CCA's Animation Program, launched in 2007, has already gained a stellar reputation for sending its students off excellently prepared for professional life. The chair of the department is Andrew Lyndon, whose job as a digital imaging and video instructor at Pixar Animation Studios has helped create invaluable connections with that company.
Read the restPosted on Friday, January 1, 2010 by Andrew Lyndon
Are you thinking of a career in animation? It’s an excellent idea, for a number of reasons. It is amazing to work at Pixar, Dreamworks, or Blue Sky -- all right here in the Bay Area. It is great to be part of a team making a film full of imagination and color and characters -- like WALL-E or Shrek or The Twilight Saga.
Jobs in the Field
The good news is that there are a lot of jobs out there. Animation is a growing field, and it needs skilled artists and filmmakers.
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Kelly McLachlan is a senior in CCA's Animation Program.
While earning her bachelor of fine arts, Kelly has also been excelling professionally and personally, landing an impressive semester-long internship at DreamWorks Animation SKG, the celebrated Bay Area computer-generated animation company. DreamWorks created Shrek and Shrek 2, Monsters vs. Aliens, Kung Fu Panda, Flushed Away, Sinbad, Medagascar and Antz, among others.
Read the restPosted on Monday, May 4, 2009 by Jim Norrena
UPDATE (June 17, 2010): Daniel Gonzales is now a full-time professional animator at Pixar Animation Studios.
Read the restPosted on Friday, March 13, 2009 by Kim Lessard
CCA students Camille Hoffman (Community Arts) and Vanessa Ayala (Animation) received an enthusiastic reception from City of Oakland residents and business owners, as well as officials from PG&E (Pacific Gas and Electric Company), for four new murals that have brightened the staid facade of the substation in the Temescal and Telegraph Avenue Business District.
Read the restPosted on Tuesday, October 28, 2008 by Jim Norrena
The winning short films in CCA's R.A.W. (real artists at work) Video student competition are now available to view and share with family and friends (well, maybe just your friends).
Congratulations go out to five inspired CCA student filmmakers who won the first CCA-juried student video competition. Each artist receives $500. The challenge? Create a short interpretive film that captures the CCA experience from the student's perspective.
Read the restPosted on Tuesday, June 17, 2008 by Jim Norrena
While much of the stargazing that took place at the 61st annual Cannes Film Festival (May 14–25) focused on established industry moguls—movie stars, directors, and producers—it was also an international arena wherein several CCA students, in collaboration with San Jose–based nonprofit Reel Ideas Studios, not only were selected to participate in the prestigious Cannes Student Filmmaking Program but also received highest honors for their contributions.
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