CalArts Animation Program History Project

Hi! These videos are basically teaser trailers for a CalArts animation history documentary. They were submitted to Open Show in 2024 meant to double as a fun fact video and a bathroom break from the 8-hour-long show.

When I worked in the Film/Video office when I was a student, and found out the Character Animation program doesn’t have much of a record of its history. Considering how much influence the program has on the industry, and how other programs in CalArts have books written about them, I thought I ought to make a record of things myself. So I started digging through the school archives and asking people to share their stories.

Ideally, the final version of this project would be a collage of people sharing their stories, rather than a Youtube click-bate style format like below.

If you are an alum, I would love to hear stories you have to share!!

Sumin Cho (sumincho@alum.calarts.edu)

Also, I’m desperately looking for a job. I do storyboards and animation. Sorry and thanks!