Meet Your Teachers
Alan Chuck | Artist Manager
Teaching Courses: Professional Career Development
Delivery: Live Online, VANAS+
Studio(s): Sony, Method Studios
Credits: The Maze Runner, Vantage Point, Twilight
Blaine Toderian | Senior Animator
Teaching Courses: 3D Computer Animation
Delivery: VANAS+
Studio(s): ILM, MPC
Credits: The Revenant, Superman, Godzilla, Life of Pi
Calvin Leduc | Head of Faculty
Teaching Courses: 3D Computer Animation, Animated Short Films
Delivery: Live Online, VANAS+
Studio(s): Walt Disney Animation, Sony
Credits: Roger Rabbit, Emperor's New Groove
Carlos Cara | Senior Concept Artist
Teaching Courses: Concept Art
Delivery: Live Online
Studio(s): Freelance
Credits: Burning Rome, Hazewalker, Rise of Aester
Chris Woods | Animation Director
Teaching Courses: 3D Computer Animation
Delivery: VANAS+
Studio(s): Bardel
Credits: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Planet Sheen, Unicorn Academy
Christophe Vacher | Art Director
Teaching Courses: Concept Art
Delivery: VANAS+
Studio(s): Disney, DreamWorks
Credits: Transformers Prime, Despicable Me, Enchanted
Damian Ciancio | Animation Director
Teaching Courses: 2D Computer Animation, Animated Short Films, Digital Entertainment Technology Foundations, Digital Entertainment Art Foundations
Delivery: Live Online, VANAS+
Studio(s): Netflix, DreamWorks
Credits: Captain Underpants, Epic Mickey Game
David Sloan | Senior Concept Artist
Teaching Courses: Concept Art
Delivery: VANAS+
Studio(s): Synthesis, CykoSoft, ByteDance
Credits: Aryus, Earth Revival, Marvel: Realm of Champions
Emerald Juane | 2D Animator
Teaching Courses: 2D Computer Animation
Delivery: Live Online
Studio(s): Warner Brothers, Disney Animation, Sesame Street
Credits: Star Trek, Tom and Jerry, Harper House
Garman Herigstad | VFX Supervisor
Teaching Courses: Effects Animation, Digital Entertainment Technology Foundations, Digital Entertainment Art Foundations
Delivery: Live Online, VANAS+
Studio(s): MPC, Skydance
Credits: Ghosted, X-Men, Black Adam, Ender's Game
Graham Tallman | Writer, Director
Teaching Courses: Writing for Animation
Delivery: Live Online
Studio(s): Amazon Studios, Disney, Paramount, Universal, Sony Imageworks
Credits: Robot Man, Space Invaders, Last Resort
Hans Heymans | Rigging Supervisor
Teaching Courses: 3D Computer Animation
Delivery: VANAS+
Studio(s): Scanline VFX, DD, Image Engine
Credits: X-Men, Transformers, Batman vs. Superman
Hermann Troeger | Sr. Product Artist
Teaching Courses: Introduction to Digital Arts, Animated Short Films, Virtual Reality Design
Delivery: Live Online, VANAS+
Studio(s): Troeger Media
Credits: Vynt, Hamfelder, Beconic
Homeros Gilani | Art Director
Teaching Courses: Concept Art
Delivery: VANAS+
Studio(s): Mainframe
Credits: Team Zenko, Kong, Enchantimals
Jordan Oliver | Esports Director
Teaching Courses: Esports Management
Delivery: Live Online
Studio(s): Hawaii Pacific University
Credits: Hawaii Esports Arena
Joshua Young | Actor
Teaching Courses: 2D Computer Animation, 3D Computer Animation
Delivery: VANAS+
Studio(s): Actors Guild
Credits: Bossy Bear, To Make Matters Worse
Kajal Patil | Production Manager
Teaching Courses: Production Management
Delivery: Live Online
Studio(s): Bardel, Icon, Keyframe
Credits: Sausage Party: Foodtopia, Alice's Wonderlan Bakery, Happy House Frightenstein
Kam Chian | 3D Animator
Teaching Courses: 3D Computer Animation
Delivery: Live Online
Studio(s): Digital Domain, MPC, DNEG
Credits: Black Panther, Guardians of the Galaxy, Thor
Kyeyong Peck | Lead Digital Artist
Teaching Courses: 3D modeling
Delivery: Live Online
Studio(s): Method Studios, Framestore, Digital Domain
Credits: Star Trek, Tom & Jerry, Harper House
Marcos Gonzalez | Lead Technical Artist
Teaching Courses: 2D Computer Animation, 3D Computer Animation
Delivery: VANAS+
Studio(s): Warcraft, Final Destination 5
Credits: Bron, Moonlight, The 3rd Floor
Marcus Ng | 3D Modeling Lead
Teaching Courses: 3D modeling
Delivery: Live Online
Studio(s): Sony, Netflix, Boat Rocker
Credits: Spider-Verse, The Mitchells vs The Machines, Sea Beast
Matt Ferguson | Series Director
Teaching Courses: Writing for Animation
Delivery: VANAS+
Studio(s): Wildbrain, Nelvana
Credits: Dorg Van Dango, Grossology, Scaredy Squirrel
Neha Parischa | Production Manager
Teaching Courses: Production Management
Delivery: Live Online
Studio(s): Nelvana, Jellyfish Pictures, Twisted Mountain
Credits: Road of Vengeance, Dog & Pony Show, Daniel Spellbound
Paul Johnson | Animation Director
Teaching Courses: 2D Computer Animation, 3D Computer Animation
Delivery: VANAS+
Studio(s): Waterproof, Bardel, Mainframe
Credits: Run, Hotel Transilvania, Mega Man
Philip Alexy | 3D Animator
Teaching Courses: 3D Computer Animation
Delivery: VANAS+
Studio(s): ILM, Scanline VFX, Mavericks VFX
Credits: Star Wars, Flubber, The Expanse
Rahul Venugopal | Senior. Matte Painter
Teaching Courses: Digital Matte Painting
Delivery: Live Online
Studio(s): MPC, Framestore, Mr. X
Credits: No Time to Die, Ad Astra, Interstellar
Sasha Iliach | Senior Animator
Teaching Courses: 2D Computer Animation, Animated Short Films
Delivery: Live Online
Studio(s): Canal+ Espana, Antena 3 Films
Credits: Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Torrente
Sangho Lee | Senior Animator
Teaching Courses: 3D Computer Animation
Delivery: VANAS+
Studio(s): Eidos Montreal, Capcom, Skybox Labs
Credits: Marvel, Tom Raider, Dead Rising
Tony Wu | Lead Game Designer
Teaching Courses: Video Game Design
Delivery: Live Online
Studio(s): Button Check, Ready at Dawn
Credits: Echo VR, Deformers, Diablo 3