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Summer 2026:

TERM DATES: Jul 5, 2026 - Sep 19, 2026
LEVEL: Beginner
COURSE PREREQUISITES:Introduction to Maya

Introduction to 3D Animation

$1620

An introduction to the principles of animation, applied to simple objects and scenarios.

In seven assignments, students animate with balls of different weights, an alien tow-truck ship, and a ball with legs to learn about: timing, arcs, spacing, ease in and out, weight, gravity, drag, secondary action, overlap, follow through, squash and stretch, exaggeration and the basics of bipedal locomotion. Students learn software concepts such as: projects, workspace, AutoKey keyframing, hotkeys, graph editor editing, tangents, curve cycling, and playblasting.

Demonstrating these skills becomes the foundation for more advanced techniques learned later in the Animation Track and Program.



1 - Timing and spacing while thumbnailing your first animation assignment.
2 - Bouncing ball assignment.
3 - Ball with character assignment.
4 & 5 - Learn follow through in a new animation using a pendulum in motion.
6 & 7 - Start simulating character locomotion through creating a walk cycle.
8, 9 & 10 - Varied character turns using a character.
11 - Finalizing and submitting assignments.
Critique Time * Class Time Instructor Notes
Wednesday 10:00 PM - 11:30 PM Thursday 10:00 PM - 11:30 PM
Hugo Hernandez
Monday 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM Tuesday 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Aleksandar Kolev
Friday 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM Tuesday 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Aldric Lopez Vergara Anaya
Monday 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM Wednesday 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Brendan Martin Fagan
Monday 9:00 PM - 10:30 PM Wednesday 9:00 PM - 10:30 PM
Jose Salinas

ABOUT INSTRUCTORS

Hugo Hernandez

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Hugo has been in love with animation since he was a kid and watched old Disney classics. He started his career back in Germany. His work spreads from feature films like Hotel Transylvania 1 and 2, the Lorax, Smurfs to vfx work like Chappie, Harry Potter, Godzilla vs Kong. He also worked for BBC one on shorts like The Gruffalos Child and in video games for Next Level Games, EA/respawn, Moon Studios and Blizzard. Hugo has worked all over Europe and Cananda including studios like Sony Imageworks, Blizzard, Double Negative, Illumination MacGuff, Image Engine, Studio Soi and Scanline VFX.
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Aleksandar Kolev

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Aleksandar is a Bulgarian animator currently working at DreamWorks Animation. With over 15 years of working in different areas of the entertainment industry such as Feature, TV, VFX, Adverts and Games Cinematics , he has animated on award winning projects like Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Mitchells vs The Machines, Over the Moon, Paddington 2, Angry Birds 2, Hotel Transylvania 3, Spirit: Untamed, Addams Family 2, Charlie the Wonder Dog, Bad Guys 2, Ice Age 6 (still in production) and supervised projects such as Netflix's Sonic: Prime, Apple + WondLa. Aleksandar is a flexible animator with background in hand-drawn animation that utilizes a variety of workflows to suit the style and needs of the show he is animating on.
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Aldric Lopez Vergara Anaya

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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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Brendan Martin Fagan

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With 17 years of animation expierence, I have worked across the globe at many different Film and game studios. Some of the titles I worked on include Guardians of the Galaxy, Jungle Book, Peter Rabbit, Ready Player One and recently My Little pony, The new generation on Netflik. I have spent time at ILM, MPC, Framestore, DNEG, Animal Logic and currently at Ubisoft. Im the Lead animator at Blizzard and focus on teaching keyframe animation. I have a huge passion for VFX and feature film animation.
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Jose Salinas

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Jose Salinas is a CG Animator with experience in videogames, VFX, feature animation, and animated TV. He has worked with studios including Paramount Pictures, Cradle Games, Cinesite Studios, MPC, Warner Bros Games, Mikros Image Canada, Next Level Games, Sony Imageworks and Bardel Entertainment. He is known for his work on films like Sonic the Hedgehog 2, SpongeBob SquarePants: Sponge on the Run, Captain Underpants, The Emoji Movie, Storks, Sausage Party, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, A Haunting in Venice, Strays, The Mandalorian Season 3, True Detective: Night Country, Matilda the Musical, Dashing Through the Snow, Goosebumps, Ticket to Paradise, Animal Farm and G20. As well as animation work on videogames like Luigi's Mansion3, Snoopy and the Great Mystery Club and Gotham Knights. He embraces new challenges and opportunities for growth, whether exploring innovative animation techniques or mentoring aspiring animators. Currently he is a Lead Animator for Japan Productions on their first game, "Resonant Q"
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