
Shad Bradbury
Animator
Pixar Animation Studios
Shad Bradbury has been a professional animator since 2006 and is currently an animator at Pixar Animation Studios. He’s worked on hits including Inside Out, Finding Dory and Coco. Before landing at Pixar, Shad worked at Sony Pictures Imageworks. A fun fact about Shad is that he was named by a drunk guy at a bar. He currently teaches Advanced Body Mechanics and Introduction to Acting.
Shad’s Credits

Coco

Finding Dory

Inside Out

The Good Dinosaur
Recent Films
- Coco
- Cars 3
- Finding Dory
- The Good Dinosaur
- Inside Out
- Hotel Transylvania
- Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2
Other Films
- Smurfs
- Arthur Christmas
- Marmaduke
- Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel
- Cats and Dogs 2
- Aliens in the Attic
- Yogi Bear
- Curious George
Short Films
- LOU
Games
- Stargate Worlds – MMORPG
What Shad’s Students are Saying
Shad is Fantastic
Shad is fantastic! Not only does he make every class fun, he covers so much every class. He really likes to make sure we understand what we’re doing and takes time to talk to each one individually. I’ve learned so much from him in such a short period of time. He also teaches us so many technical tip and tricks to make our workflows so much faster.
Pushes His Students to a Higher Level
I am very happy about being in Shad`s class. He has a great sense of storytelling and humour. He’s very polite and fair to his students. His critiques are very detailed with an eye for everything in a shot. He challenges his students and brings them to create perfect poses and good timing. He supports the students’ stories and he always has good advice. He pushes his students to a higher level. He makes things hum. Bravo and thank you very much to let us learn from such a great mentor.
Very Interactive
Shad gives great insights into the industry and his journey to becoming an Animator. His teaching method is very interactive, because he gives everyone an opportunity to speak. It helps a lot when he demonstrates body mechanics in Maya as well as acting them out himself.
Super Animator
Shad is a super animator and a really cool dude. Shad always gives very detailed critiques and is always open to talk about various topics in animation. His Q&A’s are always fantastic and his demonstrations always increase my knowledge and interest in animation.
Shad is Fantastic
Shad is fantastic! Not only does he make every class fun, he covers so much every class. He really likes to make sure we understand what we’re doing and takes time to talk to each one individually. I’ve learned so much from him in such a short period of time. He also teaches us so many technical tip and tricks to make our workflows so much faster.
Pushes His Students to a Higher Level
I am very happy about being in Shad`s class. He has a great sense of storytelling and humour. He’s very polite and fair to his students. His critiques are very detailed with an eye for everything in a shot. He challenges his students and brings them to create perfect poses and good timing. He supports the students’ stories and he always has good advice. He pushes his students to a higher level. He makes things hum. Bravo and thank you very much to let us learn from such a great mentor.
Very Interactive
Shad gives great insights into the industry and his journey to becoming an Animator. His teaching method is very interactive, because he gives everyone an opportunity to speak. It helps a lot when he demonstrates body mechanics in Maya as well as acting them out himself.
Super Animator
Shad is a super animator and a really cool dude. Shad always gives very detailed critiques and is always open to talk about various topics in animation. His Q&A’s are always fantastic and his demonstrations always increase my knowledge and interest in animation.
Courses Taught By Shad
Courses may vary from term to term.