"If you animate the face first, you get puppets. If you animate the body first, you get actors." Pillar 2: The Mechanics of Comedy (Brent Homman) Homman’s lectures are famous for their timing charts . He rejects the computer’s auto-tangent. In his section of the AnimSquad Master Class, he draws frame-by-frame breakdowns for comedic beats—the "freeze, catch, and release" method used for characters like Maui or Olaf.
"A joke lands in the held frame, not the moving one." Pillar 3: The Emotional Continuum Both instructors collaborate on a section about "Scene Energy." They teach how to map beats (high energy vs. low energy) across a 200-frame shot. This is the secret sauce to avoiding "samey" animation where a character yells, then whispers, with the same intensity. Part 4: Why This Master Class Matters in 2024-2025 The animation industry is at a crossroads. AI is creeping into tweening, and studios are cutting costs. Why does the AnimSquad Master Class Disney s Zach Parrish Brent Homman matter now more than ever? animsquad master class disney s zach parrish brent homman
Brent Homman calls this "The Soul Margin." Zach Parrish calls it "Emotional Clarity." This master class drills that human intuition. "If you animate the face first, you get puppets
Check the AnimSquad enrollment calendar for their next session. Your reel will thank you. Disclaimer: Course availability, pricing, and faculty are subject to change. Always verify details directly with the official AnimSquad website. In his section of the AnimSquad Master Class,