See The Schedule
See The Schedule

WATCH ANIMATE 2021 LIVE:

Want To Get Your Work In Front Of Professional Animators?

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Join our Waitlist to get your link to upload work for Reel Review on Friday. Let professional animators help you level up in the growing field of 3-D animation and create a killer portfolio piece. You'll also get:

  • Watch live interviews with eleven different professional animators
  • Watch the Keynote event with Mike Jungbluth on Player Movement 101
  • Join an exciting community of Creative‘s devoted to rethinking animation education and making you a better animator
Submit Your Work

Featured Events

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KEYNOTE


Mike Jungbluth

Friday, 6 August

In this talk, Mike Jungbluth of Bioware talks about Player Movement. Learn:

  • Definition of Interactive Animation
  • Design vs Art
  • Animation Driven vs Physics Driven
See The Replay
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ANIMATION CLINIC


Create An Amazing Portfolio

Monday, 9 August

In this class, Vertex School's Animation Director, Dan Perry, will teach you:

  • What makes a professional portfolio
  • Top mistakes to avoid
  • The one must for all portfolios
See The Replay
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SPECIAL EVENT


Crit Friday

Friday 13, August

On Friday, we will review work submitted during Animate 2021!

  • 9:00-9:30 TM Cheong
  • 10:00-10:30 Kiel Figgins
  • and more...
Upload Your Reel

A Look At Our Schedule:

You can watch these LIVE via the embed above or you can join us LIVE by clicking the Register button the right to get access to the zoom links.

Friday, 6 August


 

4PM - 5PM PST

Player Movement In Games

Mike Jungbluth, Animation Director at Bioware
Watch Replay

Saturday, 7 August


 

10AM-11AM PST

Neave Lifschits

Animator at Animal Logic
Watch Replay

Sunday, 8 August


 

10AM-11AM PST

John Jasper Fielding

Animator at The Mill
Watch Replay

Monday, 9 August


 

9AM-10AM PST

TM Cheong

Animator at Passion Republic
Watch Replay

12:30PM - 1:30PM PST

Ricky Chow

Animator at Animal Logic
Watch Replay

3PM - 4PM PST

How To Create An Amazing Portfolio

Animation Clinic
Watch Replay

Tuesday, 10 August


 

9AM-10AM PST

Britteny Owens

Animator at Sony Picture Imageworks
Watch Replay

Wednesday, 11 August


 

1PM - 2PM PST

Roberto Raio

Animator at ILM
Watch Replay

Thursday, 12 August


 

9AM-10AM PST

Kiel Figgins

Animator at ILM
Watch Replay

12PM - 1PM PST

Lucas Ridley

Animator at Framestore
Watch Replay

1PM - 2PM

Kim Nguyen

Animator at Sony Santa Monica
Watch Replay

Friday, 13 August


 

9AM - 5PM PST

Crit Friday

Get your work reviewed by our amazing mentors. The schedule of crits is below. (Times are in Pacific Standard Time)

  • 9:00-9:30 TM Cheong
  • 10:00-10:30 Kiel Figgins
  • 11:00-11:30 Roberto Raio
  • 12:00-12:30 Ricky Chow
  • 2:00-2:30 Lucas Ridley
  • 3:00-3:30 Dan Perry
  • 4:00-4:30 Brittany Owens
Submit Reel Work [Dropbox]

About Vertex School

Your Passion Is Your Power

The Film & Games industry is not just about entertainment anymore.  Creative technology is at the core of the Extended Reality (XR) industry that is forecast to grow to over $1 trillion dollars globally by 2030 and while it's not about the money here at Vertex we do want you to know that we don't just train Digital Artists, we train creatives in the skills of the future and the future is looking bright. 

*According to P&S Intelligence.

Professional Mentoring From Professionals

Industry-built curriculum combined with industry professional mentoring to give you the leg up in new media's intensely competitive industries of film, game, VR, AR, XR.

One-To-One Learning
Meet one-on-one to maximize your mastery of in-demand skills.

Serious Commitment
Bring the desire. We bring the support and resources to help you thrive. Recommended commitment is 20 hours a week.

Structured Curriculum
We focus on the hiring triggers that matter. Our curriculum is battle-tested and constantly evolves to meet the demands of the industry.

Academic Success Coach
You get your own problem solving coach devoted to helping you understand the curriculum and create work that matters.

Career Support
Prep for your career begins on day one.  Assignments, mentor feedback, and community events are tailored around hiring triggers and the strategies you need to be successful.

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