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A concise, practical master class guide focused on animation techniques, workflow, and career insights from Zach Parrish and Brent Homman (senior animators at Disney). Assumes a 60–90 minute session divided into theory, demo, and hands-on practice.

Homman is famous for his vocal lectures on "spacing." He argues that most student animation looks floaty because the spacing is too even. In his Disney work, Homman uses "extreme spacing" — holding poses for 12 frames, then moving between them in 2 frames.

In his top lecture for AnimSquad, titled "The Gag is King," Homman dissects his own shot of the sloth at the DMV in Zootopia. He shows how the humor comes not from the slow motion, but from the violation of timing. The eyes move fast, the hand moves slow, and the smile spreads at a medium pace. He teaches students to break the body into individual time signatures to find the comedy.

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The AnimSquad Master Class featuring Zach Parrish and Brent Homman is an intensive, 17-hour high-definition recording of a workshop originally delivered by these high-level Disney animators. The course focuses on providing an end-to-end look at a professional feature film workflow, from initial Maya file setup to final animation polish. Class Overview and Instructors

The master class showcases the workflows used at Walt Disney Animation Studios by two veterans who served as leads on major films: A concise, practical master class guide focused on

Zach Parrish: Former Head of Animation for Big Hero 6 and Supervising Animator on Wreck-It Ralph. In the workshop, he demonstrates "cartoony" animation, covering blocking, breakdown, and polish while sharing anecdotes from his time on Tangled and Frozen.

Brent Homman: Animation Supervisor for Big Hero 6. His portion of the class focuses on subtle, close-up performance and maintaining "appeal" and "fleshiness" in female character animation, drawing from his experience on Frozen and Tangled. Curriculum and Content

The class is designed for intermediate to advanced animators looking to adopt "Disney-style" efficiency and appeal. Key modules include:

Workflow Demonstration: A start-to-finish demo of animating a character shot.

Technical Tips: Maya setup, specific "blocking" passes, and "golden nuggets" of workflow efficiency.

Industry Insights: Discussion on animating weight (using examples like the Hulk), pushing cartoony shapes, and working under top directors like Glen Keane. Accessibility and Pricing Related search suggestions provided

As of the latest available records, the full recording is offered for $299. Format: 17 hours of HD video recording.

Availability: Historically sold via the AnimSquad Website as a downloadable product. Institutional Context: AnimSquad

AnimSquad distinguishes itself from larger schools like Animation Mentor or AnimSchool by focusing on smaller, hands-on workshops led almost exclusively by Disney-level mentors. Students often use these specialized master classes to "bridge the gap" between student-level work and the competitive quality required by major feature studios. Animsquad Zach Parrish & Brent Homman Masterclass Trailer

When these two artists appear in a "Master Class" or top-tier animation breakdown, the discussion usually revolves around the "Disney Style" of workflow, which differs from other studios. Key topics include:

  • Principles review — 10 min

  • Character performance & acting — 15 min Principles review — 10 min

  • Timing, spacing & weight — 15 min

  • Staging, silhouette & clarity — 10 min

  • Technical workflow & pipeline tips — 10 min

  • Demo (live or pre-recorded) — 15 min

  • Practice exercise & critique plan — 10 min

  • Peer critique rubric: clarity, acting, timing, weight, polish — provide time stamps and actionable notes.
  • Q&A & resources — 10 min