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Explore the local area and community. Extended Studies Offering innovative continuing education arts courses designed to meet the needs of both emerging artists and lifelong learners. Schools Art Critical Studies Dance Film/Video Music Theater Request Info Apply Give School of Film/Video Home Programs Faculty and Staff Visiting Artists Alumni Facilities Resources Showcase HeForShe Home On-set Filmmaking Techniques The School of Film/Video is one of the world’s foremost places for the study and practice of the art of the moving image as a personal, evolving and innovative artform. The School supports a full array of moving image/sound approaches with the overall goal of fostering “total film/videomaker artists.” The richness of the experience is predicated upon a body of motivated, intellectually curious students ready to find new forms and expressions coupled with an outstanding faculty of professional artists and technicians who share their artistry and knowledge with passion and generosity. The stimulating curriculum allows every student to expand his or her cultural experience and, in the process, develop into a better artist, with a well-informed, highly articulated personal vision. Students in the School of Film/Video work in all modes of moving image and sound based artwork, including story- and character-based work in live-action and animated cinema; essayistic, socio-political and observational documentary projects in live-action, animation, installation and hybrid forms; and poetic, lyrical, structural and other modes of experimentation with the materials and forms of the moving image. Apply Request Information Programs Character Animation Experimental Animation Film and Video Film Directing Showcase 2019 Watch student films F/V Technical Resources Video Introduction to the School of Film/Video Latest News April 24, 2020 The Midnight Gospel by Pendleton Ward on Netflix Pendleton Ward (Film/Video BFA 05), creator of the beloved animated show Adventure Time, is back... April 21, 2020 Meet Gar LaSalle: Alum, Artist and Physician By Gregory Houle Like many artists, Gar LaSalle (Film/Video MFA 76) does not limit how he... April 20, 2020 CalArts Student’s Cartoon Published in The Boston Globe April 10, 2020 CalArtians Among 2020 Guggenheim Fellows On Wednesday (April 8), the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation announced the awarding of the... April 2, 2020 Character Animation Student’s Graphic Essay Published in 'The Washington Post' CalArts Character Animation student Kim McMahon took to drawing and... View All News School Gallery Multichannel Video Installation Class Life Drawing with Steve Brown Video Feedback Workshop with Sabrina Ratte Li Wen Toh, "Desert Critters" Matt Reynolds, "Sport in the Land of Plenty" Xin Yi, "Winter Break" Calendar of Events View All Events Student Story Daron Nefcy Character Animation BFA 09 Creator of Disney Channel’s Star vs. The Forces of Evil Daron Nefcy I was pitching ideas for shows while I was still a student at CalArts. My first job out was on Warner Bros.’ MAD. It ran on Cartoon Network for many seasons and was cool because I got to make my own mini films. Then, I worked at Nickelodeon as a storyboard revisionist on Robot and Monster. I pitched Star to Disney and, eventually, it went into development. It took a year to make the pilot, and when that was done, I took a job on Wander Over Yonder at Disney, a Craig McCracken show. Now, I’m full-time on Star, which is in its second season. I think the reason so many alumni are running shows, is that all animation students at CalArts have to make their own films every year. Producing a TV show is like making a bunch of mini CalArts films—except that you have a whole team helping you—and you have to make them extremely quickly. But the experience of learning every part of the process is so important. While you’re learning to write and storyboard, you’re also animating, finding actors, getting music, and editing. You graduate with four films, and, of course, your final film is much better than the first. It’s inspiring to be at CalArts. Everyone’s artistic style is different. You’re pretty much living with these people; working in cubicles that are open all night. It’s like being in the trenches with all these wonderful artists with whom you form close relationships. It’s really a special, special place. Follow the School of Film/Video Facebook Instagram Home • Home School of Film/Video 661-253-7825 phone 661-253-7824 fax (main) 661-291-2728 fax (Character Animation) Room E204 calarts Contact Visit News Calendar Employment Follow 24700 Facebook Instagram Snapchat Twitter Vimeo YouTube CommonSpace The Hub | CalArts Email Faculty/Staff Directory Policies | Non Discrimination Policy CalArts Store Campus Safety 661-222-2702 Site Map Consumer Info About this Site © 2020 California Institute of the Arts 24700 McBean Parkway Valencia , California 91355 661-255-1050 Back to Top Search Search...