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Undergraduate core courses are the foundation of BFA studies at CalArts, providing a strong general education and opportunities to deepen every student's artistic practice.
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Mark McDonnell Faculty, School of Film/Video Character Animation mmcdonnell@calarts.edu
Jon Messer Faculty, School of Film/Video Character Animation jmesser@calarts.edu
Christopher Mitchell Faculty, School of Film/Video Character Animation cmitchell@calarts.edu
Stephen Neary Faculty, School of Film/Video Character Animation sneary@calarts.edu
Isaac Orloff Faculty, Character Animation iorloff@calarts.edu
Lindsey Pollard Faculty, School of Film/Video Character Animation lpollard@calarts.edu
Nicolas Prothais Faculty, Character Animation nprothais@calarts.edu
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