SPRING 2023
9 weeks (18 sessions) Mentorship
We will meet up twice a week. Every week we will have a class or an animation workflow demo on a specific topic and a critique class where I'll be helping you create a personal animated shot.
FREE access to AnimBot for 4 months.
27+ Hours of live animation feedback, lectures and workflow demos
Lifetime access to character rigs
Unlimited access to recordings for this class
In class feedback with no time limit for every student.
Easy communication with Mentor via Slack (extra outside class feedback)
Q&As
SPRING 2023
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Yuri has 18 years of experience working with 3D Animation. Originally from Brazil, he moved to Canada in 2010 where he had the opportunity to work in studios like Sony Imageworks, Method Studios, Relic Games, and Blizzard Entertainment, and currently working as a Lead Animator at Reel Fx. His resume includes projects like Smallfoot, Storks, Hotel Transylvania 1 and 2, Emoji Movie, Open Season 2, Smurfs, and Overwatch 2.
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Matthew Shepherd is the Head of Animation for WildBrain Studios, bringing 19 years of animation experience that includes 2D and 3D projects in both TV and film. Matt’s leadership experience spans across a diverse collection of films, including roles as Supervising Animator for Sony Pictures Imageworks on Smurfs The Lost Village, Hotel Transylvania 3 and Mitchell's vs The Machines, Lead Animator on The Lego Movie 2 with Animal Logic, Lead Animator on Sausage Party for Cinesite, Lead Animator on The Prophet for Bardel, and lastly, Space Jam 2 as an Animation Lead with Industrial Light & Magic |
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(April 25th to June 23rd)
2 months (18 sessions)
* Personal shot can range from basic animation principles to advanced acting depending on the student experience
I can’t speak highly enough of this mentorship and Yuri. Yuri goes above and beyond to explain things so you understand and has valuable tips from working in...
Read MoreI can’t speak highly enough of this mentorship and Yuri. Yuri goes above and beyond to explain things so you understand and has valuable tips from working in the industry. It’s very Tailored to you. So you can get what you want from the course and Yuri will help you to get there. The class is also a great atmosphere. I think you get more than you pay for in this mentorship and I can’t recommend it enough! Do it !! Thanks a lot Yuri!
Read LessI completed different animation courses and finished a complete program in a well known online school. Yuri is without a doubt the best mentor I had. He rea...
Read MoreI completed different animation courses and finished a complete program in a well known online school. Yuri is without a doubt the best mentor I had. He really takes care of every detail and every student, he gives you all the time you need and gives great critique. I really enjoyed the course and his mentorship.
Read LessYuri is definitely one of the best animation mentors I've ever had. He is so friendly and eager to help. I love how well he breaks down examples during lectu...
Read MoreYuri is definitely one of the best animation mentors I've ever had. He is so friendly and eager to help. I love how well he breaks down examples during lectures so that they are easy to understand. He also has a HUGE library of references and examples to help teach you. He points out a lot of little things that my eyes might not have seen at first glance and he is able to point them out to me to give me that ah-ha! moment. His reviews are always awesome and he gives many great suggestions to help push your shot even further. Yuri is also very up to date on the latest tools and tricks and always takes his time to explain everything to you. There were many little tips and tricks that I learned from him that I have not seen anywhere else. I've learned so much, thank you!
Read LessOne of the Happiest 2 months of my life, getting to learn the art from such a great animator is the best thing that has happened. Yuri as a mentor is really ...
Read MoreOne of the Happiest 2 months of my life, getting to learn the art from such a great animator is the best thing that has happened. Yuri as a mentor is really friendly and helpful ..Always makes his students comfortable, stresses on enjoying the work and understanding the idea and applying it..Best part of this mentorship is that he is available for feedback even if you are not able to finish within the course duration, gives proper suggestions what he feels will really help us achieve our goals. This course has lifted my confidence a lot and really helped me know the tips and tricks to achieve the quality. In each session I have learnt new stuffs which i have never heard of. It’s real fun to work with the rigs provided by theanimationbox..love the character design. Thanks Yuri for considering me for this course, its always pleasure to attend your sessions..
Read LessI really enjoyed the mentorship with The Animation Box. Instruction was personalized based on individual goals. I wanted to expand my reel and explore a mor...
Read MoreI really enjoyed the mentorship with The Animation Box. Instruction was personalized based on individual goals. I wanted to expand my reel and explore a more cartoony style. Classes and critiques helped me push my work, and I came away with a much better understanding of cartoony mechanics. I would recommend this mentorship to anyone at any stage in their pursuit of animation.
Read LessThis mentorship was just what I needed after completing AnimSchool's Character Animation course. With all that I had learned about the foundations of animati...
Read MoreThis mentorship was just what I needed after completing AnimSchool's Character Animation course. With all that I had learned about the foundations of animation, I knew that tackling this style of animation would be an exciting challenge. At no point did I feel defeated. Yuri was able to very clearly communicate his thought process and techniques while providing encouragement and feedback on our progress. The lectures were organized and the demos were well thought out. Yuri genuinely cares about his students and was available for any issues we might have had throughout the course. I highly recommend this mentorship to anyone looking to tackle this style of animation.
Read LessYuri is an amazing teacher, the class feels totally personalized, no rushes and super clear, he provides good tips and great lessons. Totally recommended.
Yuri is an amazing teacher, the class feels totally personalized, no rushes and super clear, he provides good tips and great lessons. Totally recommended.
Read LessThe lecture was very thorough. The instructor critiqued, corrected and showed how to fix each pose, etc. for each student's submission. He spent a lot of tim...
Read MoreThe lecture was very thorough. The instructor critiqued, corrected and showed how to fix each pose, etc. for each student's submission. He spent a lot of time for each student. He also showed many reference animations from his own or from other animation movies. I have taken many animation classes at an art school in the past but in this mentorship course, I learned a lot more materials, actual techniques and tips used in the animation industries and animation principles.I was also a real beginner and it was intimidating to see other students doing a lot more advanced animation, but the class atmosphere was very encouraging and helpful. It was a great course! I wish I could spend more time on homeworks.
Read Lessit was a fantastic experience, the teacher was super clear in his explanations and i leard everything i have to know about animation and cartoony animation, ...
Read Moreit was a fantastic experience, the teacher was super clear in his explanations and i leard everything i have to know about animation and cartoony animation, it was a fun experience and i see that my skills are really improved lesson after lesson.
Read LessThank you for everything, Yuri! I really learned a lot from you over these past few months. It has been a great experience and am looking forward practicin...
Read MoreThank you for everything, Yuri! I really learned a lot from you over these past few months. It has been a great experience and am looking forward practicing the concepts that you have shown.
Read LessI’m thankful to Yuri for finishing the course “Theanimationbox”. I’ve enlarged my skills in this field and I can surely say that the knowledge which has been...
Read MoreI’m thankful to Yuri for finishing the course “Theanimationbox”. I’ve enlarged my skills in this field and I can surely say that the knowledge which has been given by the trainer is very useful and practical . I’m satisfied with the results and glad to co-work with your team.
Read LessWhen the mentorship started, my animations were clunky/not appealing and with every new lesson, i started to understand which was my problem, things like tim...
Read MoreWhen the mentorship started, my animations were clunky/not appealing and with every new lesson, i started to understand which was my problem, things like timing, poses, anticipation, etc. Once that Yuri taught us those and more principles, was the moment i felt my animations started to improve, also Yuri is one of the best mentors ever, he is always willing to help you and that is the best part of this mentorship.
Read LessThis is one of the best courses I've taken by far! Lectures are super well-organized, you get videos, presentations, maya demos, feedback...all in one class....
Read MoreThis is one of the best courses I've taken by far! Lectures are super well-organized, you get videos, presentations, maya demos, feedback...all in one class. Yuri is an awesome mentor who's guidance and feedback give you the necessary tools to explore your ideas and push them to the limit. Thank you so much for your time!
Read LessJust finished Yuri's awesome mentorship! It felt very personal and welcoming! Found a couple of new good friends and learnt a ton of new awesome tips and tri...
Read MoreJust finished Yuri's awesome mentorship! It felt very personal and welcoming! Found a couple of new good friends and learnt a ton of new awesome tips and tricks! The feedback was invaluable! Just so happy that I took it! Huge thanks to Yuri for the endless support!
Read LessI am so happy that I came across this course. I have learnt more from Yuri in 2 months than from my uni in 3 years. Yuri has patience to answer all of the q...
Read MoreI am so happy that I came across this course. I have learnt more from Yuri in 2 months than from my uni in 3 years. Yuri has patience to answer all of the questions whether it is during the class or afterwards, to review each animation without rushing it and to explain his workflow in details. He has showed us many tips and tricks that he learnt while working in industry which was very helpful. Additionally, rigs are soo good, people that I have met are awesome, I spent 2 months doing what I love and at the same time learnt a lot!! Thank you!
Read LessI really recommend the mentorship, I learned a lot and had a lot of fun! I had never done cartoony before and this was just what I needed to understand it. Y...
Read MoreI really recommend the mentorship, I learned a lot and had a lot of fun! I had never done cartoony before and this was just what I needed to understand it. Yuri is a great teacher and he is super helpful and attentive to his students.
Read LessReally happy I did the Mentorship. Yuri is an awesome mentor. The Demos and Lectures are detailed and he explains things with lots of examples. He also share...
Read MoreReally happy I did the Mentorship. Yuri is an awesome mentor. The Demos and Lectures are detailed and he explains things with lots of examples. He also shared a lot of tips about workflows and showed us ways to approach different shots. He gives attention to everyone (sometimes opens your file to explain) and he is always trying to help improve your work with feedback and suggestions. He also talks about tools and software which are also very important to really stand out in presenting your work. Special mention to the character designs they are super appealing and rigs are really good. I really felt like part of a group where everyone is helpful, got a few good friends as well. Thank you so much Yuri for letting me be a part of the Mentorship.
Read LessYuri is an extremely knowledgeable animator and mentor, and I can't overstate just how valuable a mentorship with him is. The weekly demos are full of great ...
Read MoreYuri is an extremely knowledgeable animator and mentor, and I can't overstate just how valuable a mentorship with him is. The weekly demos are full of great information, and you get to watch live as he goes into Maya to break down/demonstrate his workflow. He will even open your scene and show you how he would go about the shot if you want. The reviews were probably the best part of the mentorship in my opinion. Yuri takes the time to really analyze each shot and offer insightful notes in great detail. The notes given throughout our reviews were more eye opening than any feedback I have ever received. He does a great job of explaining how to approach a cartoony shot while continually emphasizing the most important things to keep in mind. If you have any interest in doing cartoony animation at all, I highly recommend this mentorship.
Read LessDefinenely one of the best animation courses! Yuri is a great mentor, all the classes had tons of very useful information and also were super fun! I've lear...
Read MoreDefinenely one of the best animation courses! Yuri is a great mentor, all the classes had tons of very useful information and also were super fun! I've learned so much and very happy with the progress I've made during this course. Thank you!
Read LessI loved the mentorship at The Animation Box. Each class, Yuri gave every student as much time as they needed as well as offering assistance by opening their ...
Read MoreI loved the mentorship at The Animation Box. Each class, Yuri gave every student as much time as they needed as well as offering assistance by opening their maya files. He always has wonderful examples and gives great notes. The lectures and demo were also really informative. Yuri explains his workflows and techniques wonderfully and shows how they relate to his professional experience.
Read LessThe Animation Box mentorship was so amazing I did it twice! Yuri's passion for animation permeates through the class, making it inspiring for all the student...
Read MoreThe Animation Box mentorship was so amazing I did it twice! Yuri's passion for animation permeates through the class, making it inspiring for all the students. He explains things in ways I have never heard before that made animation concepts click. Classes are relaxed and work is self-driven, Yuri is patient and thorough in giving feedback. It's an amazing experience I'd definitely recommend to anyone!
Read LessYuri is an amazing artist as well as an amazing mentor! You can tell he really put a lot of time and thought into this class. The lectures give you all aspec...
Read MoreYuri is an amazing artist as well as an amazing mentor! You can tell he really put a lot of time and thought into this class. The lectures give you all aspects of theoretical, practical and Yuri's personal tips and tricks for animation, and the review sessions provide you detailed critiques that are tailored to you and your shots. You will leave this class with so much more knowledge and love for animation, as well as a well polished personal shot that's demo reel worthy! I can't recommend this mentorship enough!
Read LessYuri is an amazing teacher. he does his best to teach you whatever it is you need to achieve the goals you set for yourself whatever your experience level is...
Read MoreYuri is an amazing teacher. he does his best to teach you whatever it is you need to achieve the goals you set for yourself whatever your experience level is. this course is TOTALLY worth it. Thank you Yuri!
Read LessI had such a great time during this mentorship that I want to take it all over again! Yuri is an unbelievably awesome and kind teacher/animator. His lecture...
Read MoreI had such a great time during this mentorship that I want to take it all over again! Yuri is an unbelievably awesome and kind teacher/animator. His lectures are extremely inspiring and he gives amazing in-depth critique for each student. He covers every step of the animation process in such great detail that I left feeling so much more confident in my workflow and I learned so many tips and tricks that helped improve and speed up the animation process. The amount you will learn is incredible. It doesn't matter if you're a beginner or a professional in the industry, there is so much one can take away from this course. Before this class, I felt unsure of some aspects of polishing, but Yuri takes the time to actually animate right in front of you live and shows exactly what he does when working with the graph editor to help with the polishing process. On top of all of that, I got to meet so many great animators as well! You will not regret taking this course, so go for it! Thank you so much Yuri, what a great experience!
Read LessYuri is such a good mentor and he knows what he is doing. His style of teaching and experience is phenomenal. I would highly recommend this course to all th...
Read MoreYuri is such a good mentor and he knows what he is doing. His style of teaching and experience is phenomenal. I would highly recommend this course to all the animators who want to learn the art of cartoony animation.
Read Less"The Animation Box" came into my live and gave to me a lot of emotions. It was challenge myself on this course, I did mistakes in my animation and it gave t...
Read More"The Animation Box" came into my live and gave to me a lot of emotions. It was challenge myself on this course, I did mistakes in my animation and it gave to me the growth point. However, in the end of course it was so sad to say goodbay, the atmosfera of our call sections was so calm and cozy. Yuri is warm-hearted and friendly mentor who shared the huge useful information and his workflow.
Read LessI am extremely happy I took The Animation Box animation program! This course has opened my eyes to the stylized cartoon animation. The quality of the materia...
Read MoreI am extremely happy I took The Animation Box animation program! This course has opened my eyes to the stylized cartoon animation. The quality of the materials the course provides you are excellent and includes all useful tools, tips and tricks. Yuri is a friendly and very supportive mentor. I really appreciate he never stop encouraging his students and is willing to help on all the aspects he could do. He quickly get a handle on what you are capable of and help you push your limits. His critiques provided more perspectives that I couldn't think of before and lots of valuable feedback. I certainly gained tons of important skills which helped me to grow as a better animator. Thank you very much Yuri!!!!
Read LessI'm happy I ended up taking this course. Learned a good amount of new stuff, and i was satisfied with the results as well as how smooth the lectures and revi...
Read MoreI'm happy I ended up taking this course. Learned a good amount of new stuff, and i was satisfied with the results as well as how smooth the lectures and review sessions were! I really like Yuri's way of teaching, kinda unique. He shows a lot of different techniques in animation. And what I really liked is that he always gives a lot of examples, so you can understand it waaaaaay clearly.. Which helps a lot. Personally, I was learning something new every lecture! Aaaand when it comes to notes, Yuri gives a lot of detailed notes, which helps improve animation and learn some new tricky details about animation. Definitely recommend this Mentorship course! :)
Read LessI'm glad that I could get a chance to take the Animation Box spring 2021 mentorship, and it was very rewarding time for me. Yuri is very encouraging and k...
Read MoreI'm glad that I could get a chance to take the Animation Box spring 2021 mentorship, and it was very rewarding time for me. Yuri is very encouraging and kind teacher, willing to help you & your work from beginning to end. There are so many tips and tricks you can learn from him, and I'm sure that they will make your animation life much easier and happier. After the mentorship was over, I had time to review my work and there was huge improvement through 2 month of time. I'm very proud of what I achieved from this class, Huge thanks to Yuri! I highly recommend this class, you will meet great mentor and cool classmates :D
Read LessFirst of all, Yuri is one of the best mentors I have ever had the pleasure of learning from. I can not even begin to describe how much he have taught me in j...
Read MoreFirst of all, Yuri is one of the best mentors I have ever had the pleasure of learning from. I can not even begin to describe how much he have taught me in just 9 weeks. Yuri is an exceptionaly skilled animator, but most importantly, he knows how to pass that knowledge on to others. The explanations and breakdown of animation is easy to follow. You can really tell that he has put down a lot of work making the examples understandabel. He has so many tips and tricks, he explains his though process and showes us how he works. Your animation tool bag will overflow by the end of class. Yuri has a very friendly and open approach, and that takes away the "scary" feeling of presenting work. It feels very personalized with a lot of laughs and smiles. This is a guy who really loves what he is doing, and it is shining through in every class. He is eager to help, and dont mind explaining it differently if you don't understand. You will get a lot of notes and feedback on you shot, and never ever feel like it is beeing rushed. From the bottom of my heart, I highly recoomend taking this class!!
Read LessBest course i have ever done.
Best course i have ever done.
Read LessReally recommend this mentorship to everyone. Super nice mentor, Yuri is really patience to answer and give us feedback. He always encourages us to think out...
Read MoreReally recommend this mentorship to everyone. Super nice mentor, Yuri is really patience to answer and give us feedback. He always encourages us to think out of the box. Yuri also shows us many tricks and tips to deal with a shot, which is really helpful and make our life easier. And again, I definitely everyone who is interested in taking cartoony class should consider his mentorship, because it will give you a great experience and you can achieve something at the end with his help.
Read LessIt was AMAZING!!!
It was AMAZING!!!
Read LessThis course is just wow! Yuri is a really great teacher, he explains everything very clearly. Also Yuri shows many things right in maya, so that you can unde...
Read MoreThis course is just wow! Yuri is a really great teacher, he explains everything very clearly. Also Yuri shows many things right in maya, so that you can understand stuff easier and discover some maya tools you haven't known before. I was waiting for taking this course for a year and really glad that finally found opportunity to get there)) This was the first time I tried making such a cartoony animation! And thanks to this course, it was a joy for me)) Thanks a lot, Yuri!
Read LessBefore applying to this mentorship i was only able to animate simple stuff like bouncing balls and walk cycles only because i wasn't been able to plan a bigg...
Read MoreBefore applying to this mentorship i was only able to animate simple stuff like bouncing balls and walk cycles only because i wasn't been able to plan a bigger or more complicated shots and i almost lost hope in doing so because i tried many online schools nobody helping you to finish a shot like Yuri does in this mentorship i mean he is walking you through the whole thing step by step "literally" he will always go the extra mile when you think he gone too far with his amazing tutoring skills he will go a bit further and make you even better. Yuri does love Animation a lot and i guess that's what makes him an awesome mentor.
Read LessYuri Lementy explaining his animation workflow when animating a cartoon face during The Animation Box Mentorship class
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