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.
Alejandra Hernandez
Alex Shaw
Amy Lovejoy
Annie Lee
Ashley Sanford
Atila Salviano
Bonnie Consiglio
Bonnie L. Franklin
Brian Gabel
Charles Berry
Chih Chieh "Jeremy" Chen
Claire Pettebone
Cynthia Gall
Daniel Valera
David Hornstein
Dhaval Parmar
Emily Gidley
Euihoon Jung
Halimat Usman
Harry Hsu
I Chen Liu
Ian Lo
Iris Fang
Jack (Chen Chieh) Lien
Janeé Roberts
Jong Seok
Junxi Geng
Justin Terry
Kai San Oh
Karen Frazier
Kat Bausch
Kevin Brennan
Kristina Vasquez
Krysten Bevilaqua
Lanaii Canada
Lawrence Zi-Rong Lin
Melissa Spearman
Melvin Uytingco
Micaela Smith
Michael Bodily
Min Kang
Nan Xie
Nguyet Nghi Duong
Pranav Juvekar
Raafat Alferhadi
Rafael Duffie
Robert Morgan
Ryan Arnanjaya
Ryan Hidalgo
Samuel Lee
Sasha Edwards
Sherwyn Wong
Shravya Shetty
Siyu Chen
Thorarinn Odinsson
Timothy "Max" Fong
Wilma Miranda
Yichieh Chao
Yue Yu
Yuxin Feng
Collaborative Projects
Interdepartmental and Group Works
Companies That Have Hired Our Graduates
Contact Us
For more information on these skilled artists and designers, call 415-618-8899, or email us