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Alisha Steinberger

Instructor, 3D Animation

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Education:

Bachelor of Media Arts

Bio

Alisha Steinberger began her career at Scanline VFX, working on Hollywood movies The Suicide Squad, Black Widow and Eternals. Alisha then worked at BRON Studios on TV series before finally moving to Meta, working as an animator at their first party game studio Sanzaru Games. Alisha also worked on the AAA VR game Asgard's Wrath 2.

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Research Interests

Besides working for studios to ship large production projects, Alisha also works on a variety of personal projects to further develop her skills as an animator and artist. This includes 2D animated projects supporting her passion for animals' lives, collaborating with her father Dr. Bernhard Steinberger on his geophysical research papers with animations and still images, and developing 2.5D workflows with Blender.

Courses

Course Name Department Course Code Term
3D Computer Animation 3DAN 403 26/FA

Description

Through this course, students will be able to: Identify different qualities and rhythms of movement and understand how those qualities can convey intentionality and interiority. Research and develop a character concept that translates into movement and gesture design. Connect character concept to character design and movement choreography. Understand bodily mechanics of human and various biped and quadruped creatures; Explore design and movement mechanics of non-anthropomorphic characters. Experiment with advanced animation techniques, including anticipation, overlapping action, exaggeration, and timing / spacing; Identify specific reference sources for movement and translate the dynamics of motion to character design. Consider the role of environment design in support of character acting; Convey a character's emotion, thought process, or intentionality with and without dialogue.

Pre-requisites

No prerequisites.