Dana Boadway-Masson

Freelance Animator

Senior Mentor

Dana Boadway-Masson has been a professional animator since 2004 and worked as an actor before she decided to become an animator. Thanks to her acting background, she has an in-depth understanding of how to push character performances and poses. A fun fact about Dad is that she had never animated a quadruped before being hired as an animator on the Disney film, The Wild. It was a trial by fire as she suddenly had to animate the following creatures, all of which have distinctly different physiology: squirrels, chameleons, koala bears, penguins, lions, and wildebeest. The hardest creature for her to animate throughout her entire career has been (believe it or not) the snake! Dana currently teaches Body Mechanics, Advanced Body Mechanics, and Introduction to Acting at Animation Mentor.

Dana’s Credits

Halo 3

The Wild

Everyone’s Hero

Rolie Polie Olie: The Baby Bot Chase

Films

Riverboat Song
The Wild
Everyone’s Hero
Chicago 10
Shallow Ground
Alpha & Omega
Rescue Heroes: The Movie
Café du Destin

Short Films

The Little Painter
Flat Frog
The Café (writer/director)
Character Animation for a fine art installation by Jordan Wolfson

Games

Halo 3
Halo 3: ODST

Television / Video

Rolie Polie Olie: The Great Defender of Fun
William Joyce’s Rolie Polie Olie: The Baby Bot Chase
The Santa Claus Brothers
Miss Spider’s Sunny Patch Kids
The Backyardigans

Commercials

Chuck E. Cheese
Geico Gecko

See more of Dana’s credits on IMDB

What Dana’s Students are Saying

Best Class I Ever Had

I think since I started in Animation Mentor, this is the best class that I have ever have. I love the methodology. Dana does a lot of demos, and show us good examples of how to improve our animations, which is really helpful in our process. Also, the feedback that she gives about our shots is very complete. I’m improving a lot, that’s why I’m going to take my next class with her.

Dana is a Wonderful Mentor

I think Dana is a wonderful mentor who cares about her students. Her Q&As are incredibly helpful and she even goes overtime in class to answer additional questions, so very often we get more than an hour which is very appreciated.

Encourages to Think Outside of the Box

Dana is a very helpful mentor who encourages me to look and think about my shots differently than my prior mentors. She pushes performance within the confines of body mechanics, ultimately building the character from the inside-out without neglecting the intent of this course. Dana also encourages exploration in terms of style and exaggeration, often showing ways to add flair to our projects within our Q&As. She is very good about responding to questions outside of class as well.

Dana is the Best Mentor I've Ever Had

Dana is the best mentor I’ve ever had, her feedback is amazing, she gives great tips and advices and encourages you to be better.

Dana is Just Amazing

Dana Is just amazing, she really take time to give you a proper feedback, and her Q&A are very instructive and inspiring, is always available to answer any question.

* Always on time
* Makes demos on the Q&A
* Share her experiences and tips

I really recommend take Dana as a Mentor.

Best Class I Ever Had

I think since I started in Animation Mentor, this is the best class that I have ever have. I love the methodology. Dana does a lot of demos, and show us good examples of how to improve our animations, which is really helpful in our process. Also, the feedback that she gives about our shots is very complete. I’m improving a lot, that’s why I’m going to take my next class with her.

Dana is a Wonderful Mentor

I think Dana is a wonderful mentor who cares about her students. Her Q&As are incredibly helpful and she even goes overtime in class to answer additional questions, so very often we get more than an hour which is very appreciated.

Encourages to Think Outside of the Box

Dana is a very helpful mentor who encourages me to look and think about my shots differently than my prior mentors. She pushes performance within the confines of body mechanics, ultimately building the character from the inside-out without neglecting the intent of this course. Dana also encourages exploration in terms of style and exaggeration, often showing ways to add flair to our projects within our Q&As. She is very good about responding to questions outside of class as well.

Dana is the Best Mentor I've Ever Had

Dana is the best mentor I’ve ever had, her feedback is amazing, she gives great tips and advices and encourages you to be better.

Dana is Just Amazing

Dana Is just amazing, she really take time to give you a proper feedback, and her Q&A are very instructive and inspiring, is always available to answer any question.

* Always on time
* Makes demos on the Q&A
* Share her experiences and tips

I really recommend take Dana as a Mentor.

Courses Taught By Dana

Courses may vary from term to term.

Body
Mechanics

12-Week Course

Learn to animate realistic bipedal movement.

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Advanced Body
Mechanics

12-Week Course

Create exciting and dynamic action sequences.

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Introduction
to Acting

12-Week Course

Make your characters come alive with emotion.

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Dana’s Credits

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Television / Video

Commercials

What Dana’s Students are Saying

Best Class I Ever Had

Dana is a Wonderful Mentor

Encourages to Think Outside of the Box

Dana is the Best Mentor I've Ever Had

Dana is Just Amazing

Best Class I Ever Had

Dana is a Wonderful Mentor

Encourages to Think Outside of the Box

Dana is the Best Mentor I've Ever Had

Dana is Just Amazing

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