ANIMA-4040 (Course Details)

ANIMA-4040: Animation Tutorial

Course Description

Animation Tutorials are production workshops 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.

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-4040-1: Animation Tutorial: 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-4040-2: Animation Tutorial: Portfolio Development Valerie Mih	San Francisco	Tue 12:00-03:00PM, Main Bldg - 124	Valerie Mih
ANIMA-4040-3: Animation Tutorial: Advanced Visual Storytelling Dan McHale	San Francisco	Tue 8:00-11:00AM, Main Bldg - 124	Dan McHale
ANIMA-4040-4: Animation Tutorial: Advanced Visual Storytelling David Meyers	San Francisco	Wed 7:15-10:15PM, Main Bldg - 110	David Meyers
ANIMA-4040-6: Animation Tutorial: Acting for Directors in Film and Animation Tracy Burns	San Francisco	Mon 12:00-03:00PM, Main Bldg - 107	Tracy Burns
ANIMA-4040-7: Animation Tutorial: Portfolio Development Valerie Mih	San Francisco	Fri 12:00-03:00PM, Main Bldg - 124	Valerie Mih
ANIMA-4040-8: Animation Tutorial: 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-4040-1: Animation Tutorial : Portfolio Production Valerie Mih	San Francisco	Tue 4:00-07:00PM, Main Bldg - 124	Valerie Mih
ANIMA-4040-2: Animation Tutorial: Portfolio Production Valerie Mih	San Francisco	Fri 4:00-07:00PM, Main Bldg - 124	Valerie Mih
ANIMA-4040-3: Animation Tutorial : Advanced Visual Storytelling David Meyers	San Francisco	Wed 7:15-10:15PM, Main Bldg - 120	David Meyers
ANIMA-4040-4: Animation Tutorial : Advanced Animation Charlie Canfield	San Francisco	Tue 4:00-07:00PM, Main Bldg - 110	Charlie Canfield
ANIMA-4040-5: Animation Tutorial : Advanced Animation Charlie Canfield	San Francisco	Tue 7:15-10:15PM, Main Bldg - 110	Charlie Canfield
ANIMA-4040-6: Animation Tutorial: Advanced visual Storytelling Andrew Lyndon	San Francisco	Mon 12:00-03:00PM, Main Bldg - 110	Andrew Lyndon

Spring 2024

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

Fall 2023

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

Spring 2023

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

Fall 2022

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

Spring 2022

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

Fall 2021

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

Spring 2021

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

Fall 2020

Section Name	Meeting Info	Instructor(s)
ANIMA-4040-1: Tutorial: Advanced Animation Andrew Atteberry	Thu 7:15-10:15PM	Andrew Atteberry
ANIMA-4040-5: Tutorial: Portfolio Production Valerie Mih	Wed 4:00-07:00PM	Valerie Mih
ANIMA-4040-6: Tutorial: Portfolio Production Valerie Mih	Mon 12:00-03:00PM	Valerie Mih
ANIMA-4040-7: Tutorial: Advanced Animation 3D Tips & Tricks Andreas Procopiou	Mon 7:15-10:15PM	Andreas Procopiou
ANIMA-4040-8: Tutorial: Advanced Visual Storytelling David Meyers	Wed 7:15-10:15PM	David Meyers
ANIMA-4040-9: Tutorial: Advanced Animation MontaQue Ruffin	Wed 7:15-10:15PM	MontaQue Ruffin
ANIMA-4040-10: Tutorial: Advanced Character Modeling Rodney Brett	Tue 7:15-10:15PM	Rodney Brett
ANIMA-4040-11: Animation Tutorial: Lighting Tim Soman, Vaughn Smith	Wed 7:15-10:15PM	Tim Soman Vaughn Smith
ANIMA-4040-13: Tutorial: 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-4040-2: Tutorial: Adv Animation Andrew Atteberry	Oakland	Wed 7:15-10:15PM, Oakland - Martinez Annex - 204: Homework Lab	Andrew Atteberry
ANIMA-4040-3: Tutorial: Adv Animation George Gantzer	Oakland	Tue 12:00-03:00PM, Oakland - Martinez Annex - 202: Digital Classroom	George Gantzer
ANIMA-4040-6: Portfolio Development Valerie Mih	Oakland	Fri 10:00AM-04:00PM, Oakland - Founders - 309	Valerie Mih
ANIMA-4040-7: Tutorial: Advanced Rigging Amy Gohal-Stephan	Oakland	Wed 7:15-10:15PM, Oakland - Founders - 308: Stop Motion	Amy Gohal-Stephan
ANIMA-4040-10: Adv Visual Storytelling David Meyers	Oakland	Thu 7:15-10:15PM, Oakland - Founders - 308: Stop Motion	David Meyers
ANIMA-4040-11: Adv Visual Storytelling Dan McHale	Oakland	Wed 12:00-03:00PM, Oakland - Carriage House - 2nd Floor Drawing Studio	Dan McHale
ANIMA-4040-14: Tutorial: Advanced Modeling Rodney Brett	Oakland	Mon 7:15-10:15PM, Oakland - Martinez Annex - 202: Digital Classroom	Rodney Brett
ANIMA-4040-16: Tutorial: Lighting and Texturing Vaughn Smith	Oakland	Wed 7:15-10:15PM, Oakland - Martinez Annex - 202: Digital Classroom	Vaughn Smith
ANIMA-4040-18: Tutorial: Advanced Acting Tracy Burns	Oakland	Tue 12:00-03:00PM, Oakland - Carriage House - 2nd Floor Drawing Studio	Tracy Burns
ANIMA-4040-19: Wkshp: Adv. Sculp. for Animation Norman DeCarlo	Oakland	Mon/Wed 4:00-07:00PM, Oakland - Shaklee - 1A	Norman DeCarlo

Fall 2019

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

Spring 2019

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

Fall 2018

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