ABOUT US

Mike and Wayne have been working in the animation industry for 30 years each.

Mike has been teaching animation professionally since 1994.

Teaching experience has varied from private lessons to instructing at Cal State University Long Beach, Otis College of Art & Design, The Animation Guild.

For approx. the past 10 years, Mike has also been invited to teach Animation and Drawing specifically for Animation in Denmark at The Animation Workshop.

In addition to teaching at various venues, Mike has also given lectures at such schools as Cal State University Northridge, The Art Institute in Orange County, Santa Monica and San Bernardino, as well as conducting online Webinars. 

Mike has also donated time to give demonstrations at public schools around Los Angeles and overseas.

Wayne has taught private animation lessons since 2000 as well as run his own animation school and lectured at The Animation Guild and various Universities.

Between the two of us, we have worked at the following Studios....

Disney Feature Animation

Disney Television

Dreamwork's 

Nickelodeon

Fox Entertainment

Warner Brothers

Bill Melendez Productions

Chuck Jones Film Productions

Don Bluth Animation

Klasky/Csupo

Sony Imageworks

Dreamquest

Baer Animation

Renegade Animation

Ted Turner Animation

Rhythm and Hues

Duck Soup Studios

Buttercup Pictures

Filmation Studios

Also, projects worked on include....

Spongebob Squarepants Movie

The SImpson's Movie

The Simpson's Television Show

Hercules

Fantasia 2000

Stuart Little part 2

Tarzan

Beauty and the Beast

The Little Mermaid

Oliver and Company

The Prince and the Pauper

The Tigger Movie

The Iron Giant

The Lion, Witch and the Wardrobe

Adventure Time

Chariots of Fur

Another Froggy Evening

Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas

Rug Rat's Go Wild

Kung Fu Panda

The Wild Thornberry's feature

An American Tail

The Mighty B

Cat Scratch

Mighty Joe Young

Cat's Don't Dance

Stitches Great Escape

Rover Dangerfield

Hi Hi Puffi Ami Yumi Show

The Oblongs

He-Man Masters of the Universe

Shera, Princess of Power

Ghostbusters

Bravestarr

Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids

Tom Hank's Electric City

Peanuts Metlife Commercials

Chester Cheetah Cheetos Commercial

Tony the Tiger Frosted Flakes Commercial

Snap,Crackle and Pop Rice Krispies Commercial

Lucky Charms Commercial