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BYU animation’s focus on student-driven projects. When Kelly Loosli co-founded the BYU animation program in 2001 with his former teacher, Brent Adams, he committed to putting all his energy, ...
On Sept. 17, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced BYU student animated short film “Student Accomplice” as a Student Academy Award winner and awarded the honor in London on ...
In the pop-up-book-styled animated short, a young student named Robert is stuck between a rock and a nightmare as he has to ...
They are captivated by an animated character named Sam who is in virtual view as Jason Richards, ... Students relish opportunity to craft animated film. JoAnne Klimovich Harrop Thursday, Dec. 19, ...
For the fourth straight year, the top animation award went to BYU, this time for the short film “Student Accomplice.” Brielle Hansen served as producer, with Spencer Baird as director and writer.
Southeastern Louisiana University graduate student and animator Thomas Nealsson, of Hammond, recently won a Student Emmy ...
Students blend animation with virtual production, LED volumes, and motion capture—guided by industry legends like Brenda Chapman and John Musker. This is where animation becomes cinematic.
PROVO — Spencer Baird knew "Student Accomplice" was a good idea when he came up with it. From the moment he pitched it to a friend in his BYU animation class, it "just stuck in (his) head." What ...