FAQ

1. What is KennyRoy.com?
2. Is KennyRoy.com a school?
3. What are the video topics?
4. How are the videos offered?
5. How can I download the videos?
6. How much does it cost, and how did you come up with this number?
7. What do you mean by "conference-style" or "workshop-style"?
8. When can I join?
9. Is this site secure?
10. What is the refund policy?
11. Will you look at my work? 
12. I bought previous videos off of KennyRoy.com when it was a blogger site. Do I get a discount? 

1. What is KennyRoy.com?

Where you are right now, silly!  Seriously, this site is simply a place where animators of all skill levels can subscribe to timely information offered by veteran animator and studio owner Kenny Roy.   Think of this site the same way you would think of flipping on the TV and seeing an animation workshop show come on; timely information coming straight to you.

2. Is KennyRoy.com a school?

No.  This is not a school.  I do happen to be a mentor at the FIRST, and BEST, online animation school, AnimationMentor.com, but I am not offering a curriculum here.  The videos and other information I post here is meant to be supplemental to, and not a replacement for, a full animation education complete with student/teacher relationships.  You will also find that most of my videos assume a fairly solid understand of animation principles and experience.  It is for this reason that the videos are conference-style, and are meant for animators of all skill levels from student to pro.  If you want a school, go to AM!  If you want in-depth videos too specific to be covered in most curriculums, come here.

3. What are the video topics?

Since I am doing lectures on timely information, and trying to always address trends in the industry, I can never say what the videos are going to be about.  I can say, however, that they will always address in great detail a topic that I've identified as being a trending topic and/or too esoteric or specific to be addressed in as much detail in a full animation curriculum.  

4. How are the videos offered?

The videos are offered as streaming links in the member area of the site.  After the videos have been on the site around 2 months, they are archived to the shopping cart where they can be downloaded for an additional fee.  This makes it so that people who are subscribed to the website at the time a video is released benefit from the timely information, and those that wait to join the site do not benefit from letting the resources amass.  It is therefore in your best interest to subscribe now to take advantage of being a member when a resource is released.

5. How can I download the videos?

Again, the videos are only offered as streaming links for two months.  The idea is you will get all the benefit from the video by applying the knowledge immediately into your workflow.  After those two months the videos are all uploaded to the shopping cart for paid download.  

6. How much does it cost, and how did you come up with this number?

This site is $29.99 a month to subscribe.  There are 3 month and 1 year plans that offer discounts.  That number was derived from pulling numbers from other video tutorial sites.  While the future plan is to allow other artists to contribute timely content, since I am the only one at the moment I have made my site less expensive than other leading sites.  Gnomon's subscription is $499 a year, Lynda is $375.  Since my videos are recorded NEW EACH MONTH, the timeliness and current-nature of this site has to come at a premium.  Also, since switching from blogger, I'm feeling the pain of hosting fees!

7. What do you mean by "conference-style" or "workshop-style"?

I keep saying that don't I?  What I mean is that the videos have the same in-depth quality, but also the concise delivery of a workshop that you might attend at CTN or Siggraph.  The idea is to get the most valuable information across to the members in the clearest way possible.  Ever wanted to go to one of these conferences, but never had the money to travel or buy a pass?  For less than the price of an all conference pass to Siggraph, you can get a YEARLY subscription to my site, with videos that contain all of the same information.  It's like attending a conference in your living room every month.

8. When can I join?

I am officially launching the site Friday, Nov 19th, 2010, to celebrate the The Creative Talent Network Animation Expo in Burbank CA.  Find me there and receive a promo code for a free 30 days subscription!

9. Is this site secure?

I am using a fully secure credit card processing service.  Find out more at Authorize.Net.

10.  What is the refund policy? 

Full refund for monthly billed subscriptions.  Pro-rated refunds for 3-month and 1-year subscriptions for the remainder of your subscription.  No refunds on downloaded content, sorry.

11. Will you look at my work?

This is something that I can't offer.  Though I am active in the forums and will spur discussion, I cannot agree to look at any work.  Critiquing work is something that AnimationMentor pays me to do, and represents too big a conflict of interest to start doing here.  I am too fully committed to AM to start diverting that energy here.  You really ought to go to AM if you want the best critique available.

12. I bought previous videos off of KennyRoy.com when it was blogger site.  Do I get a discount?

Since I am using an off-the-shelf membership package I cannot do fancy things like different member prices.  Also, the price you paid for the individual videos is less than they are being offered now.  Thank you for supporting me when I was doing the videos one at a time; it all went into this new and improved site!