Samantha Lopez in Animation

Woodbury Students Tour Walt Disney Studio

Senior animation students attended a tour of Walt Disney Feature Animation this April on the Walt Disney lot in Burbank. The students were allowed a peek behind the scenes by Nicole Dial from Disney. Each hallway is lined with years of characters, artwork and storyboards from feature films in the Walt Disney Studio.

The seniors met with an animator from the Disney film Moana, who discussed how she approaches character acting translated through animation. An incredible hour at Disney, only 11 minutes from the Woodbury campus.

Photos supplied by Sandy Vielma.

Next Read: Dean Ingalill talks Ethics, Gender and Diversity on XX|LA »

Samantha Lopez:

2022 Woodbury University Grad Selected for Prestigious Television Academy Internship
Melanie Mendoza-Lopez has been selected for the prestigious Television Academy Foundation Internship program. She is one of just…
Animation + VFX Students in the News
As we recently announced, Woodbury’s dynamic and evolving Animation program is now known as Animation…
Animation as the Highest Art Form
For Judy Kriger, Associate Professor and Co-Chair of Animation, it all started with the famous…
Animation Program Makes a Big Splash at Festivals
“It’s a monstrous amount of work to produce within the allotted time. The majority survive with a…
ASWU VP of Student Life Melissa Castillo: Drawing the Right Lessons
Truth be told, at times, students don’t choose their majors as much as their majors…
From India to Woodbury to Netflix: An Animation Student’s Adventurous Journey to Success
Prabhu Rajaganapathy was born and raised in a small village in southern India. But after…
From Woodbury to DreamWorks Animation, Alumnus Shares his Story
A recent graduate of Woodbury’s Animation Program (’19), Andrew Arcilla is reveling in his role…
Helping Students Use Their Strengths to Tackle a Weakness
As a math instructor, it is not easy to teach every student in a classroom…
New Name, Broader Reach: Animation Is Now Animation + VFX
After years of hard work evolving our curriculum to better meet the needs of students,…
Senior Animation Student Dani Bowman Featured Animator
Dani Bowman, a senior animation student at Woodbury, was one of the featured animators on Bill Plympton's…
Spotlight on Trailblazing Alumna Maria Jorjezian
A lifelong devotee of the arts, Maria Jorjezian graduated in 2020 from Woodbury with a…
Struggling with Your Writing? This Busy Woodbury Student Can Help
A little left brain here, a little right brain there… put them together and you’ve…
Student Animated Shorts to be Screened at Palm Springs Animation Festival
Four animated shorts from the 2018 senior class of Animation students have been selected for…
Student Spotlight: Haley Lambert’s Interdisciplinary Project Investigates Space Exploration Accountability
Interdisciplinary research integrates two or more disciplines or specialized bodies One of the main goals…
Taking Game Design to Another Level
The curious thing about game design is that it’s anything but a game. As senior…
The Bold and Daring Imagination of Animator Sefra Orlick
Technically, Sefra Orlick, is an artist and animator, with a BFA in Animation from Woodbury…
This Animation Student was Street-Wise and Art-Savvy from an Early Age
Growing up in Fall River, Mass., a community now on the mend that had once…
When Sharing a Story Becomes a Bond
Sometimes, storytelling can serve as the tie that binds individuals to each other –- and…
WISE Scholarship Recipient Jocelyn Naves: Learning the Ropes of ‘Phenomenal’ Animation Storytelling
The WISE (Woodbury Integrative Student Experience) Program grants $1,000 Tuition Scholarships to eligible students throughout…
Woodbury Alumna, Danielle Bowman, Recognized with Beta Gamma Sigma’s 2020 Entrepreneurial Achievement Award
Danielle Bowman, Animation alumna (’18) and Founder of DaniMation Entertainment, LLC, has been named as…
Woodbury Animation + VFX Students at KCET’s Fine Cut Festival of Films
Los Angeles-based pubcaster KCET has revealed its student finalists and episode line up for the 24th season…
Woodbury Animation Alumna Turned Production Assistant at Cartoon Network
Hannah Garcia, Woodbury Animation Alumna (19), was ecstatic to land her first job as a…
Woodbury Animation Grad Living the Dream at DreamWorks
It all started with Cinderella… First exposed to the magic of animation when he was…
Woodbury Animation Grad Shares her Journey to Joining the Production Team at Nickelodeon
Drawn to ‘all things animation’ as a kid, Lindsey Uslan, Woodbury University Animation alumna (’19),…
Woodbury Animation Student’s Accomplishments Run ‘The Spectrum’
Dani Bowman has a message of hope for young people who, like her, have been…
Woodbury Applied Computer Science Grad’s Work Selected for SIGGRAPH2020 -Think Beyond Conference
Congratulations to Cheng Gu, Applied Computer Science graduate ('20), for having his work accepted into…
Woodbury University Earns AICAD Membership
The Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design (AICAD) recently announced that Woodbury University…

FancyBox Disable Mobile