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TERM DATES: Jan 4, 2026 - Mar 21, 2026
LEVEL: Advanced 
COURSE PREREQUISITES: Character Performance
Facial Performance
$1620
Students tackle the demanding task of facial acting in more detail. Students learn to animate a line of dialogue with the main focus of the shot being the subtle emotional beats in the face. In Facial Performance students dig into the nuances of facial animation that will help you to understand how and why to build stronger facial poses. Explore how the face works as a whole unit and shape, and how the small pieces play a role in delivering subtle changes in the character's thoughts. Instructors dive deeper into facial acting, and demonstrate how strong facial acting infuses depth and personality into your characters.
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Monday 8:30 PM - 10:00 PM
Thursday 8:30 PM - 10:00 PM
Monday 9:00 PM - 10:30 PM
Wednesday 9:00 PM - 10:30 PM
Tuesday 1:00 AM - 2:30 AM
Wednesday 1:00 AM - 2:30 AM
Tuesday 9:00 PM - 10:30 PM
Sunday 9:00 PM - 10:30 PM
ABOUT INSTRUCTORS
Jason Behr
United States
Jason is a senior animator in the Cinematics Division at Gearbox Software. Prior to this recent position, he was a Lead Animator at Reel Fx Animation Studios and has been animating professionally for 13+ years. Throughout his career, Jason has worked on feature animation, VF...
Aldric Lopez
Canada
Aldric is currently an Animation Director at ICON creative studios. He previously worked at Animal Logic Vancouver, Sony Pictures Imageworks and MPC as an animator after graduating from Animschool. He is experienced in a wide range of animation styles ranging from ultra rea...
Scott McWhinnie
United States
Scott is a graduate of Ringling College of Art and Design. He got his start at Moonbot Studios animating on short films, apps, and console games. Following a short stint at Blue Sky Studios on Rio 2 as a project hire, he worked as a 2D and CG animator at Brazen Animation. Sc...
Luke Randall
Australia
 Luke is originally from Australia but now resides in Los Angeles, California where he works as a character animator at Dreamworks Feature Animation. He got his start TV and games before moving into features where he has completed animation on Shrek Forever After, Megam...
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