The School of
Animation & Visual Effects
About School of Animation & Visual Effects
“One of the top Animation & VFX schools in the nation.” —Hollywood Reporter
Aspiring visual effects artists, 3D animators, and storyboard artists come to the Academy’s animation school to get hands-on experience from industry professionals in the heart of the animation world.
We are the only Animation & VFX school in the United States that teaches in a studio production environment—Studio X. Students master marketable skills, ranging from creative concept art to highly technical work like particle animation, to prepare for their future animation careers.
Angela Clark
Ariel Chen Yu Hsiung
Arina Agafonova
Ava Martel
Bao Thien "Ryan" Tran
Charlynn Rosario
ChienFu Kuo
Christian Larrain
Chunwei Pan
David Chang
Dayna Wi
Erica Eng
Hannah Rodgers
Hao Cheng Hsu
Hyejoon Hwang
Isaiah Hoeninghaus
Jeongmin Koo
Jessie Borgman
Jihyun Kim
Josiah Sweeney
Juye Han
Kalpak Deshmukh
Ling Han
Lizbeth Marroquin
Lucy Negrete
Luiza Travitzki
Mark Ballard
Matt Hortsman
Minjung Kim
Paul Rodriguez
Seongwon Hwang
Simran Pattar
Su Bin Chae
Tony Kim
Wilma Miranda
Yolit Rios
Yoonseo Choi
Yuan Deng
Yufei Meng
Yuki Hosada
Zhengjie Lai
Companies That Have Hired Our Graduates
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For more information on these skilled artists and designers, call 415-618-8899, or email us