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Summer 2026:
TERM DATES: Jul 5, 2026 - Sep 19, 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.
| Critique Time * | Class Time | Instructor | Notes |
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| Monday 9:00 PM - 10:30 PM | Wednesday 9:00 PM - 10:30 PM |
Aldric Lopez Vergara Anaya
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| Tuesday 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM | Friday 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM |
Tyler Mahn
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| Friday 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM | Tuesday 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM |
Tom Pinon
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| Sunday 9:00 PM - 10:30 PM | Tuesday 9:00 PM - 10:30 PM |
Luke Randall
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ABOUT INSTRUCTORS
Aldric Lopez Vergara Anaya
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 realistic vfx creatures to cartoony animation.
He has worked on a variety of movies including: Leo, Hotel Transylvania 4, The Mitchells vs the Machines, Vivo, Detective Pikachu, Jumanji The Next Level and Men in Black International.
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Tyler Mahn
United States
Tyler is a graduate of AnimSchool. He is currently at Walt Disney Animation Studios working on Hexed. He started his career at Sony Pictures Imageworks on Hotel Transylvaania 4 and has continued his feature experience on projects such as Zootopia+, Strange World, Wish, Moana 2, Zootopia 2, and Frozen 3.
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Tom Pinon
France
Hi, I'm Tom!
Over the past decade, I've had the chance to work on a range of exciting projects, from animated feature films to VFX movies, video games, and commercials. I've also been teaching animation for about 4 years.
I am passionate about animation, and love helping students reach their full potential. My teaching style is honest : I want every student to feel like they got everything they needed to progress, and more!
Eager to see you in class!
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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, Megamind, Puss in Boots, Turbo, Peabody and Sherman, Home, Kung Fu Panda 3 and Boss Baby and more. In addition to character animation Luke is a total story addict, consuming novels, comics, movies, tv and documentaries by the truckload.
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