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Walt Disney Animation Studios has artists and technicians that come from a variety of backgrounds that emphasize creative excellence in a collaborative environment. They each share an attention to artistic detail, a keen sense of observation and a clear idea of their own strengths and personal passions. When reviewing school options, look for places that have relationships with animation and/or film companies and provide programs that include some of the following course attributes.
Drawing
- Life Drawing
- Quick studies
- Head, hands and feet drawing
- Anatomy
- Clothed-figure studies
- Animal drawing
- Quick sketches of urban surroundings and landscapes
- Sequential Drawing – Drawing that tells a story in consecutive sequences
Animation Skills
- Squash and stretch
- Anticipation
- Staging
- Straight ahead action and pose to pose
- Follow through and overlapping action
- Slow in and slow out
- Arcs
- Secondary action
- Timing
- Exaggeration
- Solid drawing
- Appeal
Other forms of animation include:
Design and Color
- Design
- Composition
- Perspective
- Color theory
- Illustration
- Painting
Film
- Screenwriting
- Cinematography
- Visual Effects
- Film Production: Directing, Producing, Storyboarding, Concept Design, Art Direction, Production Design, Set Design, Modelmaking and Post Production
- Film History, Theory and Analysis
Additional Classes
- Acting
- Improvisation
- Costume Design
- Sculpting
- Architecture
- Interior Design
- Literature
- Art History
- Fine Art
- Photography
- Graphic Design
- Industrial Design
- Automotive Design
- Product Design
- Theater
Digital Skills
- CG Packages: Autodesk Maya, Softimage, 3D Studio Max, Lightwave, Houdini
- Paint Programs: Adobe Photoshop, Zbrush, Deep Paint 3D, Corel Painter
- Compositing/Rendering Programs: Combustion, Shake, Boujou, Renderman, Mental Ray
- Languages: C/C++, Perl, Mel, Python, JavaScript, OpenGL, RSL
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