I really love a good laugh or a good story. Unfortunately, the commercial work that I saw veered towards exercises. There were no stories. I mean these students, actually it's the schools, just churn out the same old shit year after year because they are interested in reproducing not creating. Teaching in general has become quite stagnant.
Teachers are either lazy or simply content with serving as lap dogs of the big studios.
Television does that everyday. People who want that can stay at home on their couch for all I care. I'd rather show and encourage innovation, creativity, passion than 'xerox' animation. One year Ottawa is too commercial. One year we're too arty.