Animsquad Master Class Disney S Zach Parrish Brent Homman Top: [2021]

is an 11-year veteran of Walt Disney Animation Studios, where he rose through the ranks to serve as the Head of Animation on the Oscar-winning Big Hero 6 . His filmography is a highlight reel of modern Disney magic, with credits including Tangled , Zootopia , Moana , Raya and the Last Dragon , and Frozen II . He has also directed two acclaimed short films, Puddles and the musical Us Again . He's known for being an exceptionally fast and skilled animator, with an amazing ability to clearly explain every step of his process. After his Disney tenure, he became an Animation Director at Netflix for the epic The Sea Beast .

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The stands as a top-tier educational resource for character animators looking to elevate their workflow from standard industry execution to elite feature-film quality . Spanning over 17 hours of high-definition desktop and Maya footage, this masterclass peels back the curtain on modern Disney-level production techniques. It provides a comprehensive roadmap for mastering both hyper-expressive cartoony action and nuanced, emotionally subtle close-ups. is an 11-year veteran of Walt Disney Animation

: Learning how to favor poses, flatten curves sharply for rapid movements, and introduce texture into slow-moving actions.

: How to capture video reference without over-acting.

: A start-to-finish demo of animating a character shot. He's known for being an exceptionally fast and

Before diving into complex emotional acting, students must master advanced physics. The course pushes animators to think about how a character's internal thoughts dictate their physical movement.

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: Rather than showing a clean, pre-made timeline, the instructors encounter real pipeline bugs, bad deformation loops, and design issues in real time. Watching them troubleshoot their mistakes teaches students how to solve practical production problems under tight deadlines. And if not, just remember: The stands as

: Applying structural deformation to 3D meshes safely without losing volume, keeping the character structurally believable yet wildly elastic. 4. Overlap and Secondary Motion

: Pushing 3D rigs to their limits to create clear, dynamic, and readable silhouettes.