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Fall 2026:

TERM DATES: Oct 4, 2026 - Dec 19, 2026
LEVEL: Intermediate
COURSE PREREQUISITES:Body Acting

Character Performance

$1620

In Character Performance, students explore how to make a character seem alive and how to craft a believable dialogue performance. Now that the students are familiar with body mechanics and pantomime body acting, they are ready to tackle the challenge of full dialogue acting. Students learn clarity of acting choices, and how to make a believable performance.



Students animate a scene using an audio clip that has been approved by their instructor using acting choices, strong storytelling poses, motivated action, and convincing body movement. Applying the direction from the instructor, students learn how to breathe life into 3D characters. Students learn the importance of acting and reaction, choreography, and controlling the audience's attention.
1 - Choosing audio clip.
2 - Planning your shot.
3-6 - Blocking your shot.
7-10 - Spline and polish the shot.
11 - Finalizing and submitting assignments
Critique Time * Class Time Instructor Notes
Monday 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM Wednesday 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Juan Carlos Navarro Gómez
Tuesday 9:00 PM - 10:30 PM Thursday 9:00 PM - 10:30 PM
Katie Olson
Saturday 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM Wednesday 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Daniel Paul
Monday 11:00 PM - 12:30 AM Thursday 11:00 PM - 12:30 AM
Matteo Rovatti

ABOUT INSTRUCTORS

Juan Carlos Navarro Gómez

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Juan Carlos is currently an Animator at Cosmic Dino, where he is working on the upcoming Bluey The Movie. Previously, he worked at Cinesite and Sony Pictures Imageworks, contributing to major feature productions including the Smurfs, and serving as Lead Animator on TMNT Mutant Mayhem. With over 12 years of experience across film, TV, and gaming, he has played a key role in projects such as Over The Moon, Smallfoot, Disney's Iwaju, Brawlstars and The Addams Family 1 and 2.
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Katie Olson

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Katie is currently based in Burbank, California and is an animator at Walt Disney Animation Studios. After getting hired in the Talent Development Program at Disney during Encanto she has stayed there ever since working on titles such as Strange World, Wish, Moana 2, Zootopia 2 and the upcoming Disney movie Hexed! With over 10 years of experience in the animation industry, her experiences range from TV to Film and from Vancouver to L.A.
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Daniel Paul

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Daniel has been teaching at AnimSchool for 7 years. With experience in film, games, vfx, and tech, Daniel is an excellent choice to start your animation journey. He can help guide you if you're unsure which path you want to pursue, and give you the tools you need to be ready to venture down any of them. He's worked on renowned projects like Spider-man: Into the Spider-Verse, Overwatch, Warcraft, Diablo, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, among many others. Stop by his website listed below to view his show reel, teaching samples, and student testimonials. Daniel is currently working on Brad Bird's Ray Gunn, set to release later this year.
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Matteo Rovatti

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