The Center for Innovation, Research, and Creativity in the Arts (CIRCA) welcomes Miguel Jiron, director at Sony Pictures Animation! Jiron will host a Storyboarding workshop for UMBC students on Friday October 18th and a public artist’s talk at the Sweaty Eyeballs Animation Festival in Baltimore on Saturday, October 19th. For this masterclass on storyboarding and story development, Jiron will share story pitches, outlining the progression from initial ideas to final animation. A live pitch and feedback session of selected UMBC student projects will follow.

The Center for Innovation, Research, and Creativity in the Arts (CIRCA) welcomes Miguel Jiron, director at Sony Pictures Animation! Jiron will host a storyboarding workshop for UMBC students on Friday, October 18, and a public artist’s talk at the Sweaty Eyeballs Animation Festival in Baltimore on Saturday, October 19. From Takashi Murakami to the Spider-verse, join Miguel Jiron on Saturday for a talk about his personal, roundabout journey from the independent and fine art world to the feature animation industry, along with a screening of his shorts.