Animation & Story Masterclass in San Jose

The weekend of November 4 I'll be joining a bunch of my talented peers to teach about story and animation at San Jose State.  Plenty of tickets still available!

I love this

The Story of Martin Luther from Tumblehead on Vimeo.

So appealing and fun to watch!  Oh yeah, educational too.

Upcoming animation events

Hi All, I will be speaking at a couple of Bay Area events in the next few weeks. 

First off, the Animation Collaborative's Bay Area Creative Connection (BACC), hosted at the fabulous Disney Family Museum in San Francisco.  The event is this Saturday, March 11, and is open to the public.  There will be many talented animators there giving lectures and workshops, and reviewing demo reels.  I'll be giving a talk on "Sincerity - the importance of truthful acting in animation"

The following weekend (March 18 & 19) I will be at the AOD Animation Festival in Santa Clara.  I'll be giving the same "Sincerity" talk from BACC on Saturday, and I'll be in a Q&A on Sunday.

Hope to see you there!

Scott Eaton's "Bodies In Motion" web site

This Monday the 16th will see the unveiling of the new Bodies In Motion, a web site providing human anatomy reference for artists, animators, and modelers.  The content has been created and curated by Scott Eaton, renowned artist and teacher of anatomy.  I've had the pleasure of beta-testing the site for a month or two now, and I can tell you that it's fun to explore and contains a wealth of reference material.  Check it out!

On a side note, I haven't been posting much to this blog, but I have been focusing more on my 2d artwork, and I'm posting to Instagram pretty regularly.  If you're interested, you can find me at @victornavone

Spots still open for Animation Collaborative Winter 2017 classes

The next session of Animation Collaborative starts in 3 weeks, and there are still some spots available in my Advanced Animation course.

There is also a new Animation Mini Film course, taught by my buddy Matt Majers, that has plenty of open spots.  It should be a fun curriculum, and will make a great addition to your reel!

You can register for classes here.

Happy New Year!

CTN Expo

Hello Readers, if you still exist!   I'll be in Burbank for the annual CTN Animation Expo this weekend.  I will be spending some time at the Pixar recruiting booth, and I plan to pop in on Michal Makarewicz's "What are you afraid of?" workshop on Friday night.  Hope to see you there!

Animation Collaborative Fall Session

There are still open spots for classes in the Fall session at The Animation Collaborative!  I'll be teaching Advanced Animation Critique, and there are other classes at all levels.  Sign up while you can!


Register here

Class overviews here

Hope you had a rad summer!
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Interview with me on Animated Views

Here is a new interview I gave about my experiences on "Inside Out" by Jeremie Noyer, proprietor of the web site Animated Views

CTN Time!

Hi All,
As usual I'll be attending the annual CTN Expo in Burbank next weekend, and this time I'll have the honor of representing Pixar.  I'll be giving a talk about our animation of "Inside Out" on Saturday morning, and I'll probably pop up at the Pixar recruiting booth and other places.  I'm looking forward to meeting up with old friends and students, and scoring some great art and books in the exhibit hall.  Hope to see you there!

Inside Out Animator Round Table!

Inside Out Animator Round Table!

Check out this interview with a bunch of the animators responsible for Inside Out, courtesy of SplineDoctors.com!

La Noria

 

Pitch in to help fund this animated short film by Carlos Baena, former Pixar Animator, founder of AnimationMentor.com, and all-around great hombre!

Animators Spotlight Series on The Pixar Podcast

The Pixar Podcast has released episode 122, which features some of the animation leadership behind "Inside Out".  Includes interviews with Directing Animator Jaime Roe, Animation Sketch Artist Tony Fucile, Supervising Animation Shawn Krause, and Supervising Animator Myself!

Seattle Masterclass - Story and Animation

If you happen to be in Seattle next weekend, check out this event I will be speaking at on behalf of VanArts.  Andrew Gordon and Rej Bourdages will be doing animation and story masterclasses (respectively) and I'll be doing a making-of lecture about Inside Out.  Should be a fun time!

Free demo reel and portfolio review event at The Animation Collaborative

Hi All,
I'll be reviewing demo reels along with fellow animators and artists from Pixar and ILM on Friday, August 28 at The Animation Collaborative.  More details here.

Cosmos Laundromat - First Cycle

San Francisco ACM SIGGRAPH Event: Looking "Inside Out"

I'll be giving a talk about some of our animation challenges and techniques at this event next week, held at Industrial Light & Magic in San Francisco's beautiful Presidio.  I'll be joined by some of my coworkers discussing areas of rigging, lighting, shading, layout, and more.  Register now here!

Animation Collaborative Summer Term

Hi All,
I'll be teaching the Advanced Animation Critique class at The Animation Collaborative from July 29 - September 16.  I think there are still a couple of spots available if anyone is interested.  Come get your acting on!

"The Good Dinosaur" teaser

Hard to believe we've got 2 movies coming out this year!  Here's what we're crunching on now.

Inside Out is blowing up the Cannes Film Festival

So proud!

Bay Area Animation Event

The Animation Collaborative will be offering a series of panel discussions, portfolio reviews, and a chance to meet up with local artists and professionals in animation. Get a first-hand look into the work Pixar, ILM, and DreamWorks artists as they discuss their journey into becoming the inspiring artists they are today. Bring your sketchbooks and prepare for a showcase of the animation industries’ current innovative and creative work, all in the place that celebrates where it all began. Please note that this event is limited to 120 participants, and that workshops are first come, first served with an additional registration process to follow. Early bird tickets are now on sale through March 4, regular sale begins on March 5.  I'll be there reviewing reels!

More info and tickets here.