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Body Mechanics
Advanced Body Mechanics
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Advanced Acting
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Creature Animation: Locomotion
Creature Animation: Fight or Flight
Maya Workshop: Animation Basics
Game Animation Fundamentals
Game Animation Combat Attacks
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Intermediate Storyboarding
Cartoony Animation for 3D Animators
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Introduction to Digital Painting
Previsualization Basics for Animators
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Why Animation Mentor
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