SPECIAL PRICING!  $275 $195 

That’s 20 hours of amazing animation knowledge!

Tuesday Feb. 7th, 2023
Tracy Burns

Missed Opportunities
6pm – 9pm pacific

Thursday Feb. 9th, 2023
Victor Navone

Creating Believable Performances
6pm – 9pm pacific

Tuesday Feb. 14th, 2023
Brock Boyts

12 basic principles of losing your mind!
6pm – 9pm pacific

Thursday Feb. 16th, 2023
Allison Rutland

Facial Performance
6pm – 9pm pacific

Tuesday Feb. 21st, 2023
Mike Stern

Animation Ebb and Flow
6pm – 9pm pacific

Thursday Feb. 23rd, 2023
John Turello

Animating Effectively in Feature Film
6pm – 9pm pacific

SPEAKERS & TOPICS

NO AUDIO OR VIDEO RECORDING OF THE PRESENTED MATERIAL OF ANY KIND IS PERMITTED

Tracy Burns

Actor, Educator

Missed Opportunities
 Even the best sometimes miss the mark. Learn how to see what they missed, so you can make the most of every shot.
 

Tracy Burns Tracy is a creative consultant and acting coach. Her clients include Pixar, DreamWorks, Laika, The Sims, Google and The Third Floor among others. She is the Acting for Animation instructor at California College of the Arts.

Victor Navone

Animator, Pixar Animation Studios

Creating Believable Performances
In this lecture Victor will review his techniques for animating unique and believable performances. Combining analysis, classical acting theory, video reference, and sketching, see how a Pixar animator designs an authentic performance from the inside out. 

Victor Navoneis a traditional artist and computer animator.  He was born in Chula Vista, California, and has a degree in Fine Arts from the University of California, Irvine.  He worked for several years as a Conceptual Designer and 3D Artist in the computer games industry.  Navone taught himself computer animation, and one of his early exercises, “Alien Song”, went on to become a viral internet clip and caught the attention of Pixar Animation Studios, who hired him as a full-time animator in 2000.  

Brock Boyts

Animator, Sony Picture Studios

12 Basic Principals of LOSING YOUR MIND!:
Join me as I share my journey on mastering the “12 basic principles of LOSING YOUR MIND!” Animation is HARD! Life is HARD! Bowling balls are HARD! Not having control over everything is HARD! From losing control over the curves in your graph editor to losing your job. What do we really have control over? Let’s find out together.

Brock Boyts
My name is Brock Boyts. I recently finished working at Sony Pictures Imageworks as a Sr. Animator on Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse and NETFLIX’s The Sea Beast. Prior to Sony, I was an Animator at Blue Sky studios for nearly 7 years and animated on The Peanuts Movie, Ice Age: Collision Course, Ferdinand, Spies In Disguise, Nimona and the recently released Ice Age: Scrat Tales on Disney+. 

Allison Rutland

Animator, Pixar Animation Studios

Facial Performance
A deep dive into animating the face including mechanics, design and performance.

Allison Rutland Since 2009 Allison has worked at Pixar Animation Studios on projects like Toy Story 3, Brave, Coco and many more.  Allison was a Directing Animator on Onward and is currently a Directing Animator on Elemental.  Allison received the Annie Award for Outstanding Animation in a Feature Film for her work on Inside Out

 

Mike Stern

Animator, Pixar Animation Studios

Animation Ebb and Flow
Join Mike as he talks about sustaining the ups and downs of a career in the animation industry.

Mike Stern Mike has been working in the animation industry since 2003. After starting in commercials and games, Mike was hired at Dreamworks Animation where he spent the following 7 years. His credits include Bee Movie, Kung Fu Panda, Monsters vs. Aliens, How To Train Your Dragon, Puss in Boots, Rise of the Guardians, The Croods and How to Train Your Dragon 2

In 2013, Mike left DreamWorks to join the team at Pixar Animation Studios where he contributed to their next 9 releases. These films include Inside Out, The Good Dinosaur, Finding Dory, Cars 3, Coco, Incredibles 2, Toy Story 4, Onward and Soul.

John Turello

Animator, Spire Animation Studios

Animating Effectively in Feature Film Animation isn’t easy, and achieving feature film level animation under a deadline is even harder. In this course we will discuss the process of animating for film and how different ways of thinking and working can help you produce high quality work, fast. Animation is a medium of communication, and if you can communicate your thoughts and ideas effectively, life gets a little easier and fun for everyone involved!

 

John Turello

ohn Turello has been animating professionally for 13 years in which he has worked as a lead animator at studios such as Sony Imageworks and Animal Logic. He is currently helping set up the animation department at the brand new Spire Animation Studios.  

John’s credits include films such as Seabeast, Over the Moon, Storks, Angry Birds and the Lego Movie.

Winter 2023 Epic Intensive Description

 SPECIAL EARLY BIRD PRICING!  $275 $195 

This special price is only available until Jan 2nd, 2023.
That’s 20 hours of amazing animation knowledge!

 

Geared toward students and experienced animators, the EPIC: Intensive discusses animation from a feature film and visual effects perspective presented by 6 current industry professionals with a wide variety of studio experience. Through live demos and lectures, this 6 night masterclass packed full of information, experience and the collective wisdom of its instructors is bound to be an unforgettable experience.

Get the tools you need to create your own feature-quality animation, and don’t miss out on an exciting opportunity to meet and network with others in the industry!

1 ticket gets you access to the entire event! (tickets sales in USD)

Terms and Conditions

CANCELLATION POLICY
Ticket purchase fee includes non-refundable registration fee of $75.00 USD. Cancellations for refund of remainder of ticket purchase fee will be accepted up to 3 weeks before the event. From 20-10 days before the event, a cancellation fee of $100 USD will apply. From 9 days before the event and after, refunds cannot be provided. Event tickets are non-transferable.

EVENT CHANGES
The Animation Collaborative reserves the right to Cancel the Event if a minimum number of attendees is not reached by two-weeks before the event start date (minimum attendee deadline Jan 24th, 2023)

The event organizer, The Animation Collaborative, reserves the right to cancel or postpone this event with reasonable discretion and for any reason (inclement weather, low enrollment, instructor illness, or any other unforeseen disruptive circumstances). In the case of cancellation by The Animation Collaborative, the full event fee, including the registration fee of $75.00 USD, will be refunded. If the event is postponed, registrants will have the option to either receive a full refund, or transfer their registration to the rescheduled event. In all cases, The Animation Collaborative shall have no further liability beyond the event fee. We regret that any transportation and hotel costs, cancellation penalties, or any other non-recoverable costs incurred by registrants are not refundable. In the event of any unforeseen last-minute scheduling problems, we reserve the right to substitute an equivalent, qualified instructor who might not be listed in the class description.

AGE RESTRICTIONS: Attendees must be over the age of 18.

RECORDING: A pen and paper are recommended for taking notes. Laptop/tablet computers are permitted, but please no recording with these or other devices. NO AUDIO OR VIDEO RECORDING OF THE PRESENTED MATERIAL OF ANY KIND IS PERMITTED. Out of respect for fellow attendees and the instructors, we ask that attendees please refrain from live tweeting, texting, phone calls, etc. during the class.

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