Official page for the Character Animation program in the School of Film/Video at CalArts!
For inquiries about our applying to our program, please contact our Admissions Counselor, Jennifer Ingertila: https://directory.calarts.edu/directory/jennifer-ingertila
04/02/2020
We're sending good thoughts to everyone during these difficult times. Sharing a graphic essay in the Washington Post by BFA3 student Kim McMahon. Please stay safe ❤️ 🤗
Opinion | Cartoon: The upside to all this downtime Social distancing seemed scary at first. But then something started happening.
06/12/2019
Congrats to Hanna Kim (BFA '19, Character Animation), named one of Glamour's 2019 College Women of the Year!
Meet the ‘Glamour’ 2019 College Women of the Year These 10 women aren't asking for anyone's permission to act, or leaving it up to someone else to change things. They're taking charge—and we're so thankful for it.
05/24/2019
Congrats to CalArts Character Animation alum Elizabeth Ito, creator and showrunner of “City of Ghosts,” a new show being made at Netflix!
'Adventure Time' Alum Sets Netflix Animated Series 'City of Ghosts' (Exclusive) The series from Elizabeth Ito, a first-time showrunner, is described as a "hybrid" documentary and animated kids' program.
05/12/2019
Ollie Wollerman's film "Home" is about a house goes on a journey around the earth. See more of Ollie's work: https://www.instagram.com/olloui/
HOME a house goes on a journey around the earth. my BFA2 film at calarts. music is by Kanoa Ichiyanagi, follow her at: https://soundcloud.com/shakeonigiri watch other…
05/12/2019
Linjie Yang's film "When it Rains" is a lovely piece about a cloud that goes on a journey to find its dad. See more of Linjie's work! https://www.instagram.com/rinsyang/
When it Rains Here's my second year film at CalArts! A little cloud boy goes on a journey to find his dad. Music: Shay Capolupo Watch other films made by my classmates:…
05/12/2019
Cain Pickens' first film at CalArts is "Love At First Light," about a hopeless romantic housefly who falls in love with an ultraviolet light. See more of Cain's work! https://www.instagram.com/caintoons/
Love At First Light A housefly falls in love with an ultraviolet light. My first year film at CalArts. Thanks to everyone that supported me in the process!
05/11/2019
Jonathan Chen's film "Sonder" is a meditative snapshot of life on a subway ride. See more of Jonathan's strikingly beautiful work on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wontonchild/
Sonder Jonathan Chen A small snippet of life in a subway ride. Jan Jurchak: Music and Sound Design Watch other films made by my classmates: https://vimeo.com/channels/calartscharanimfilms2019
05/11/2019
Noah Monaghan's "Morning Alarm Cat" hilariously depicts a cat trying to wake up its owner. Noah made 5 films this year -- see them on his Vimeo channel! https://vimeo.com/user57294828
noah monaghan - morning alarm cat This is "noah monaghan - morning alarm cat" by Noah monaghan on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.
05/11/2019
Fernanda Haiabe's film "Room for Two" is a tale of a bird that just wants to relax, but his neighbor puts his patience to the test. See more of Fernanda's work! https://www.instagram.com/haiabe_fernanda/
Room for Two (2019) A cartoon by Fernanda Haiabe My second year film at CalArts. An homage in my style to all the stupid cartoons that I love and grew up with. Music by Sam Friedman Voice…
05/11/2019
Smita Minda's film "We Love Animals" focuses on what it's like living at the zoo, from the perspective of the animals that inhabit it. See more of Smita's work! https://www.instagram.com/smitaminda
We Love Animals Smita Minda I just wanted to make a film about how I feel about zoos. Watch other films made by my classmates: https://vimeo.com/channels/calartscharanimfilms2019
05/11/2019
Pamela Hoogeboom's film "Batter Batter" is about a quiet day playing baseball that quickly turns into unexpected chaos. See more of Pamela's work! https://www.instagram.com/hoogedoom/
Batter Batter Pamela Hoogeboom BFA4 Calarts Film My film turned into a fan music video somewhere along the way. Check out The Unlovables split album and "Miracle Braves"…
05/11/2019
Heejeong Ko's film "Food of Memory" is about a rabbit and a badger, and the memories they share. See more of Heejeong's work: https://vimeo.com/heeko
Food of Memory My 3rd year film in CalArts. A film by Heejeong Ko Composer: Jacob Shrum Sound designer: Jan Jurchak Re-recording Mixer: Ben Huff Watch other films made by my…