Academy of Animated Art
Vadim Turchin is a seasoned Creative Director currently working at Amazon since August 2024, contributing to the Visual Innovation Team with expertise in CG, animation, AI, technology, and strategy. Vadim serves as a Board Member for the Visual Effects Society and an instructor at the Academy of Animated Art, teaching Introduction to Photoreal Lighting. With prior experience as VFX Supervisor and Creative Director at The Mill and as Co-Head of CG at Moving Picture Company, Vadim has led notable projects such as "Severance," "In The Heights," and "The Last Thing Vadim Wanted." Additional roles include VFX Supervisor for USA Networks and Showtime Networks, overseeing influential series including "Falling Water." Vadim's educational background includes a degree in Character Animation from Vancouver Film School and a BA in Chemistry and Philosophy from the University of Rochester.
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Academy of Animated Art
The Academy Of Animated Art was co-founded by Jasmine Katatikarn and Michael Tanzillo. We were two senior light artists at Blue Sky Studios with a combined 20+ years of working on VFX and Animated Films (Ice Age Films, Rio, Ferdinand, Peanuts, etc…). We’ve been in this game for a long time and we know what it takes to get a job in this industry. The problem? We weren’t seeing the skills necessary from people applying for jobs. We would travel on recruiting trips to colleges and universities and students would continuously show us reels that didn’t have the type of work or quality of work to get a job. We set out to change that. We developed a full range of artist-focused 3D animation courses that are geared for everyone who wants to jumpstart their animation career. And we crafted it in a way that will allow you to master all the necessary skills in a fraction of the time and pennies on the dollar compared to traditional schools.