Animation
![](https://ccad-website.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/Program-Page-Photo-Assets/Animation/Animation-Banner.jpg?w=1440&h=810&q=90&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1706219252&s=813136ad5bc0b1ceda2af23d63741678)
Start a movement with motion.
Life is full of movement, and you’ll learn how to capture it in CCAD’s Animation program. Here, you’ll learn the latest in animation tools and techniques, including 2D, 3D and experimental forms (think claymation, stop-motion, or other forms of animation made with unexpected materials). That’s not all: You’ll also learn about creating motion graphics, digital modeling, and virtual reality. And you’ll make work using professional-grade tools and facilities, all with the support of our expert faculty.
You’ll also sharpen your creative skills through other activities, like CCAD Sketch, a one-of-a-kind program where we bring in animals for live-sketch sessions (like this one). The Animation Student Collective is where you’ll meet new friends and take your creativity to new places. And you won’t want to miss out on fun creative competitions like the worldwide 24-Hours Animation Contest for Students.
Animation student work
![](https://ccad-website.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/art/Animation/ANIM-Joel-Simon-ANIM3323.png?w=740&q=90&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1711035888&s=9cb55bdba8010395accac36571fca907)
3D Lighting
Joel Simon
![](https://ccad-website.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/art/Animation/ANIM-Anastasia-Smith_HoudiniFinal_Particles-ANIM3313.jpg?w=740&q=90&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1711035794&s=8d641bd57a4e25a7b3720b3be047ec5e)
Particles
Anastasia Smith
![](https://ccad-website.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/art/Animation/ANIM-Jay_Dickson_ExperimentalFinal_ANIM2101.jpg?w=740&q=90&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1711035446&s=1901af2da65f30dc40c2a3fac29f2831)
Experimental Animation
Jay Dickson
![](https://ccad-website.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/art/Animation/ANIM_GiaKornfeld_Sign_Here.jpg?w=740&q=90&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1711035011&s=b2bf820191653aef6a7130f83fd946c4)
Sign Here
Gia Kornfeld
![](https://ccad-website.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/art/Animation/ANIM-Eleanor-Hauck_HotPaw-suit.jpg?w=740&q=90&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1711034564&s=5459e375f5f0992fd5b336d4c6cc344f)
HotPaw-suit
Eleanor Hauck
![](https://ccad-website.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/art/Animation/ANIM-Landon-Shell.jpg?w=740&q=90&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1711033837&s=aee146a618b2f007ca0358e3c85b059e)
3D Lighting
Landon Shell
![](https://ccad-website.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/art/Animation/ANIM_Mollie_Malizia_Color_Script.jpg?w=740&q=90&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1711033524&s=43a42a9f58ec11b2b31524a05d5d2988)
Color Script
Mollie Malizia
![](https://ccad-website.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/art/Animation/Animation-Liv-Jones.jpg?w=740&q=90&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1707852030&s=bacc0356d073e2d4553a8e5a167d92cb)
Abstract
Liv Jones
![](https://ccad-website.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/art/Animation/ANIM-When-We-Are-Home-Again.jpg?w=740&q=90&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1707851629&s=dfa03a1757f2a5dc0a62e2b8d38245d7)
When We Are Home Again
Sophia Reza
![](https://ccad-website.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/art/Animation/ANIM-Fishy-Fishay1.jpg?w=740&q=90&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1708044747&s=fdf90da7857d5169ecc08dad6a9f45c8)
Fishy Fishay
Riley Ellis
3D Lighting
Joel Simon
2025
Maya, Unreal
![ANIM Joel Simon ANIM3323](https://ccad-website.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/art/Animation/ANIM-Joel-Simon-ANIM3323.png?w=740&q=90&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1711035888&s=9cb55bdba8010395accac36571fca907)
Particles
Anastasia Smith
2024
Houdini
![ANIM Anastasia Smith Houdini Final Particles ANIM3313](https://ccad-website.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/art/Animation/ANIM-Anastasia-Smith_HoudiniFinal_Particles-ANIM3313.jpg?w=740&q=90&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1711035794&s=8d641bd57a4e25a7b3720b3be047ec5e)
Experimental Animation
Jay Dickson
2023
Various Media, DragonFrame (Digital)
![ANIM Jay Dickson Experimental Final ANIM2101](https://ccad-website.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/art/Animation/ANIM-Jay_Dickson_ExperimentalFinal_ANIM2101.jpg?w=740&q=90&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1711035446&s=1901af2da65f30dc40c2a3fac29f2831)
Sign Here
Gia Kornfeld
2025
Digital
![ANIM Gia Kornfeld Sign Here](https://ccad-website.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/art/Animation/ANIM_GiaKornfeld_Sign_Here.jpg?w=740&q=90&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1711035011&s=b2bf820191653aef6a7130f83fd946c4)
HotPaw-suit
Eleanor Hauck
2025
Digital
![ANIM Eleanor Hauck Hot Paw suit](https://ccad-website.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/art/Animation/ANIM-Eleanor-Hauck_HotPaw-suit.jpg?w=740&q=90&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1711034564&s=5459e375f5f0992fd5b336d4c6cc344f)
3D Lighting
Landon Shell
2025
Maya, Unreal
![ANIM Landon Shell](https://ccad-website.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/art/Animation/ANIM-Landon-Shell.jpg?w=740&q=90&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1711033837&s=aee146a618b2f007ca0358e3c85b059e)
Color Script
Mollie Malizia
2024
Digital
![ANIM Mollie Malizia Color Script](https://ccad-website.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/art/Animation/ANIM_Mollie_Malizia_Color_Script.jpg?w=740&q=90&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1711033524&s=43a42a9f58ec11b2b31524a05d5d2988)
Abstract
Liv Jones
2023
Motion Graphics
![Animation Liv Jones](https://ccad-website.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/art/Animation/Animation-Liv-Jones.jpg?w=740&q=90&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1707852030&s=bacc0356d073e2d4553a8e5a167d92cb)
When We Are Home Again
Sophia Reza
2023
Animation
![ANIM When We Are Home Again](https://ccad-website.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/art/Animation/ANIM-When-We-Are-Home-Again.jpg?w=740&q=90&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1707851629&s=dfa03a1757f2a5dc0a62e2b8d38245d7)
Fishy Fishay
Riley Ellis
2025
Animation
![ANIM Fishy Fishay1](https://ccad-website.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/art/Animation/ANIM-Fishy-Fishay1.jpg?w=740&q=90&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1708044747&s=fdf90da7857d5169ecc08dad6a9f45c8)
Recent employers
- Aardman Animations
- Aha Media
- Amazon Studios
- AXIS Studios
- Bartha
- Buck
- Cartuna
- Epipheo
- Final Pixel
- Framestore
- Hornet
- Illumination Entertainment
- Netflix
- Nickelodeon
- PIXEL Park
- Respawn Entertainment
- Riot Games
- The Shipyard
- Titmouse
- ZeniMax Media
Spaces to Make
Our campus has the tools and the spaces to help you make your vision real.
![New Animation Center](https://ccad-website.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/Program-Page-Photo-Assets/Animation/Spaces-to-Make/New_Animation_Center.jpg?w=1440&q=90&auto=format&fit=clip&dm=1706272950&s=6957515326d1f343603fe0d71a76755e)
The Animation Student Collective meets regularly on the first floor of Design Studios on Broad (or DSB as we call it)
![Animation Lab](https://ccad-website.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/Program-Page-Photo-Assets/Animation/Spaces-to-Make/Animation_Lab.jpg?w=1440&q=90&auto=format&fit=clip&dm=1706272935&s=cde111a56b0b7adab00b9630f0b9ffb3)
You’ll find PC labs loaded with industry-standard software and 24-inch Cintiq tablets so you can express yourself in 2D and 3D animation environments.
![Animation Lab](https://ccad-website.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/Program-Page-Photo-Assets/Animation/Spaces-to-Make/Animation-Lab.jpg?w=1440&q=90&auto=format&fit=clip&dm=1706272942&s=39b70494af65e86b25da486524fdb2e6)
The Cloyd Family Animation Center features a stop-motion lab equipped with DSLRs and Dragonframe, and a virtual reality drawing lab.
Faculty
Meet the people who will help you along your creative and professional journey.
Adjunct Faculty
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Nathan Adams[email protected]
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Nicole Lemon[email protected]
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Jason Mowry[email protected]
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Tyler Newby[email protected]
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Ronald Price[email protected]
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Jamarr Threatt[email protected]
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Allie Vanaman[email protected]
Course Spotlight
Visual Development
Gain a better understanding of visual development for animation through a combination of exercises, workshops, demonstrations, film analysis, and critiques. You’ll learn practical, in-depth approaches to 2D, 3D, and experimental techniques in support of creating production-ready materials that tell your story.
Animation First Year Experience
Academic Year
Freshman Year - Fall
Course Title |
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2D Creative Practice |
Systems of Drawing |
Collaboration |
Mod Contemporary or Historical Art History |
Writing and the Arts |
Freshman Year - Spring
Course Title |
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Intro to Animation |
Drawing for Entertainment Design |
3D Making with Care |
History of Animation |
Liberal Arts Self and Society Course |
Animation Careers
Animation majors often end up with one of the following roles after graduation:
- Architectural visualization producer
- Augmented reality designer
- Character animator for feature films
- Effect house animator
- Game artist
- Live theater effects designer