ANIMA-4040: Advanced Workshop

Course Description

Advance Animation is a production workshop for advanced level animation students. Depending on the instructor, students will complete a sequence of animation exercises or one semester long project. All advanced animation students who have completed Animation 2 are welcome.

Academic Level: Undergraduate

Pre-Requisites and Co-Requisites: Visit Workday to view this information.

Subject

Animation

Sections

Fall 2025

Section	Instructor(s)	Meeting Info
ANIMA-4040-4: Animation Tutorial : Advanced Animation 2D Charlie Canfield	Charlie Canfield	Tue/Fri 3:30-06:00PM, Main Bldg - 110
ANIMA-4040-5: Animation Tutorial : Advanced Acting for Animators Tracy Burns	Tracy Burns	Wed 12:15-05:45PM, Double Ground - N203
ANIMA-4040-6: Animation Tutorial : Advanced Animation 3D Modelling Rodney Brett	Rodney Brett	Tue/Fri 6:30-09:00PM, Main Bldg - 110

Spring 2025

Section	Instructor(s)	Meeting Info
ANIMA-4040-1: Animation Tutorial: Experimental World Building Heesoo Kwon	Heesoo Kwon	Tue/Fri 4:00-07:00PM, Main Bldg - 250 Tue/Fri 4:00-07:00PM, Main Bldg - 251 Tue/Fri 4:00-07:00PM, Main Bldg - 252
ANIMA-4040-2: Animation Tutorial: Portfolio Development Valerie Mih	Valerie Mih	Tue 12:00-03:00PM, Main Bldg - 124
ANIMA-4040-3: Animation Tutorial: Advanced Visual Storytelling Dan McHale	Dan McHale	Tue 8:00-11:00AM, Main Bldg - 124
ANIMA-4040-4: Animation Tutorial: Advanced Visual Storytelling David Meyers	David Meyers	Wed 7:15-10:15PM, Main Bldg - 110
ANIMA-4040-6: Animation Tutorial: Acting for Directors in Film and Animation Tracy Burns	Tracy Burns	Mon 12:00-03:00PM, Main Bldg - 107
ANIMA-4040-7: Animation Tutorial: Portfolio Development Valerie Mih	Valerie Mih	Fri 12:00-03:00PM, Main Bldg - 124

Fall 2024

Section	Instructor(s)	Meeting Info
ANIMA-4040-1: Animation Tutorial : Portfolio Production Valerie Mih	Valerie Mih	Tue 4:00-07:00PM, Main Bldg - 124
ANIMA-4040-2: Animation Tutorial: Portfolio Production Valerie Mih	Valerie Mih	Fri 4:00-07:00PM, Main Bldg - 124
ANIMA-4040-3: Animation Tutorial : Advanced Visual Storytelling David Meyers	David Meyers	Wed 7:15-10:15PM, Main Bldg - 120
ANIMA-4040-4: Animation Tutorial : Advanced Animation Charlie Canfield	Charlie Canfield	Tue 4:00-07:00PM, Main Bldg - 110
ANIMA-4040-5: Animation Tutorial : Advanced Animation Charlie Canfield	Charlie Canfield	Tue 7:15-10:15PM, Main Bldg - 110
ANIMA-4040-6: Animation Tutorial: Advanced visual Storytelling Andrew Lyndon	Andrew Lyndon	Mon 12:00-03:00PM, Main Bldg - 110

Spring 2024

Section	Instructor(s)	Meeting Info
ANIMA-4040-1: Animation Tutorial: Experimental World Building Heesoo Kwon	Heesoo Kwon	Mon/Thu 4:00-07:00PM, Main Bldg - 112 (Animation Multipurpose) (inactive)
ANIMA-4040-2: Animation Tutorial: Portfolio Development Valerie Mih	Valerie Mih	Wed 9:00AM-03:00PM, Main Bldg - 124 (Animation Computer Lab) (inactive)
ANIMA-4040-3: Animation Tutorial: Advanced Animation Charlie Canfield	Charlie Canfield	Wed 7:15-10:15PM, Main Bldg - 120 (Animation Computer Lab) (inactive)
ANIMA-4040-4: Animation Tutorial: Advanced Visual Storytelling David Meyers	David Meyers	Wed 7:15-10:15PM, Main Bldg - 110 (Animation Computer Lab) (inactive)
ANIMA-4040-8: Animation Tutorial: Interdisciplinary Critique for Moving Image Kota Ezawa	Kota Ezawa	Thu 12:00-03:00PM, Hooper GC - GC1
ANIMA-4040-9: Animation Tutorial: Acting for Directors in Film and Animation Tracy Burns	Tracy Burns	Mon 12:00-03:00PM, Main Bldg - 112 (Animation Multipurpose) (inactive) Thu 12:00-03:00PM, Main Bldg - 200 (inactive)

Fall 2023

Section	Instructor(s)	Meeting Info
ANIMA-4040-1: Animation Tutorial: Portfolio Production Valerie Mih	Valerie Mih	Tue/Fri 4:00-07:00PM, Main Bldg - 124 (Animation Computer Lab)
ANIMA-4040-2: Animation Tutorial: Animation Tutorial: Advanced Visual Storytelling David Meyers	David Meyers	Wed 7:15-10:15PM, Main Bldg - 120 (Animation Computer Lab)
ANIMA-4040-3: Animation Tutorial: Experimental Animation Kyungwon Song	Kyungwon Song	Mon/Thu 4:00-07:00PM, Main Bldg - 112 (Animation Multipurpose)
ANIMA-4040-4: Animation Tutorial: Stop Motion Set Design and Fabrication Norman DeCarlo	Norman DeCarlo	Tue/Fri 8:00-11:00AM, Main Bldg - 112 (Animation Multipurpose)
ANIMA-4040-6: Animation Tutorial: Game Design Pryce Jones	Pryce Jones	Tue/Fri 12:00-03:00PM, Main Bldg - Lab C
ANIMA-4040-7: Animation Tutorial: Game Design Jason Anderson	Jason Anderson	Mon/Thu 12:00-03:00PM, Main Bldg - 251 (Game Arts Classroom) Mon/Thu 12:00-03:00PM, Main Bldg - 252 (Game Arts Computer Lab)
ANIMA-4040-8: Animation Tutorial: Tools- Digital Painting Joe Ceballos	Joe Ceballos	Sat 9:00AM-03:00PM, Main Bldg - 124 (Animation Computer Lab)

Spring 2023

Section	Instructor(s)	Meeting Info
ANIMA-4040-1: Animation Tutorial: Portfolio Development Valerie Mih	Valerie Mih	Tue/Fri 4:00-07:00PM, Main Bldg - 124 (Animation Computer Lab)
ANIMA-4040-2: Animation Tutorial: Advanced Animation Charlie Canfield	Charlie Canfield	Tue 7:15-10:15PM, Main Bldg - 120 (Animation Computer Lab)
ANIMA-4040-3: Animation Tutorial: Advanced Visual Storytelling David Meyers	David Meyers	Wed 7:15-10:15PM, Main Bldg - 110 (Animation Computer Lab)
ANIMA-4040-4: Animation Tutorial: Advanced Acting Tracy Burns	Tracy Burns	Thu 12:00-03:00PM, Main Bldg - 112 (Animation Multipurpose)
ANIMA-4040-5: Animation Tutorial: Games Development Pryce Jones	Pryce Jones	Mon/Thu 4:00-07:00PM, Main Bldg - Lab A
ANIMA-4040-7: Animation Tutorial: Game Animation Xinran Dongfang	Xinran Dongfang	Tue/Fri 7:15-10:15PM, Main Bldg - 252 (Game Arts Computer Lab)

Fall 2022

Section	Instructor(s)	Meeting Info
ANIMA-4040-1: Animation Tutorial: Game Design Jason Anderson	Jason Anderson	Mon/Thu 12:00-03:00PM, Main Bldg - E5 Mon/Thu 12:00-03:00PM, Main Bldg - Lab A
ANIMA-4040-3: Animation Tutorial: Portfolio Production Valerie Mih	Valerie Mih	Tue/Fri 4:00-07:00PM, Main Bldg - 101 (Animation Senior Studio)
ANIMA-4040-5: Animation Tutorial: Advanced Visual Storytelling David Meyers	David Meyers	Thu 7:15-10:15PM, Main Bldg - 120 (Animation Computer Lab)
ANIMA-4040-10: Animation Tutorial: Experimental Animation Kyungwon Song	Kyungwon Song	Wed 12:00-06:00PM, Main Bldg - 112 (Animation multi-purpose)
ANIMA-4040-11: Animation Tutorial: Stop Motion Animation Norman DeCarlo	Norman DeCarlo	Tue/Fri 8:00-11:00AM, Main Bldg - 112 (Animation multi-purpose)
ANIMA-4040-12: Animation Tutorial: Advanced Acting for Animation Tracy Burns	Tracy Burns	Tue 12:00-03:00PM, Main Bldg - 200

Spring 2022

Section	Instructor(s)	Meeting Info
ANIMA-4040-3: Animation Tutorial: Portfolio Development Valerie Mih	Valerie Mih	Wed 12:00-06:00PM, Oakland - Founders - 101: 4D Lab
ANIMA-4040-4: Animation Tutorial: Advanced Animation MontaQue Ruffin	MontaQue Ruffin	Thu 7:15-10:15PM
ANIMA-4040-5: Animation Tutorial: Advanced Visual Storytelling David Meyers	David Meyers	Wed 7:15-10:15PM, Oakland - Founders - 306
ANIMA-4040-7: Animation Tutorial: Advanced Acting Tracy Burns	Tracy Burns	Mon 12:00-03:00PM, Oakland - Carriage House - 1st Floor Drawing Studio
ANIMA-4040-8: Animation Tutorial: Games Development Pryce Jones	Pryce Jones	Tue/Fri 4:00-07:00PM, Oakland - Founders - 304: Hybrid Lab Tue/Fri 4:00-07:00PM, Oakland - Founders - 307: Cintiq Lab
ANIMA-4040-9: Animation Tutorial: Game Animation Pryce Jones	Pryce Jones	Tue/Fri 12:00-03:00PM, Oakland - Founders - 101: 4D Lab

Fall 2021

Section	Instructor(s)	Meeting Info
ANIMA-4040-2: Animation Tutorial: Portfolio Production Valerie Mih	Valerie Mih	Wed 5:00-07:00PM Wed 8:00-10:00PM
ANIMA-4040-3: Animation Tutorial: Advanced Animation MontaQue Ruffin	MontaQue Ruffin	Wed 8:00-10:00PM
ANIMA-4040-4: Animation Tutorial: Advanced Animation Andrew Atteberry	Andrew Atteberry	Wed 8:00-10:00PM
ANIMA-4040-5: Animation Tutorial: Tutorial: Advanced Animation 3D Tips & Tricks Andreas Procopiou	Andreas Procopiou	Wed 8:00-10:00PM
ANIMA-4040-6: Animation Tutorial: Lighting and Texturing William Wise	William Wise	Thu 8:00-10:00PM, Online - AR-4
ANIMA-4040-7: Animation Tutorial: Advanced Character Modeling Rodney Brett	Rodney Brett	Tue 8:00-10:00PM
ANIMA-4040-8: Animation Tutorial: Game Design Zachary Walter	Zachary Walter	Tue/Fri 2:00-04:00PM, Online - FA-14 Tue/Fri 2:00-04:00PM, Oakland - Founders - 304: Hybrid Lab
ANIMA-4040-12: Animation Tutorial: Advanced Sculpture for Animation Norman DeCarlo	Norman DeCarlo	Mon/Thu 2:00-04:00PM, Oakland - Shaklee - 1A Mon/Thu 2:00-04:00PM, Online - FA-12

Spring 2021

Section	Instructor(s)	Meeting Info
ANIMA-4040-1: Adv Visual Storytelling David Meyers	David Meyers	Wed 8:00-09:25PM
ANIMA-4040-2: Tutorial: Advanced Character Modeling Rodney Brett	Rodney Brett	Wed 4:00-05:30PM
ANIMA-4040-6: Tutorial: Advanced Acting Tracy Burns	Tracy Burns	Mon 4:00-05:25PM
ANIMA-4040-7: Tutorial: Advanced Animation Andrew Atteberry	Andrew Atteberry	Thu 8:00-09:25PM
ANIMA-4040-8: Tutorial: Adv Animation George Gantzer	George Gantzer	Mon 4:00-05:30PM
ANIMA-4040-9: Tutorial: Portfolio Development Valerie Mih	Valerie Mih	Mon 2:00-03:25PM
ANIMA-4040-10: Tutorial: Advanced Animation MontaQue Ruffin	MontaQue Ruffin	Wed 8:00-09:25PM
ANIMA-4040-11: Tutorial: Portfolio Development Valerie Mih	Valerie Mih	Wed 4:00-05:25PM
ANIMA-4040-12: Tutorial: Games Development Zachary Walter	Zachary Walter	Wed 6:00-07:25PM
ANIMA-4040-14: Animation Tutorial: Advanced Experimental Animation Lydia Greer	Lydia Greer	Wed 3:00-05:55PM, Online - FA-8

Fall 2020

Section	Instructor(s)	Meeting Info
ANIMA-4040-1: Tutorial: Advanced Animation Andrew Atteberry	Andrew Atteberry	Thu 7:15-10:15PM
ANIMA-4040-5: Tutorial: Portfolio Production Valerie Mih	Valerie Mih	Wed 4:00-07:00PM
ANIMA-4040-6: Tutorial: Portfolio Production Valerie Mih	Valerie Mih	Mon 12:00-03:00PM
ANIMA-4040-7: Tutorial: Advanced Animation 3D Tips & Tricks Andreas Procopiou	Andreas Procopiou	Mon 7:15-10:15PM
ANIMA-4040-8: Tutorial: Advanced Visual Storytelling David Meyers	David Meyers	Wed 7:15-10:15PM
ANIMA-4040-9: Tutorial: Advanced Animation MontaQue Ruffin	MontaQue Ruffin	Wed 7:15-10:15PM
ANIMA-4040-10: Tutorial: Advanced Character Modeling Rodney Brett	Rodney Brett	Tue 7:15-10:15PM
ANIMA-4040-11: Animation Tutorial: Lighting Tim Soman Vaughn Smith	Tim Soman Vaughn Smith	Wed 7:15-10:15PM
ANIMA-4040-13: Tutorial: Game Design Zachary Walter	Zachary Walter	Mon/Thu 4:00-07:00PM, Online - FA-15

Spring 2020

Section	Instructor(s)	Meeting Info
ANIMA-4040-2: Tutorial: Adv Animation Andrew Atteberry	Andrew Atteberry	Wed 7:15-10:15PM, Oakland - Martinez Annex - 204: Homework Lab
ANIMA-4040-3: Tutorial: Adv Animation George Gantzer	George Gantzer	Tue 12:00-03:00PM, Oakland - Martinez Annex - 202: Digital Classroom
ANIMA-4040-6: Portfolio Development Valerie Mih	Valerie Mih	Fri 10:00AM-04:00PM, Oakland - Founders - 309
ANIMA-4040-7: Tutorial: Advanced Rigging Amy Gohal-Stephan	Amy Gohal-Stephan	Wed 7:15-10:15PM, Oakland - Founders - 308: Stop Motion
ANIMA-4040-10: Adv Visual Storytelling David Meyers	David Meyers	Thu 7:15-10:15PM, Oakland - Founders - 308: Stop Motion
ANIMA-4040-11: Adv Visual Storytelling Dan McHale	Dan McHale	Wed 12:00-03:00PM, Oakland - Carriage House - 2nd Floor Drawing Studio
ANIMA-4040-14: Tutorial: Advanced Modeling Rodney Brett	Rodney Brett	Mon 7:15-10:15PM, Oakland - Martinez Annex - 202: Digital Classroom
ANIMA-4040-16: Tutorial: Lighting and Texturing Vaughn Smith	Vaughn Smith	Wed 7:15-10:15PM, Oakland - Martinez Annex - 202: Digital Classroom
ANIMA-4040-18: Tutorial: Advanced Acting Tracy Burns	Tracy Burns	Tue 12:00-03:00PM, Oakland - Carriage House - 2nd Floor Drawing Studio
ANIMA-4040-19: Wkshp: Adv. Sculp. for Animation Norman DeCarlo	Norman DeCarlo	Mon/Wed 4:00-07:00PM, Oakland - Shaklee - 1A

Fall 2019

Section	Instructor(s)	Meeting Info
ANIMA-4040-2: Tutorial: Adv Animation Doug Sheppeck	Doug Sheppeck	Tue 12:00-03:00PM, Oakland - Founders - 308: Stop Motion
ANIMA-4040-3: Tut: Adv Visual Storytelling John Hays	John Hays	Wed 12:00-03:00PM, Oakland - Carriage House - 1st Floor Drawing Studio
ANIMA-4040-5: Tutorial:Portfolio Production Valerie Mih	Valerie Mih	Fri 10:00AM-04:00PM, Oakland - Founders - 309
ANIMA-4040-7: Tut:AdvAnim 3D Tips&Tricks Andreas Procopiou	Andreas Procopiou	Mon 7:15-10:15PM, Oakland - Martinez Annex - 204: Homework Lab
ANIMA-4040-8: Tut: Adv Visual Storytelling David Meyers	David Meyers	Thu 7:15-10:15PM, Oakland - Founders - 308: Stop Motion
ANIMA-4040-9: Tutorial: Advanced Animation MontaQue Ruffin	MontaQue Ruffin	Wed 7:15-10:15PM, Oakland - Martinez Annex - 204: Homework Lab
ANIMA-4040-10: Tutorial: Advanced Animation Andrew Atteberry	Andrew Atteberry	Thu 7:15-10:15PM, Oakland - Founders - 309
ANIMA-4040-11: Animation Tutorial: Advanced Character Modeling Rodney Brett	Rodney Brett	Mon 7:15-10:15PM, Oakland - Martinez Annex - 202: Digital Classroom
ANIMA-4040-12: Animation Tutorial: Lighting & Texturing Vaughn Smith	Vaughn Smith	Wed 7:15-10:15PM, Oakland - Founders - 309

Spring 2019

Section	Instructor(s)	Meeting Info
ANIMA-404-01: Tutorial : Advanced Animation Andrew Atteberry	Andrew Atteberry	Thu 7:15-10:15PM, Martinez Annex - 204: Homework Lab
ANIMA-404-02: Tutorial: Adv Animation MontaQue Ruffin	MontaQue Ruffin	Wed 7:15-10:15PM, Martinez Annex - 204: Homework Lab
ANIMA-404-03: Tutorial: Adv Animation Doug Sheppeck	Doug Sheppeck	Tue 12:00-03:00PM, Founders - 307: Cintiq Lab
ANIMA-404-06: Portfolio Development Valerie Mih	Valerie Mih	Fri 10:00AM-04:00PM, Founders - 309
ANIMA-404-07: Tut:AdvAnim 3D Tips&Tricks Andreas Procopiou	Andreas Procopiou	Mon 7:15-10:15PM, Martinez Annex - 202: Digital Classroom
ANIMA-404-10: Adv Visual Storytelling Tim Soman	Tim Soman	Thu 4:00-07:00PM, Founders - 308: Stop Motion
ANIMA-404-11: Adv Visual Storytelling Craig Good	Craig Good	Tue 12:00-03:00PM, Martinez Annex - 202: Digital Classroom
ANIMA-404-12: Advanced Rigging Amy Gohal-Stephan	Amy Gohal-Stephan	Mon 12:00-03:00PM, Founders - 307: Cintiq Lab
ANIMA-404-13: Wkshp:Adv. Sculp. for Anim. Norman DeCarlo	Norman DeCarlo	Mon/Wed 4:00-07:00PM, Shaklee - 1A

Fall 2018

Section	Instructor(s)	Meeting Info
ANIMA-404-02: Tutorial: Adv Animation Doug Sheppeck	Doug Sheppeck	Tue 12:00-03:00PM, Founders - 308: Stop Motion
ANIMA-404-03: Tut: Adv Visual Storytelling Sam Hood	Sam Hood	Wed 8:00-11:00AM, Martinez Annex - 204: Homework Lab
ANIMA-404-04: Tutorial: Lighting TBD	TBD	Mon 7:15-10:15PM, Martinez Annex - 204: Homework Lab
ANIMA-404-05: Tutorial:Portfolio Production Valerie Mih	Valerie Mih
ANIMA-404-06: Tutorial: Advanced Animation Manuel Rodriguez	Manuel Rodriguez	Thu 7:15-10:15PM, Martinez Annex - 202: Digital Classroom
ANIMA-404-07: Tut:AdvAnim 3D Tips&Tricks TBD	TBD	Wed 7:15-10:15PM, Martinez Annex - 204: Homework Lab
ANIMA-404-08: Tut: Adv Visual Storytelling Sam Hood	Sam Hood	Tue 8:00-11:00AM, Martinez Annex - 204: Homework Lab
ANIMA-404-09: Tutorial: Advanced Animation MontaQue Ruffin	MontaQue Ruffin	Wed 7:15-10:15PM, Founders - 307: Cintiq Lab