South Park enters its 20th season
BY QUIN VERTOLLI This past week the hit TV show South Park aired its 20th season and fans of the show were thrilled to see its return. With 285 episodes and counting, it is one of TV’s longest-running shows. But why is this show so successful? Sheridan College is world renowned for its animation programs […]
Meet the Sheridan alumni behind Zootopia’s lovable critters
BY RACHEL LEE-THOMAS The Sheridan Sun recently got a peek behind the animation on Disney’s latest movie Zootopia from alumni David Stodolny, a character animator, and Mitchell Counsell, a character technical director. The pair shared their experiences of learning at Sheridan and working at Disney. Originally from Brampton, 36-year-old Stodolny graduated from Sheridan in the Animation […]
Zootopia’s a place where anyone can be anything
BY RACHEL LEE-THOMAS In a place where anyone can be anything, Zootopia presents a world in which prey and predator live as one. Released March 4, Disney’s anthropomorphic characters are charming, relatable, and believable. One of the interesting underlining themes of the film is the unsteady relationship that exists between animals of predator vs. […]
Animation students nominated for Annie Awards
BY JANA GREGORIO A mother is pushed to the limit. She struggles to balance daily tasks alone, from hanging laundry to tending to a crying child. Different problems arise, one after the other, until she can’t take it any longer. She is stretched so thin. She breaks apart. This is the premise behind Mother, an […]
Sheridan student helps bring next generation of Lion King to life
STORY BY COURTNEY BLOK After working behind the scenes, making his favourite Disney characters come back to life, Samuel Morin now has the fulfilling experience of seeing his work on TV. Morin, a third-year Animation student at Sheridan, worked on The Lion King reboot, which premiered as a film in the past year. He also worked […]
Sheridan’s history at the Oscars
STORY BY MICHAEL MELRO The Sheridan College Animation program has had many students and graduates go on to do great things in the world of film. John Minnis, Eric Armstrong, Tibor Madjar, Colin Doncaster and Chris Williams are the alumnus who have won Oscars, bringing worldwide attention and prestige to the program.
Sheridan Animation draws comparisons to Harvard
BY SPENCER LUYBEN The Animation program at Sheridan consistently ranks among the top animation programs in the world. But why? What makes it “the Harvard of Animation schools?” Discover the details about this colossal program here.
Chilling at the House of Cool
VIDEO BY DYLAN PAISLEY House of Cool is a pre-production animation studio in Toronto. It was founded in 2004 by Wes Lui and Sheridan alumni Ricardo Curtis. House of Cool has worked on over 12 TV shows and major motion pictures like Despicable Me and The Book of Life. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcFnxQAYvc4&feature=youtu.be
Prospective students get behind-the-scenes look at faculties and programs
STORY BY SAMANTHA MAICH The SCAET building was packed with prospective students and parents during Sheridan’s Open House on Saturday, which featured displays and representatives from each program offered at Trafalgar. Andrew Lee, head of Sheridan Security, estimated there were about 1,000 people on campus during the Open House, and compared it to a regular […]
