee. She is also a co-founder and Steering Committee member of the Alliance of Digital Effects Production Trainers (ADEPT). Her name can be found in the credits of Demonslayer and Faye Dunaway¹s The Yellow Bird. She holds an M.Ed. in Vocational Counseling from Kent State University. Her handmade glass beads have appeared in numerous books.

Finding the Right School

The world of work has changed. Artists no longer need to work selling insurance during the day to keep a roof over their heads. It's now possible to earn a very good living using your artistic talents. Now the problem is finding the right school to give you the education necessary to succeed.
This session is designed to guide you through the research and decision-making process of finding the perfect school for you and your future career. Topics covered include:
Deciding what you want to do, do you need a degree, researching schools, what to look for, what to avoid, what to ask. It's the presenter's goal to provide you with the tools you need to make the right decision for your career.