Plano resident and recent Hockaday School graduate Emily McShane’s love for animation has won national awards for teens in film.
When Emily McShane’s fifth-grade classmates were asked, “Which college do you want to go to?” most answered with the expected “UT,” “A&M” or maybe “Harvard.” McShane, however, said she wanted to attend the Ringling College of Art and Design, where she could study at one of the country’s top-rated animation programs.
Now, seven years later, the Plano resident and recent Hockaday School graduate’s love for animation is winning her awards. In October 2024, McShane’s new animated film Crushed won the Emerging Artist award at the All-American High School Film Festival in New York City…