Build your animation skills at VanArts' Animation Master Class with Andrew Gordon of Pixar on Saturday & Sunday, April 19 & 20, 2008. Join us as we explore the ins and outs of creating high quality feature animation.

Andrew Gordon has been animating characters professionally for over 12 years. He joined Pixar Animation Studios in 1997 where he has been an animator on A Bug's Life, Toy Story 2, Monsters, Inc, Finding Nemo, The Incredibles and most recently, Ratatouille. The characters he has worked on include Mike Wazowski from Monsters, Gill from Finding Nemo and Edna Mode, the costume designer in The Incredibles. His work also included directing several promotional spots for Broadcast, Web and Blueray content. Currently, he is supervising animation for Pixar's new short film to be released with “WALL•E”

This seminar is designed for professional animators as well as students. The skill sets covered are not software specific. All Lectures are presented in an organized method using clips, drawings and informational slides. Topics range from Animation Principles, Design, Acting, Blocking Techniques to Facial Animation and Polish Techniques. Most of the techniques are geared towards 3d character animation for feature animation, but can be applied to game work and 2d animation.