Hello Everyone!
This Fall 2024 semester, we will continue to offer some of our in-person classes at our CDA Campus in Pasadena, CA.
Besides the in-person classes, we will continue to offer our online courses as options as well so our out-of-state and international students can continue to study with us in the future.
To help ensure a comfortable and safe learning environment for everyone, we welcome students enrolled in the "in-person" classes wear a surgical mask for indoor class sessions to help ease the transfer of flu during the flu seasons.
We would like to thank you all for your support over the years and are looking forward to continuing serving your educational and portfolio-building needs in the future~!
FALL 2024 IMPORTANT DATES
EARLY ENROLLMENT DATE: Saturday, Sept. 7th, 2024 at 12 PM PDT (noon) (E-mailing list subscribers only. Password Required)
**If you are interested in early enrollment, please visit our “Contact Page” to sign up for our E-mailing list.
PUBLIC ENROLLMENT START DATE: Sunday, Sept. 8th, 2024 at 12 AM PDT (midnight)
SEMESTER START DATE: Monday, Oct. 7th, 2024
SEMESTER END DATE: Saturday, Dec. 28th, 2024
** Please allow 1~2 weeks cushion time for the end of the semester.
School Holiday: Thursday ~ Sunday, Nov. 28th ~ Dec. 1st, 2024 (Thanksgiving Long Weekend)
FALL 2024 10-WEEK ONLINE CLASSES + IN-PERSON CLASSES
* = Field trip required classes
** = 8 or 9 week class
*** = Portfolio review required for enrollment
All CDA class days/times listed below are based on the Los Angeles PDT & PST time zone.
SATURDAY
[SATURDAY] ONLINE CLASSES (ZOOM)
#100 10:00 AM - 1:00PM
Animation Character Design with Tom van Rheenen / $840
(Class may have 1 week push back in Oct. Exact date TBD.)
#101 09:30 AM - 1:30 PM (4 hrs)
Storyboard for TV Animation with Monica Davila / $860
(Class will push back 1 week on Oct 26th)
#102 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Intro to Figure Drawing with Edward Chang / $800
[SATURDAY] HYBRID CLASS (IN-PERSON / ONLINE)
#103 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Sketching for Environment* with Ed Li (HYBRID COURSE - CDA CAMPUS) / $800
* = Field trip required classes
#104 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Sketching for Environment with Ed Li (HYBRID COURSE - ONLINE - ZOOM) / $800
( For the online students during the 4 field trip weeks, Ed will be uploading videos with short demo lectures, supplement drawing reference materials and explanation of the fieldtrip drawing assignments that he wish the online students to practice during the field trip weeks.
On the Friday before field trips, Ed will meet with the online students (Friday, 5PM-6PM PDT or times TBD) to go over the previous week HW crit, review the lecture for the week and kick off the online field trip assignment for online students. During the field trip weeks, Ed or his TA will be on Discord during set time to work together on the field trip assignment and to help answer additional questions.)
SUNDAY
[SUNDAY] ONLINE CLASSES (ZOOM)
#105 9:30 AM - 1:30 PM (4 hrs)
Vis Com 1: Dynamic Sketching with Andrew Cano / $840
#106 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Key Frame Illustration with Alexander Mandradjiev / $840
#122 9:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Story Portfolio Development with Trey Buongiorno / $860
(On Nov. 3rd, there will not be a formal class meeting. Instead, Trey will be organizing individual HW check in / feedback for that week with some supplemental recordings. More information will be announced during class.)
[SUNDAY] HYBRID CLASS (IN-PERSON / ONLINE)
#107 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Costume Gesture Drawing with Gregory Weir-Quiton (HYBRID COURSE - CDA CAMPUS) / $800
#108 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Costume Gesture Drawing with Gregory Weir-Quiton (HYBRID COURSE - ONLINE - ZOOM) / $800
(The lecture and demo portion of the course will be concentrated in the first 1~1.5 hr of the weekly course. When the in-person students are drawing from the live model, the online students will be provided photos to work from during the drawing exercise time. Once the drawings are completed, the students will be asked to share their drawings on the class Discord where Gregory can view and discuss feedback with the class together.)
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Uninstructed Figure Drawing Workshop / $15 cash payment per session due at entry
MONDAY
[MONDAY] ONLINE CLASSES (ZOOM)
#109 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Perspective for Cinematography with Mike Hernandez / $840
#110 7:30 PM - 10:30 PM
Character Design for Games with Alex Chen / $840
#111 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Dynamic Animation 101 with Jeremy Polgar / $860
#112 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM (4 hrs)
Cinematic Storyboard** with Jay Oliva / $800
(This is an 8-week course. The first day of class starts on Nov. 4th. There may be 1 class pushback week in Nov., which may cause the class to end on Dec. 30th)
TUESDAY
[TUESDAY] ONLINE CLASSES (ZOOM)
#113 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM (4 hrs)
Analytical Figure Drawing (TUE) with Kevin Chen / $840
#114 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Color & Lighting with Mike Hernandez / $840
#115 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Designing Imaginary Creatures with Jax Jocson / $840
#116 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM (4 hrs)
Intro to Storyboard with Mark Garcia / $860
WEDNESDAY
NONE
THURSDAY
[THURSDAY] ONLINE CLASSES (ZOOM)
#117 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM (4 hrs)
Analytical Figure Drawing (THUR) with Kevin Chen / $840
#118 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM (4 hrs)
Intro to Story Development with Max Perkins / $860
#123 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM (4 hrs)
Gesture Drawing for Animation with Adam Dix / $800
(This is an 8-week course. The first day of class starts on Oct 24th.)