Animation & Visual Effects

Faculty announced this year’s winners during a superhero-themed livestream where StudioX collaborated on the special effects that brought the show to life

School of Animation & Visual Effects’ Aaron Guadamuz and artist Eric White discuss curating exhibitions featuring the work of the late artist and animator Bruce Bickford

Tony Kim’s 3-D animated “Attack” monster impressed the judges

StudioX students helped create key visual effects for the winning short film

Now a 3-D animator and visualization artist for OPSIS, Romualdo Amaral has worked on productions including “Stranger Things” and “Chip n’ Dale Rescue Rangers”

Yuxin Feng has found her creative niche as a story artist at Skydance Animation

Nirav Bhakta’s socially impactful films garner awards, but the alumnus remains focused on sharing important stories of underrepresented communities

Nghi Duong’s experience playing the life simulation video game as a child, combined with her Academy education, prepared her for a dream opportunity as a performance animator

Han Cao shares how his Academy education and participation in Career Day helped him find his niche in the industry

Maggie Alikpala-Wilson, School of Animation & Visual Effects alumna, lands first TV credit on Apple TV+’s “Wolfboy and the Everything Factory”