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TERM DATES: Jan 5, 2025 - Mar 22, 2025
LEVEL: Advanced 
COURSE PREREQUISITES: Facial Performance
Animating Appeal and Entertainment
$1620
Now that students have a solid foundation in moving and acting, the focus shifts to acting choices. This final animation class is designed to help students get that extra spark of life and appeal in their animation. Taught by veteran animators, their goal is to help students learn to make better, entertaining acting choices and to achieve a high level of polish and sophistication. Instructors guide with the broad strokes and the tiny details that will help take students' work to the next level. Students animate new acting shots, and get help polishing their demo reel.
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Monday 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Wednesday 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Tuesday 8:00 PM - 9:30 PM
Thursday 8:00 PM - 9:30 PM
Tuesday 8:30 PM - 10:00 PM
Thursday 8:30 PM - 10:00 PM
Monday 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Friday 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Monday 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Thursday 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
ABOUT INSTRUCTORS
Kirby Atkins
United States
Kirby Atkins has written feature film scripts for Robert De Niro, MIRAMAX, and 20th CENTURY FOX. He has worked with some of the most recognizable names in cinema across animation and visual effects such as Sony Animation, Weta Digital, and Steven Spielberg. His short film "M...
Tony Bonilla
United States
Tony has been animating professionally for nearly 20 years, and has taught animation courses for over five years. Some of his film credits include; Wish, Strange World, Encanto, Raya and the Last Dragon, Ralph Breaks the Internet, Moana, Zootopia, Big Hero 6, Rio 2, and Ice ...
Bill Haller
United States
I'm an Animation Director with over 20 years of experience in Animated Features, VFX, Short Films & Commercials. I've worked at Sony Imageworks, ReelFX, Rhythm & Hues, WildBrain, and some others where I've been passionate about bringing characters to life for many entertain...
Eric Luhta
Canada
I'm currently the Studio Game Animation Director at Blackbird Interactive, previously as lead animator for the upcoming Minecraft Legends. I've been in the industry for 16 years on a variety of film, game, and TV projects and studios, including Pixar Canada, Relic Entertainm...
Ayoub Moulakhnif
United Kingdom
Ayoub Moulakhnif is an Animator at Jellyfish Pictures, previously Axis Studios, Agora, and Superseed Studios, working on Animated features for Netflix, VFX and Games. Some of his work include Scrooge a christmas carol, Cosmoball, Oddworld Soulstorm, and Brawl stars Ayo...
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