I was fortunate enough to get to participate in the apprenticeship program at Walt Disney Animation Studios in 2025. The program consisted of two sections, a trainee portion with assigned work from mentors in the department, and an apprenticeship segment, where I got to work on the feature film in production, Zootopia 2. I learned so much about the craft of effects animation, greatly improving both my technique and my storytelling ability.
Turning cotton balls into cotton candy with the magic of effects animation!
Since we knew we were going to be working on Zootopia 2, I really wanted to do a hamster sized car chase, complete with oversized props.
I packed this shot to the brim with elements: sparklers, fire, confetti, bouncy balls, and inflatable tube men, the challenge was keeping it all balanced and readable!