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The Duo That Changed Modern Animation | Robert Valley & Alberto Mielgo

Long-form10:21EducationPublished Oct 8, 2026, 5:00 PM · 2w ago
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How did an indie creator go from facing festival rejections to becoming an Oscar-nominated director and a mastermind behind Love, Death + Robots and Invincible? Dive deep into the genius of Robert Valley and learn how he revolutionized modern animation by blending raw 2D graphic workflows, live-action reference, and seamless 3D pipelines inside Photoshop, After Effects, and more. Limited Access FREE trial ►► https://www.classcreatives.com/ Class Creative’s Maya for Beginners: Complete 3D Animation Masterclass | Comprehensive Foundational Guide! UNLIMITED Course Access ►► https://www.classcreatives.com/bundles/pro ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Timestamps 00:00 Intro 00:49 Early Career: Aeon Flux & Gorillaz 01:29 Working with Alberto Mielgo (Beatles Rock Band & Tron Uprising) 02:51 Counter Spy 03:02 Class Creatives Masterclass Access 04:16 Shinjuku & DC Nation Wonder Woman 04:52 Pear Cider and Cigarettes (Oscar Nomination) 05:30 Zima Blue 05:40 Blues Brothers 06:00 Ice 06:40 Apex Legends & Directing Invincible 07:14 Love, Death + Robots (400 Boys) 08:09 The Trouble with Peter 08:29 The Robert Valley Workflow 09:08 Conclusion ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pro Gear Our Instructors Use ►► https://www.amazon.com/shop/classcreatives Small commission earned from your support. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This video features reference and work from the following artists & archives: https://www.catsuka.com https://www.passion-animation.com https://www.instagram.com/andymccollmcpherson https://www.instagram.com/eleonora.quario https://www.instagram.com/martialcoulon https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/395550245/pear-cider-and-cigarettes Articles & Technical Resources: https://www.cartoonbrew.com/shorts/series-craft-director-robert-valley-explains-his-approach-to-adapting-marc-laidlaws-400-boys-for-love-death-robots-247689.html https://www.trojan-unicorn.com/stories/exclusive-interview-artist-robert-valley https://www.animationscoop.com/interview-creating-400-boys-for-love-death-robots/ Learn everything necessary to learn Character Animation utilizing Autodesk Maya taught by a AAA game professional with university level accredited instruction! We will cover the basics starting with the Ball Bounce, Pendulum, and how to apply the 12 principles of animation to the human form. We will apply all fundamental aspects taught to create full in game polished animations of: Idle, Walk, Run, Jump and more. In this foundation course we will be learning the fundamentals of Character Animation and game development. (specifically for the Unreal engine, but this method will also work for other game engines such as Unity). Autodesk Maya is the industry standard 3D animation software, understanding the concepts in this course will help you land a job in the game, film, tv, or music industry. In this course you will learn how to animate your custom created character from scratch. Over 20 hours of Animation instruction! Autodesk Maya and the Unreal game engine. Why Learn From Class Creatives? This course features an accredited university level animation instructor who has over 20 years of experience animating both keyframe, and motion capture for studios such as Naughty Dog, Insomniac, Guerilla Games, Google, Disney and more. Whether it be a complex hyper realistic animation or a cartoony stylized “Disney” character animation it ALL starts with the fundamentals which we cover in these lectures
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