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StudioX for Compositing

Students will composite shots in a production environment. This class focuses on skills that will be beneficial to surviving in a real production environment. Shot dailies will be held weekly with production notes published to the class that will push students’ work to a higher level. (This course is cross-listed… Read More

Dynamics 1for FX TDs, Riggers

You’ll learn key CG effects techniques to generate dynamic simulations of real-world phenomena for film effects. Gain a solid foundation. (This course is cross-listed with ANM 242.)

Animal and Creature Animation

You will create animations that mimic real and stylized animal locomotion. Realistic creature rigs and animal reference will be analyzed to understand movement and muscles. You will apply research and physics to block and animate a quadruped. (This course is cross-listed with ANM 627.)

Animation: Thesis Completion

Complete your final thesis project. Critiques from both the instructor and fellow classmates will improve your character animation abilities. (This course is cross-listed with ANM 791.)

Feature Animation 3

Animate convincing dialogue, gestures, and body language to create compelling character performances. You’ll develop observational sketchbook drawings and original video references to create industry-level work for your professional animator’s reel. (This course is cross-listed with ANM 697C.)

Feature Animation

You will be guided through specialized assignments that focus on the artistry of animation. You’ll gain a deeper understanding of animation principles like timing, spacing, squash and stretch, arcs and anticipation, and use them to create fun exercises with bipedal characters.

3D Texture Painting

Take your painting skills to the next level, learning to hand paint textures and create shaders for richly detailed organic objects and creatures, down to micro details of skin pores and wrinkles. A great class for both modelers and lookdev artists. (This course is cross-listed with ANM 639.)

History of Animation

What’s up, doc? From a historical context, you’ll analyze the work of the creative visionaries, fine artists, and technical pioneers behind classic animated characters from Bugs Bunny to Thanos and beyond.

2D Digital Cutout

Gain various ink, paint, and compositing skills to work in digital commercial animation production. You’ll learn storyboarding, animatics, painting, compositing, and post-production. (This course is cross-listed with ANM 648 and ANM 848.)

Organic Modeling 2

Model organic characters like professional visual effect studio modelers. This course further develops comprehensive instruction in Zbrush software for high resolution organic modeling. Course concepts include model retopology, character concept design, polypainting and texturing, transform and decimation tools, and rendering model turntables. (This course is cross-listed with ANM 656.)