If you've been waiting for the opportunity to get involved with The Animation Academy's Online Program, here's your chance to enroll.
We'll be offering our first class to enrolled students this coming Wednesday, June 8, 2011.
We have two sessions set up so far. One at 5 PM Pacific Time (8 PM Eastern USA, 7 PM Central), and a late evening class that starts at 10 PM Pacific Time (morning of June 9) for students who are in Europe, the Middle East and Asia. This later session is also open to enrollment for students in the US.
Our first online class will be Character Design I, which I'll be teaching live.
For more info follow this link to the AnimationNation Forums:
http://animationnation.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=1655&sid=6052056b66bdabbbb41bd508498cfa2d
You must contact the school in order to enroll.
Looking forward to great things from the online program and from the great creative community that will emerge.
Charles Zembillas
President & Founder
The Animation Academy
Burbank, CA
USA
818-848-6590
Excellence in Art Education for Animation since 1998
Friday, June 03, 2011
Monday, May 23, 2011
Patrick Morgan at AN Night - May 31 '11
For the past two years, on the last Tuesday of the month, the Academy has sponsored AnimationNation Night. It's a free social and educational event in Burbank open to the public. AN Night is associated with the industry forums at AnimationNation.com.
We've had a great deal of success with AN Night, and we always get a big crowd of great people. Sometimes we host special guests, sometimes we coordinate screenings, sometimes we simply get together and draw. In the past we've had legendary personalities such as Don Bluth, Paul Felix, Don Hahn, Peter Chung, Dean Yeagle, Jose Lopez, Max Howard and many more illuminaries from the animation world.
This month, we'll be hosting Academy alumni Patrick Morgan, an outstanding character designer who's currently working at Nickelodeon on "Fanboy and Chum Chum".
For more information, please follow this link to the AnimationNation Forums:
We've had a great deal of success with AN Night, and we always get a big crowd of great people. Sometimes we host special guests, sometimes we coordinate screenings, sometimes we simply get together and draw. In the past we've had legendary personalities such as Don Bluth, Paul Felix, Don Hahn, Peter Chung, Dean Yeagle, Jose Lopez, Max Howard and many more illuminaries from the animation world.
This month, we'll be hosting Academy alumni Patrick Morgan, an outstanding character designer who's currently working at Nickelodeon on "Fanboy and Chum Chum".
For more information, please follow this link to the AnimationNation Forums:
Friday, April 08, 2011
Online Program Update
We reached another milestone with the Academy's online software and successfully tested it for the first time from our offices last night.
The live video and audio stream was solid and flawless in its initial broadcast from our studio location. Everything is working great and we're at the point of actually conducting live online sessions of the foundation class for our program, Character Design I.
Our developers are going to add a few more controls for the instructors and some additional features to enhance the class experience, but as it stands, we're ready to rock and roll.
This is going to be a great new assett for the Academy!
I'll be lead instructor for flagship class of Character Design I Online. We're looking to get the course started by next month in May for students looking to enroll in the Academy's Online Program. If you're an artist who's ready to make a big leap forward with your skills, especially as they apply to the subject of character design, get in touch with us and we'll engage in the process of bringing you on board.
Charles Zembillas
The Animation Academy
Burbank, CA
USA
818-848-6590
http://theanimationacademy.com/
The live video and audio stream was solid and flawless in its initial broadcast from our studio location. Everything is working great and we're at the point of actually conducting live online sessions of the foundation class for our program, Character Design I.
Our developers are going to add a few more controls for the instructors and some additional features to enhance the class experience, but as it stands, we're ready to rock and roll.
This is going to be a great new assett for the Academy!
I'll be lead instructor for flagship class of Character Design I Online. We're looking to get the course started by next month in May for students looking to enroll in the Academy's Online Program. If you're an artist who's ready to make a big leap forward with your skills, especially as they apply to the subject of character design, get in touch with us and we'll engage in the process of bringing you on board.
Charles Zembillas
The Animation Academy
Burbank, CA
USA
818-848-6590
http://theanimationacademy.com/
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Richard Gaines turns it on
Recently relocating to Burbank from his home in Florida to further pursue a career in animation, Richard Gaines enrolled at the Academy and has gotten off to a good start.
He's a strong talent who's disciplining his approach to character design and basic drawing. Richard was quick to grasp upon the fundamental principles we impress, and as such was able to complete his first five pose character rotation in grand style.
Click on the image for a better view.
Expect to see exciting things from this arist in days ahead.
He's a strong talent who's disciplining his approach to character design and basic drawing. Richard was quick to grasp upon the fundamental principles we impress, and as such was able to complete his first five pose character rotation in grand style.
Click on the image for a better view.
Expect to see exciting things from this arist in days ahead.
Friday, March 18, 2011
Online System Test Successful
Yesterday evening, March 17, 2011, we initiated the first session of Beta Class One to test the capabilities of the online learning management system we've been developing at the Academy.
I'm happy to report that it was a very successful trial run. We pushed the software to its limits and everything functioned extremely well.
The class we're running with is Intro to Digital Painting with our Photoshop instructor Glen Moyes. Glen and his team are the ones who are developing the system. The class consists of several of our instructors and a few of our advanced students. We're currently training our instructors on the system through the first Beta Class.
We're all very excited about what this means for the future of our program. The learning management system we're developing has features that will enable us to interact with our online students in unique and effective ways. I don't think there's anything else quite like it.
We're getting closer to our goal of offering a comprehensive online educational experience for prospective Academy students. I'm confident that we'll soon be at the point where we can bring in those students and establish an online community for the Academy through the classes we'll be fielding.
No matter where you are, if you're interested in The Animation Academy, you'll soon have the opportunity to be a part of it all.
Charles Zembillas
The Animation Academy
Burbank, CA
USA
I'm happy to report that it was a very successful trial run. We pushed the software to its limits and everything functioned extremely well.
The class we're running with is Intro to Digital Painting with our Photoshop instructor Glen Moyes. Glen and his team are the ones who are developing the system. The class consists of several of our instructors and a few of our advanced students. We're currently training our instructors on the system through the first Beta Class.
We're all very excited about what this means for the future of our program. The learning management system we're developing has features that will enable us to interact with our online students in unique and effective ways. I don't think there's anything else quite like it.
We're getting closer to our goal of offering a comprehensive online educational experience for prospective Academy students. I'm confident that we'll soon be at the point where we can bring in those students and establish an online community for the Academy through the classes we'll be fielding.
No matter where you are, if you're interested in The Animation Academy, you'll soon have the opportunity to be a part of it all.
Charles Zembillas
The Animation Academy
Burbank, CA
USA
Friday, March 04, 2011
Andre Medina at Disney Features
Happy to report that former Academy student Andre Medina has been accepted in a six month training program at Disney Feature Animation in Burbank. He was previously at Disney Features in an internship capacity. Now he's being invited to officially train with the studio.
Andre was a student of ours in Character Design and Visual Development. An exceptional student and outstanding artist, he followed his studies at Cal Arts.
Andre is on our roster of instructors for our upcoming Online Program.
To experience his work, please follow the link below:
http://andremedina.blogspot.com/
Congratulations, Andre! We're very excited for you. Looking forward to great things.
Andre was a student of ours in Character Design and Visual Development. An exceptional student and outstanding artist, he followed his studies at Cal Arts.
Andre is on our roster of instructors for our upcoming Online Program.
To experience his work, please follow the link below:
http://andremedina.blogspot.com/
Congratulations, Andre! We're very excited for you. Looking forward to great things.
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Academy promo with Chance Raspberry
While experimenting with video in preparation for the Academy's upcoming online educational presence, Chance Raspberry stopped by. Perfect opportunity for some fun with a screen test.
The man's a natural. In one 20 second improvised take he nailed it.
Even though it was intended to be a test I thought it good enough to upload and share his performance and a smile with everyone.
Thank you Chance!
And yes, that custom tailored jacket is indeed from Memphis, Tennessee. The man has style and grace as well as awesome talent.
The man's a natural. In one 20 second improvised take he nailed it.
Even though it was intended to be a test I thought it good enough to upload and share his performance and a smile with everyone.
Thank you Chance!
And yes, that custom tailored jacket is indeed from Memphis, Tennessee. The man has style and grace as well as awesome talent.
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Gary Trousdale at the Academy
This is how we celebrated the 13th anniversary of The Animation Academy.
On January 18, 2011, we had the great honor of hosting Gary Trousdale, the co-director of Disney's "Beauty and the Beast", "Hunchback of Notre Dame" and "Atlantis".
He is currently at DreamWorks, where he is developing new projects.
On January 18, 2011, we had the great honor of hosting Gary Trousdale, the co-director of Disney's "Beauty and the Beast", "Hunchback of Notre Dame" and "Atlantis".
He is currently at DreamWorks, where he is developing new projects.
I've uploaded photos from the evening on the AnimationNation Forums. You're welcome to click on the link below and learn more about this very special and historic event we had the pelasure of sponsoring last week in Burbank.
http://www.animationnation.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=1058
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
The Academy is 13 years old
Hi everybody.
We had a great celebration last night to honor the 13th anniversary of the founding of the school.
Actually, the school was founded in December, 1997 but we had our first class on January 19, 1998. Started with 20 students in the back of the Coral Cafe in Burbank and we've been going strong and steady ever since.
I'll return soon with photos from the special celebration.
Meanwhile, a huge thanks going out to all of our students both past and present, our instructors both past and present, our associates, friends, colleagues and supporters of the school, for the great legacy that's developed over all these years.
Let's keep it up and let's Keep Creating! Many more good things to look forward to.
Charles Zembillas
President and Founder
The Animation Academy
Burbank, CA
USA
We had a great celebration last night to honor the 13th anniversary of the founding of the school.
Actually, the school was founded in December, 1997 but we had our first class on January 19, 1998. Started with 20 students in the back of the Coral Cafe in Burbank and we've been going strong and steady ever since.
I'll return soon with photos from the special celebration.
Meanwhile, a huge thanks going out to all of our students both past and present, our instructors both past and present, our associates, friends, colleagues and supporters of the school, for the great legacy that's developed over all these years.
Let's keep it up and let's Keep Creating! Many more good things to look forward to.
Charles Zembillas
President and Founder
The Animation Academy
Burbank, CA
USA
Wednesday, January 05, 2011
Another National Scholarship Winner
In 2007, the year of the very first Warner Bros Hanna Barbera Scholarship it was Kris Anka.
In 2008, the year of the second Hanna Barbera Scholarship, it was Nelson Boles.
In 2010 / 2011, it's Margot Akopov, the winner of the Hank Aaron Chasing The Dream Scholarship!
This is a national scholarship awarded by Major League Baseball.
I first met Margo in 2009 at the Burbank Boys and Girls Club. She was a winner for a contest that Cartoon Network sponsored. Through the Club, she applied for this scholarship so she could study at the Academy.
I found out on Monday that she won!
She'll be attending classes at the Academy for a year.
We have another emerging superstar in Margot, and another Grand Slam.
Congratulations Margot, and thank you Major League Baseball and The Boys and Girls Club for your support of kids and the pursuit of their dreams.
Keep Creating!
In 2008, the year of the second Hanna Barbera Scholarship, it was Nelson Boles.
In 2010 / 2011, it's Margot Akopov, the winner of the Hank Aaron Chasing The Dream Scholarship!
This is a national scholarship awarded by Major League Baseball.
I first met Margo in 2009 at the Burbank Boys and Girls Club. She was a winner for a contest that Cartoon Network sponsored. Through the Club, she applied for this scholarship so she could study at the Academy.
I found out on Monday that she won!
She'll be attending classes at the Academy for a year.
We have another emerging superstar in Margot, and another Grand Slam.
Congratulations Margot, and thank you Major League Baseball and The Boys and Girls Club for your support of kids and the pursuit of their dreams.
Keep Creating!
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