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UCF Grad on What it Was Like to Work on ‘Toy Story 4’

From creating memorable characters to details you can spot in the Oscar-winning movie, character animation grad Teresa Falcone ’14 discusses working for Pixar.

UCF Alumni Bring “Smallfoot” to Big Screen

School of Visual Arts and Design’s Teresa Falcone ’14 and Christopher Sanchez ’14 talk about their experience as animators on the feature film.

UCF Students to Premiere Animated Short Films

This year’s animated short films shed light on a speech disorder and sea turtle nesting. They premiere Monday, April 23, at the Center for Emerging Media.

School of Visual Arts & Design to Showcase Student Films, Games, Apps

Animated shorts in 3-D, computer games, photographs and other creative projects will be on display at the UCF School of Visual Arts & Design’s 2013…

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Identity: Reflections of Self - The Albin Polasek Museum and Sculpture Gardens 10:00 am - 4:00 pm

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