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.

Academic Level: Undergraduate

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Subject

Animation

Sections

Spring 2026

Section	Instructor(s)	Meeting Info
ANIMA-2700-1: Lower Division Workshop : Puppet Fabrication & Stop Motion Norman DeCarlo	Norman DeCarlo	Tue/Fri 9:00-11:30AM, Main Bldg - 112
ANIMA-2700-2: Lower Division Workshop: Loops: Digital Tools Lab Anna Firth	Anna Firth	Wed 12:15-05:45PM, Main Bldg - 120
ANIMA-2700-3: Lower Division Workshop : Experimental Animation Kyungwon Song	Kyungwon Song	Tue/Fri 12:15-02:45PM, Main Bldg - 112

Fall 2025

Section	Instructor(s)	Meeting Info
ANIMA-2700-1: Lower Division Workshop: Color and Design Visual Development Wallace Keller	Wallace Keller	Mon/Thu 6:30-09:00PM, Main Bldg - Lab C Thu 6:30-09:00PM, Main Bldg - 200 Thu 6:30-09:00PM, Main Bldg - 200
ANIMA-2700-2: Lower Division Workshop: Digital Painting Joe Ceballos	Joe Ceballos	Sat 9:00AM-02:30PM, Main Bldg - 124
ANIMA-2700-3: Lower Division Workshop: Set Design & Stop Motion Norman DeCarlo	Norman DeCarlo	Tue/Fri 9:00-11:30AM, Main Bldg - 112

Spring 2025

Section	Instructor(s)	Meeting Info
ANIMA-2700-1: Lower Division Workshop: Loops Lab Anna Firth	Anna Firth	Mon/Thu 4:00-07:00PM, Main Bldg - 124
ANIMA-2700-2: Lower Division Workshop: Fabrication for Stop-Motion Norman DeCarlo	Norman DeCarlo	Tue/Fri 8:00-11:00AM, Main Bldg - 112
ANIMA-2700-3: Lower Division Workshop: Stop-Motion Animation Norman DeCarlo	Norman DeCarlo	Tue/Fri 12:00-03:00PM, Main Bldg - 112
ANIMA-2700-4: Lower Division Workshop: 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

Fall 2024

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

Spring 2024

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

Fall 2023

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

Spring 2023

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

Fall 2022

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

Spring 2022

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

Fall 2021

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

Spring 2021

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

Fall 2020

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

Spring 2020

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

Fall 2019

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

Spring 2019

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

Fall 2018

Section	Instructor(s)	Meeting Info
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	George Gantzer	Wed 7:15-10:15PM, Main Building - Lab B
ANIMA-270-10: Wkshp: Intro to Game Andrew Dayton	Andrew Dayton
ANIMA-270-11: Wkshp: 3D Character Modeling Rodney Brett	Rodney Brett	Mon/Wed 4:00-07:00PM, Martinez Annex - 204: Homework Lab
ANIMA-270-12: Wkshp: Character Rigging Rodney Brett	Rodney Brett	Wed 7:15-10:15PM, Martinez Annex - 202: Digital Classroom
ANIMA-270-13: Wkshp: Force Drawing Michael Mattesi	Michael Mattesi	Fri 9:00AM-03:00PM, Carriage House - 2nd Floor Drawing Studio
ANIMA-270-14: Wkshp: Color&Design Vis Dev Wallace Keller	Wallace Keller	Fri 12:00-03:00PM, Martinez Annex - 204: Homework Lab
ANIMA-270-15: Wkshp: Intro to VR Tim Soman	Tim Soman	Tue/Thu 4:00-07:00PM, Founders - 307: Cintiq Lab