Industry Mentorship
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Your Career in
3D Animation Starts Here

Learn character animation from Hollywood professionals with 10+ years of active industry experience — and graduate with a portfolio shot that can get you hired.

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10
Modules
6–10h
Per week
10+
Years in Hollywood
1
Portfolio shot
Why it works

Not Another Video Library

Most people who try to learn animation on their own don't finish. Not because it's too hard — because there's no structure, no accountability, and no one to review their work.

Structured Learning Path

Every week has a clear goal. No confusion about what to do next. The progression is intentional — each module builds directly on the last. And since the course runs in Telegram, everything is always right there in your pocket.

Mentors From Hollywood

Our mentors are working animators with 10+ years of Hollywood experience — and they are still active in the industry today. They review your work and give you critique from the front lines of professional production, not from a textbook.

Deadlines That Keep You Moving

Built-in weekly deadlines prevent stalling. Progress compounds when you show up consistently. The rhythm is what makes the difference.

A Real Shot at a Career

You graduate with a portfolio shot and the skills to back it up. Our mentors work in real productions — and that opens real doors. This is not just a course certificate. It is a direct path into the industry.

Course author, lecturers & mentor

Taught by Animators Behind the Films You Know

Disney, Netflix, Sony Pictures Imageworks, Blizzard — all still working in active production today. The programme is built by a feature film director; two lecturers teach the modules; your mentor guides you through them week by week.

Course author Oleh Malamuzh, film director and author of the course programme
Oleh Malamuzh
Film Director · Producer · Professor of Animation

He does not run your weekly reviews — he designs what you are taught. The programme, its structure and its standards come from a director who has taken animated features from first sketch to cinema release, and who has spent years teaching animation at university level.

Role & craft
  • Director — animated feature films
  • Producer — animated TV series
  • Professor of animation — academic teaching
  • Author of the programme — curriculum and standards
Selected works
  • Mavka. The Forest Song
  • The Stolen Princess
  • Toto (TV series, producer)
Netflix · Disney Lecturer
Bohdan Frantsishko, senior animator at Netflix Animation Studio
Bohdan Frantsishko
Senior Animator · Netflix Animation
Studios
  • Senior Animator — Netflix Animation Studio
  • Animator — Walt Disney Animation Studios, Sony Pictures Imageworks
  • Animation Supervisor — Animagrad, 95 Animation Studio
Feature film credits
  • Zootopia 2
  • Moana 2
  • Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
  • The Sea Beast
  • Steps
  • Mavka. The Forest Song
  • Gulliver Returns
Disney · Blizzard Lecturer
Nataliia Alekseieva, senior character animator at Walt Disney Animation Studios
Nataliia Alekseieva
Senior Character Animator
Studios
  • Walt Disney Animation Studios
  • Blizzard Entertainment — cinematics
  • Sony Pictures Imageworks
  • Animagrad, 95 Animation Studio
Selected credits
  • Wish
  • Hexed
  • Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
  • Overwatch
  • World of Warcraft
  • Diablo
  • The Sea Beast
  • Mavka. The Forest Song
  • The Stolen Princess
  • Gulliver Returns
17 years Mentor
Kalyan Das, animation, layout and mocap artist with 17 years of experience
Kalyan Das
Animation · Layout · Mocap · Games
Studios & craft
  • 17 years across animation, layout, mocap and games
  • Wizart Animation — feature and series production
  • Paravoz Studio — multiple animated series
Selected credits
  • Star Trek: Prodigy (S2)
  • Word Party (S2)
  • Assembly
  • Bowie
  • The Fifth Musketeer
  • Varanasi (trailers)
  • The Tales of Wonder Keepers
  • Booba
  • Be-Be-Bears
  • Fantasy Patrol
  • Rudra
  • + many Indian series

Lessons from animators at the top of the industry. Feedback on your work from a mentor who has spent 17 years in production — not from an assistant, not from a pre-recorded video.

Skills

What You Will Learn

Practical skills rooted in animation fundamentals — the same principles used in every studio, on every project.

✓

Master timing and spacing — the foundation of every believable animation

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Apply squash and stretch with control and intention, not guesswork

✓

Animate weight, momentum, and body mechanics convincingly

✓

Work through a professional blocking-to-polish pipeline

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Create walk cycles and runs with proper weight and rhythm

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Animate lipsync and facial performance — sync, clarity, expression

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Direct acting in animation — intention, clarity, and believability

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Build a complete animated shot ready for your demo reel

Program

10 Modules. One Complete Journey.

The program takes you from core fundamentals to a finished performance — one step at a time.

  1. 01
    Introduction & Animation Pipeline
    How professional animation works. Tools, workflow, and terminology from day one.
    Foundation
  2. 02
    12 Principles of Animation
    The foundational principles every animator must understand — applied in practice, not just theory.
    Principles
  3. 03
    Timing & Spacing
    The core of all animation. You will spend real time here, because everything else depends on it.
    Core
  4. 04
    Inertia, Overlap & Arcs
    How motion continues and carries through the body — from stiff to organic.
    Mechanics
  5. 05
    Walk Cycles & Exaggeration
    Build a full walk cycle from scratch. Weight, personality, exaggeration.
    Locomotion
  6. 06
    Running & Jumping
    Animate force, impact, and recovery at speed.
    Locomotion
  7. 07
    Blocking & Polishing
    The professional production workflow — from rough key poses to polished animation.
    Pipeline
  8. 08
    Lipsync & Facial Animation
    Animate dialogue and facial performance with sync and subtle expression.
    Performance
  9. 09
    Acting in Animation
    Give your character intention. Read a line, choose a pose, make it believable.
    Acting
  10. 10
    Final Project
    Your complete animated acting shot — built, refined, and polished.
    Portfolio
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The result

Graduate Ready to Work

By the end of the course, you will not just understand animation — you will have work that can get you hired.

Portfolio Shot

A complete animated performance built from scratch, ready for a demo reel.

Solid Fundamentals

A foundation in animation principles that applies to any software, any style, any studio.

Production Workflow

Working knowledge of how professional animation is made — step by step.

Real Career Opportunity

Our mentors work in active productions. Standout students get direct exposure to real studios and projects — not a job guarantee, but a genuine path in.

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

No. The course is designed for complete beginners. The early modules build up from the absolute basics. If you have some prior experience, you will still benefit significantly from the structured approach, the feedback, and the focus on fundamentals.
Plan for 6–10 hours per week. This includes watching lessons, completing exercises, and submitting work for review. The course is structured but not passive — you will be making things, not just consuming content.
The course uses Autodesk Maya, the industry-standard tool for character animation. A free student license is available through Autodesk's Education Community. The introduction module includes a complete setup guide.
Yes. Submitting assignments and receiving mentor critique is a core part of the program. Your work is reviewed, and you get specific notes on what to improve — not general encouragement, but actionable critique.
Life happens. The course has a weekly rhythm, but recorded lessons mean you can catch up. If you fall significantly behind, reach out to your mentor — the program is designed to help you finish, not to leave you behind.
Yes. The final module is a complete animated acting shot, built progressively across the course. It is designed to be a genuine demo reel piece — something you can use when applying for jobs or showing your work professionally.
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