ANIMA-2700 (Course Details)

ANIMA-2700: Lower Division Workshop

Course Description

Animation Workshops are a series of courses that teach essential skills about a specific topic within animation. Under the guidance of the instructor, students will engage in rigorous study about a specific subject matter. The goal of Animation Workshops is to produce work that illustrates the skills learned. These courses are open to all CCA students who have completed CORE D1 and 4D.

In subject:

Animation

Academic Level:

Undergraduate

Pre-Requisites and Co-Requisites:

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Sections:

Spring 2025

Section Name	SF/Oak	Meeting Info	Instructor(s)
ANIMA-2700-1: Lower Division Workshop: Loops Lab Anna Firth	San Francisco	Mon/Thu 4:00-07:00PM, Main Bldg - 124	Anna Firth
ANIMA-2700-2: Lower Division Workshop: Fabrication for Stop-Motion Norman DeCarlo	San Francisco	Tue/Fri 8:00-11:00AM, Main Bldg - 112	Norman DeCarlo
ANIMA-2700-3: Lower Division Workshop: Stop-Motion Animation Norman DeCarlo	San Francisco	Tue/Fri 12:00-03:00PM, Main Bldg - 112	Norman DeCarlo
ANIMA-2700-4: Lower Division Workshop: Experimental World Building Heesoo Kwon	San Francisco	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	Heesoo Kwon
ANIMA-2700-6: Lower Divison Workshop: Sculpture for Animation Norman DeCarlo	San Francisco	Sat 9:00AM-03:00PM, Main Bldg - 112	Norman DeCarlo

Fall 2024

Section Name	SF/Oak	Meeting Info	Instructor(s)
ANIMA-2700-3: Lower Division Workshop : Color and Design Visual Development Wallace Keller	San Francisco	Mon 7:15-10:15PM, Main Bldg - Lab C Thu 7:15-10:15PM, Hubbell - 111 (Drawing Studio)	Wallace Keller
ANIMA-2700-4: Lower Division Workshop : Digital Painting Joe Ceballos	San Francisco	Sat 9:00AM-03:00PM, Main Bldg - 124	Joe Ceballos

Spring 2024

Section Name	SF/Oak	Meeting Info	Instructor(s)
ANIMA-2700-3: Lower Division Workshop: Character Loops Anna Firth	San Francisco	Mon/Thu 4:00-07:00PM, Main Bldg - 124 (Animation Computer Lab) (inactive)	Anna Firth
ANIMA-2700-4: Lower Division Workshop: Fabrication for Stop-Motion Norman DeCarlo	San Francisco	Tue/Fri 8:00-11:00AM, Main Bldg - 112 (Animation Multipurpose) (inactive)	Norman DeCarlo
ANIMA-2700-5: Lower Division Workshop: Stop-Motion Animation Norman DeCarlo	San Francisco	Tue/Fri 12:00-03:00PM, Main Bldg - 112 (Animation Multipurpose) (inactive)	Norman DeCarlo
ANIMA-2700-9: Lower Division Workshop: Experimental World Building Heesoo Kwon	San Francisco	Mon/Thu 4:00-07:00PM, Main Bldg - 112 (Animation Multipurpose) (inactive)	Heesoo Kwon

Fall 2023

Section Name	SF/Oak	Meeting Info	Instructor(s)
ANIMA-2700-1: Lower Division Workshop: Color & Design Visual Development Wallace Keller	San Francisco	Mon/Thu 7:15-10:15PM, Main Bldg - Lab C	Wallace Keller
ANIMA-2700-2: Lower Division Workshop: Stop Motion Set Design and Fabrication Norman DeCarlo	San Francisco	Tue/Fri 8:00-11:00AM, Main Bldg - 112 (Animation Multipurpose)	Norman DeCarlo
ANIMA-2700-3: Lower Division Workshop: Experimental Animation Kyungwon Song	San Francisco	Mon/Thu 4:00-07:00PM, Main Bldg - 112 (Animation Multipurpose)	Kyungwon Song
ANIMA-2700-4: Lower Division Workshop: Game Making Pryce Jones	San Francisco	Tue/Fri 4:00-07:00PM, Main Bldg - 251 (Game Arts Classroom) Tue/Fri 4:00-07:00PM, Main Bldg - 252 (Game Arts Computer Lab)	Pryce Jones
ANIMA-2700-5: Lower Division Workshop: Game Design Pryce Jones	San Francisco	Tue/Fri 12:00-03:00PM, Main Bldg - Lab C	Pryce Jones
ANIMA-2700-6: Lower Division Workshop: Game Design Jason Anderson	San Francisco	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)	Jason Anderson

Spring 2023

Section Name	SF/Oak	Meeting Info	Instructor(s)
ANIMA-2700-2: Lower Division Workshop: Game Making Jody Gillerman	San Francisco	Tue/Fri 4:00-07:00PM, Main Bldg - 251 (Game Arts Classroom)	Jody Gillerman
ANIMA-2700-4: Lower Division Workshop: Stop Motion Norman DeCarlo	San Francisco	Tue/Fri 12:00-03:00PM, Main Bldg - 112 (Animation Multipurpose)	Norman DeCarlo
ANIMA-2700-5: Lower Division Workshop: Game Making Zachary Walter, Michael Toren	San Francisco	Mon/Thu 4:00-07:00PM, Main Bldg - 250 (Game Arts Homeroom)	Zachary Walter Michael Toren
ANIMA-2700-6: Lower Division Workshop: Game Making Aaron Gach	San Francisco	Tue/Fri 12:00-03:00PM, Main Bldg - 252 (Game Arts Computer Lab)	Aaron Gach
ANIMA-2700-7: Lower Division Workshop: Intro to VR/AR/XR Pryce Jones	San Francisco	Mon/Thu 12:00-03:00PM, Main Bldg - 251 (Game Arts Classroom)	Pryce Jones
ANIMA-2700-8: Lower Division Workshop: Character Loops Anna Firth	San Francisco	Tue/Fri 7:15-10:15PM, Main Bldg - 124 (Animation Computer Lab)	Anna Firth

Fall 2022

Section Name	SF/Oak	Meeting Info	Instructor(s)
ANIMA-2700-2: Lower Division Workshop: Color & Design Visual Development Wallace Keller	San Francisco	Mon/Thu 7:15-10:15PM, Main Bldg - Lab C	Wallace Keller
ANIMA-2700-3: Lower Division Workshop: 3D Character Modeling Rodney Brett	San Francisco	Mon/Thu 7:15-10:15PM, Main Bldg - Lab B	Rodney Brett
ANIMA-2700-4: Lower Division Workshop: Stop Motion for Animation Norman DeCarlo	San Francisco	Tue/Fri 8:00-11:00AM, Main Bldg - 112 (Animation multi-purpose)	Norman DeCarlo
ANIMA-2700-6: Lower Division Workshop: Experimental Animation Kyungwon Song	San Francisco	Wed 12:00-06:00PM, Main Bldg - 112 (Animation multi-purpose)	Kyungwon Song

Spring 2022

Section Name	SF/Oak	Meeting Info	Instructor(s)
ANIMA-2700-1: Lower Division Workshop: 3D Character Modeling Rodney Brett		Tue/Fri 7:15-10:15PM	Rodney Brett
ANIMA-2700-2: Lower Division Workshop: Game Making Jason Anderson, Zachary Walter	San Francisco	Mon/Thu 4:00-07:00PM, San Francisco - Main Building - E2 Mon/Thu 4:00-07:00PM, San Francisco - Main Building - Lab A	Jason Anderson Zachary Walter
ANIMA-2700-3: Lower Division Workshop: Experimental Animation Kyungwon Song	Oakland	Wed 12:00-06:00PM, Oakland - Founders - 304: Hybrid Lab	Kyungwon Song

Fall 2021

Section Name	SF/Oak	Meeting Info	Instructor(s)
ANIMA-2700-2: Lower Division Workshop: 3D Character Modeling Rodney Brett		Mon/Thu 5:00-07:00PM, Online - FA-9	Rodney Brett
ANIMA-2700-3: Lower Division Workshop: Color & Design Visual Development Wallace Keller		Tue/Fri 2:00-04:00PM, Online - FA-11	Wallace Keller
ANIMA-2700-5: Lower Division Workshop: Acting for Animators Tracy Burns	Oakland	Mon/Thu 5:00-07:00PM, Oakland - Carriage House - 1st Floor Drawing Studio	Tracy Burns
ANIMA-2700-7: Lower Division Workshop: Game Design Zachary Walter	Oakland	Tue/Fri 2:00-04:00PM, Online - FA-14 Tue/Fri 2:00-04:00PM, Oakland - Founders - 304: Hybrid Lab	Zachary Walter

Spring 2021

Section Name	Meeting Info	Instructor(s)
ANIMA-2700-3: Workshop: Acting for the Animator Tracy Burns	Mon/Thu 6:00-07:25PM	Tracy Burns
ANIMA-2700-7: Workshop: Game Making Zachary Walter	Mon/Thu 6:00-07:25PM	Zachary Walter
ANIMA-2700-9: Workshop: Experimental Animation Lydia Greer	Wed 3:00-05:55PM, Online - FA-8	Lydia Greer
ANIMA-2700-10: Workshop: Character Modeling Rodney Brett	Wed 6:00-07:25PM	Rodney Brett

Fall 2020

Section Name	Meeting Info	Instructor(s)
ANIMA-2700-2: Workshop: 3D Character Modeling Rodney Brett	Mon/Thu 4:00-07:00PM	Rodney Brett
ANIMA-2700-5: Workshop: Experimental Animation Lydia Greer	Wed 12:00-06:00PM	Lydia Greer
ANIMA-2700-7: Workshop: Acting for Animators Tracy Burns	Tue/Fri 4:00-07:00PM, Online - FA-14	Tracy Burns
ANIMA-2700-8: Workshop: Color & Design Visual Development Wallace Keller	Fri 12:00-03:00PM	Wallace Keller
ANIMA-2700-14: Lower Division Workshop: Game Design Zachary Walter	Mon/Thu 4:00-07:00PM, Online - FA-15	Zachary Walter

Spring 2020

Section Name	SF/Oak	Meeting Info	Instructor(s)
ANIMA-2700-1: Wkshp: Stop Motion Norman DeCarlo	Oakland	Mon/Wed 7:15-10:15PM, Oakland - Founders - 304: Hybrid Lab	Norman DeCarlo
ANIMA-2700-4: Wkshp: Character Modeling Rodney Brett	Oakland	Mon/Wed 4:00-07:00PM, Oakland - Martinez Annex - 202: Digital Classroom	Rodney Brett
ANIMA-2700-5: Wkshp: Color & Design for Vis Wallace Keller	Oakland	Tue/Thu 4:00-07:00PM, Oakland - Martinez Annex - 204: Homework Lab	Wallace Keller
ANIMA-2700-9: Wkshp: Game Making Zachary Walter	Oakland	Mon/Wed 4:00-07:00PM, Oakland - Founders - 304: Hybrid Lab	Zachary Walter
ANIMA-2700-10: Wkshp: Intro to VR Tim Soman	Oakland	Mon 7:15-10:15PM, Oakland - Founders - 307: Cintiq Lab	Tim Soman
ANIMA-2700-11: Acting for the Animator Tracy Burns	Oakland	Tue/Thu 4:00-07:00PM, Oakland - Carriage House - 2nd Floor Drawing Studio	Tracy Burns
ANIMA-2700-12: Wkshp: Experimental Animation Lydia Greer	Oakland	Mon/Wed 7:15-10:15PM, Oakland - Founders - 101: 4D Lab	Lydia Greer

Fall 2019

Section Name	SF/Oak	Meeting Info	Instructor(s)
ANIMA-2700-4: Wkshp: Acting for Animators Tracy Burns	Oakland	Tue/Thu 4:00-07:00PM, Oakland - Carriage House - 1st Floor Drawing Studio	Tracy Burns
ANIMA-2700-5: Wksp: Experimental Animation Meg Bisineer	Oakland	Tue/Thu 7:15-10:15PM, Oakland - Founders - 304: Hybrid Lab	Meg Bisineer
ANIMA-2700-9: Wkshp:Maya for Game&Animation George Gantzer	San Francisco	Mon/Wed 7:15-10:15PM, San Francisco - Main Building - Lab B	George Gantzer
ANIMA-2700-11: Wkshp: 3D Character Modeling Rodney Brett	Oakland	Mon/Wed 4:00-07:00PM, Oakland - Martinez Annex - 204: Homework Lab	Rodney Brett
ANIMA-2700-12: Wkshp: Character Rigging Amy Gohal-Stephan	Oakland	Wed 7:15-10:15PM, Oakland - Martinez Annex - 202: Digital Classroom	Amy Gohal-Stephan
ANIMA-2700-13: Wkshp: Force Drawing Jean Oppermann	Oakland	Fri 9:00AM-03:00PM, Oakland - Carriage House - 2nd Floor Drawing Studio	Jean Oppermann
ANIMA-2700-14: Wkshp: Color & Design Visual Development Wallace Keller	Oakland	Tue/Thu 4:00-07:00PM, Oakland - Martinez Annex - 204: Homework Lab	Wallace Keller
ANIMA-2700-15: Wkshp: Intro to VR Tim Soman	Oakland	Tue/Thu 4:00-07:00PM, Oakland - Founders - 307: Cintiq Lab	Tim Soman

Spring 2019

Section Name	SF/Oak	Meeting Info	Instructor(s)
ANIMA-270-01: Wkshp: Stop Motion Norman DeCarlo	Oakland	Mon 7:15-10:15PM, Founders - 304: Hybrid Lab	Norman DeCarlo
ANIMA-270-02: Wkshp: Maya for Game and Anima George Gantzer	San Francisco	Wed 7:15-10:15PM, Main Building - Lab C	George Gantzer
ANIMA-270-03: Wkshp: Character Rigging Rodney Brett	Oakland	Wed 7:15-10:15PM, Martinez Annex - 202: Digital Classroom	Rodney Brett
ANIMA-270-04: Wkshp: Character Modeling Rodney Brett	Oakland	Mon/Wed 4:00-07:00PM, Martinez Annex - 202: Digital Classroom	Rodney Brett
ANIMA-270-05: Wkshp: Color & Design for Vis Wallace Keller	Oakland	Tue/Thu 4:00-07:00PM, Martinez Annex - 204: Homework Lab	Wallace Keller
ANIMA-270-07: Wkshp: Acting for Animators	Oakland	Tue/Thu 4:00-07:00PM, Carriage House - 2nd Floor Drawing Studio	TBD
ANIMA-270-08: Wkshp: Force Drawing Michael Mattesi	Oakland	Fri 9:00AM-03:00PM, Carriage House - 2nd Floor Drawing Studio	Michael Mattesi
ANIMA-270-09: Wkshp: Intro to Game Andrew Dayton			Andrew Dayton
ANIMA-270-10: Wkshp: Intro to VR Tim Soman	Oakland	Tue 4:00-07:00PM, Founders - 307: Cintiq Lab	Tim Soman

Fall 2018

Section Name	SF/Oak	Meeting Info	Instructor(s)
ANIMA-270-04: Wkshp: Acting for Animators Kimberly MacLean			Kimberly MacLean
ANIMA-270-05: Wksp: Experimental Animation Meg Bisineer			Meg Bisineer
ANIMA-270-08: Wkshp: Stop Motion Norman DeCarlo			Norman DeCarlo
ANIMA-270-09: Wkshp:Maya for Game&Animation George Gantzer	San Francisco	Wed 7:15-10:15PM, Main Building - Lab B	George Gantzer
ANIMA-270-10: Wkshp: Intro to Game Andrew Dayton			Andrew Dayton
ANIMA-270-11: Wkshp: 3D Character Modeling Rodney Brett	Oakland	Mon/Wed 4:00-07:00PM, Martinez Annex - 204: Homework Lab	Rodney Brett
ANIMA-270-12: Wkshp: Character Rigging Rodney Brett	Oakland	Wed 7:15-10:15PM, Martinez Annex - 202: Digital Classroom	Rodney Brett
ANIMA-270-13: Wkshp: Force Drawing Michael Mattesi	Oakland	Fri 9:00AM-03:00PM, Carriage House - 2nd Floor Drawing Studio	Michael Mattesi
ANIMA-270-14: Wkshp: Color&Design Vis Dev Wallace Keller	Oakland	Fri 12:00-03:00PM, Martinez Annex - 204: Homework Lab	Wallace Keller
ANIMA-270-15: Wkshp: Intro to VR Tim Soman	Oakland	Tue/Thu 4:00-07:00PM, Founders - 307: Cintiq Lab	Tim Soman