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Taylor Price

Artist of the Day: Taylor Price

Taylor Price is a student at CalArts who hails from Vancouver. She posts her assignments and personal drawings on two …

Does A ‘CalArts Sensibility’ Exist?

A minority of CalArts alumni take great offense if you imply that the school’s illustrious Character Animation program has a recognizable sensibility…

“Drifters” by Ethan Clarke

There are people who hate stuff like this — and then there are the rest of us. Ethan Clarke’s wonderful and disturbing thesis film from …

“38-39°C” by Kangmin Kim

Kangmin Kim impressed in 2010 with his student short Visit. He has continued to evolve his labor-intensive mixed-media approach with his …

“Little Boat” by Nelson Boles

How minimalist can a lead character be in an animated short and still elicit an audience’s emotional reaction? CalArts student Nelson …

“Drop’d” by Manny Hernandez

Another impressive outing by a CalArts student: Drop’d is second-year effort by Manny Hernandez. One of the big reasons I’ve been so …

“Girl Wallet” by Skyler Page

A fresh and funny animation style combine with skilled storytelling in Skyler Page’s Girl Wallet. We featured Skyler’s second-year …

Two Tiger Toons

Two sweet student films each involving tigers. Both completely different, both fine examples of character animation. First up, Taylor …

“Catatonic” by Einar Baldvin

Einar Baldvin created Catatonic as his thesis film for the CalArts Experimental Animation program. The film combines hand-drawn cut-outs …

“Bottle” by Kirsten Lepore

The first time we wrote about Kirsten Lepore, she was studying at Maryland Institute College of Art where she’d made an inventive …

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