Animation

Ron Bernard stepped into his role as the Chair of Animation at Otis College of Art and Design on July 1, after receiving overwhelming support from the community for his presentation on his background in animation and visual effects and his vision for the newly-formed program. In January, Provost Jiseon Lee Isbara announced a restructuring of the Digital Media program—25 years after its launch at the College—into separate Game Design and Animation BFA degrees, while continuing the existing emphasis in Motion Design.

In this first in our series of interviews with recent Otis graduates from the Class of 2022, we spend time with Ireen Chau (’22 BFA Digital Media, Animation), an Academic Excellence Award recipient who originally is from San Leandro, California.

An abridged version of this profile appears in the 2021-2022 Admissions Viewbook. To request a Viewbook, please click here. 

For Zione (pronounced “Zy-One”) Hong, cartoons weren’t just a means of childhood entertainment. As a deaf child growing up in Glendale, California, they opened up a world of imagination, but also the career path she’s currently pursuing as a recent Otis College graduate.