iAnimate Courses
with Angie Jones

Next Block Starts 01.05.2026

Advanced performance-focused animation training led by a feature-film animation director.

Angie Jones Drawover Critique for Oriol Borrell -
iAnimate WS5 – Full Body Acting, Facial and Lip-Sync 2023

Why Train With Angie

  • 30+ years in feature films, games, and commercials

  • Teaching continuously since 2003

  • Thousands of students are trained worldwide

  • Former USC professor + iAnimate lead instructor

  • Focus on performance, decision-making, and professional standards

Workshop Progression Overview

The Performance Track

  • Feature Workshop 3 – Advanced Body Mechanics and Pantomime Acting
    Physical clarity, weight, pantomime, and broad acting.

  • Feature Workshop 4 – Close-up Facial Acting and Lip-Sync
    Close-up acting and lip-sync details.

  • Feature Workshop 5 – Full Body Acting, Facial, and Lip-Sync
    Integrated full-body + facial performances.

WORKSHOP 3

Advanced Body Mechanics & Pantomime Acting

Develop clarity, weight, and intent through physical performance.

What You’ll Focus On

  • Refining advanced body mechanics, including balance, weight shifts, and overlapping action

  • Communicating clear intent through pantomime without dialogue

  • Designing decisive physical actions such as pushes, pulls, lifts, and directional changes

  • Maintaining continuity and believability across cuts

Who This Workshop Is For

Animators who are comfortable with core body mechanics and want to strengthen physical clarity, storytelling, and performance through action-driven shots.

Workshop Structure

This is an 11-week workshop. The first half focuses on strengthening physical performance and pantomime clarity. In the second half, students apply these principles to more demanding action-based shots, emphasizing continuity, intention, and polish.

Outcome

By the end of the workshop, students will produce a physically grounded performance shot that demonstrates clear intent, strong weight, and professional-level body mechanics suitable for a reel.

WS3 - Advanced Body Mechanics Student Demo Reel

Angie Jones Drawover for Ona Tinajas
WS3 - Advanced Body Mechanics Assignment

WORKSHOP 4

Close-Up Facial Acting & Lip-Sync

Precision, restraint, and emotional clarity in performance

What You’ll Focus On

  • Refining close-up facial acting with emphasis on subtlety and sincerity

  • Creating believable lip-sync through timing, phrasing, and articulation

  • Making clear acting choices that support emotion without over-animation

  • Using restrained body movement to reinforce, not compete with, facial performance

Who This Workshop Is For

Animators who are comfortable with body mechanics and want to elevate close-up facial acting, dialogue performance, and emotional clarity.

Workshop Structure

This is an 11-week workshop. The first half focuses on close-up facial acting and lip-sync refinement. In the second half, students introduce controlled body mechanics in a contrasting shot to support and enhance facial performance.

Outcome

By the end of the workshop, students will complete a dialogue-driven close-up performance that demonstrates emotional authenticity, clean lip-sync, and professional-level facial acting suitable for a reel.

WS4 - Close up Facial Acting and Lip-Sync Student Demo Reel

Angie Jones Drawover for Jackson Chang
Close up Facial Acting and Lip-Sync Assignment

WORKSHOP 5

Integrated Character Performance

Unifying body, face, and dialogue into a single performance

What You’ll Focus On

  • Integrating full-body acting, facial performance, and dialogue into cohesive shots

  • Making clear performance decisions across staging, posing, timing, and expression

  • Managing shot complexity without sacrificing clarity or emotional intent

  • Refining transitions between physical action and facial acting within a single performance

Who This Workshop Is For

Animators who are confident with body mechanics and facial acting and want to combine both into fully realized, professional-level character performances.

Workshop Structure

This is an 11-week workshop. Students focus on a single integrated performance shot, developing it from early blocking through final polish while balancing physical action, facial acting, and dialogue.

WS5 - Full Body Acting, Facial and Lip-Sync Student Demo Reel

Angie Jones Drawover for Trisha Reilly
WS5 - Full Body Acting, Facial and Lip-Sync

How iAnimator Workshop
Placement Works

Workshop placement is determined by iAnimate based on a review of your work. To be considered for an upcoming workshop, apply through iAnimate:

→ Apply at iAnimate: https://ianimate.net/apply