Instructors

A school is truly defined by its faculty and curriculum:
A computer lab alone does not make a digital
media program.

A truly comprehensive program is brought to life by instructors who are respected members of their field. As no one person can master every aspect of visual effects production, experienced individuals who each have their own areas of expertise teach our courses.

Here are some of the Film, Game, and Broadcast Television studios that our instructors come from:

Sony ImageworksActivisionBlizzardPixarDreamWorksDigital Domian
Shane Acker

Featured Instructor

Bruno Werneck

Cecil Kim

God of War 3 - Lead Concept Artist, Sony Computer Entertainment

Projects: God of War III, God of War II, God of War I, Twisted Metal Black, Final Fantasy IX, Parasite Eve, Mask of Zorro, Volcano, Truman Show

www.cecilkim.com

Alex Alvarez

Avatar
Creature Development Artist,
Lightstorm Entertainment

Donna Bates

Saw 2
3D Manager/Supervisor

James Battersby

2012
Visual Development Artist

Waylon Brinck

Medal of Honor Airborne
CG Supervisor, EA

Charles Bunnag

Fringe
Digital Matte Artist,
Zoic Studios

Kirk Cadrette

Orphan
Effects Animator, Lola\bVFX

Mark Dedecker

Iron Man
Character Artist, Gentle Giant Studios

Marcel de Jong

Inspector Gadget
Digital FX Consultant

Rich Diamant

Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Lead Character Artist, Naughty Dog

Greg Downing

Spider Man 3
Color and Lighting Technical Director

Chris Eckardt

Galaxy Quest
Visual Effects Supervisor,
BrainSoup Studios

Jeremy Engleman

How to Train Your Dragon 3D
3D Painter, Dreamworks

Brandon Fayette

Star Trek
Lead Artist, Bad Robot Productions

Bruce Ferriz

Shark Tale
Animator, Dreamworks

Jack Fulmer

Golden Compass
Lead Lighting Technical Director, Rhythm & Hues Studios

Ilan Gabai

Ben 10: Alien Swarm
Effects Technical Director,
Zoic Studios

Kevin Griffith

World of Warcraft
Environment Artist,
Blizzard Entertainment

Buddy Gheen

Legion
Visual Effects Supervisor,
Look Effects Inc

Martin Hall

Pirates of the Caribean:
At World's End

Compositor, Digital Domain

Seth Hall

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
Visual Effects Artist, LucasArts

Joe Harkins

The Matrix Revolutions
CEO/Co-Founder, Redline VFX

John Hood

Beowulf
Technical Animator, Sony Imageworks

Kevin Hudson

Watchmen
Supervising Digital Modeler,
Double Negative

Tim Ingersoll

Enchanted
Character Animator/Magician,
James Baxter Animation Studio

Angie Jones

Pan's Labyrinth
Animator,
Cafe FX

Eric Keller

Digital Artist

Andy Kelts

World of Cars Online
3D Technical Artist, Disney Online Studios

Ben Kerr

Bolt
Character Animator

Scott Kilburn

The Mummy 3: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
Lighter, Rhythm & Hues Studios

Darren Kiner

CG Lighting Artist / Compositor and CG Supervisor

Ryan Kingslien

Resident Artist, The Gnomon Workshop

Chris Kirshbaum

Kung Fu Panda
Character Animator, Dreamworks

Darrin Krumweide

Batman and Robin
3D Modeler

Lee Lanier

Shrek
Compositor and Lighter,
PDI/DreamWorks

Danny Lei

Fast and Furious
Modeling TD, Rhythm & Hues

Hugo Martin

Ghost Busters the Video Game
Concept Artist

Stephen Mcclure

Visual Effects Artist/Animator,
Resident Artist/Producer,
The Gnomon Workshop

Eric Miller

Power Rangers
Visual Effects/Texture Artist

Maks Naporowski

I am Legend
Technical Director, Sony Imageworks

Saty Raghavachary

Over the Hedge
Senior Graphics Software Developer, Dreamworks

Raj Rihal

The Incredible Hulk
Concept Artist, EA

Josh Robinson

Terminator Salvation
3D Modeler

Matt Rosenfeld

True Blood
Visual Effects Artist

Robh Ruppel

Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Art Director

Carlo Sansonetti

Star Wars: Clone Wars
Character Rigger,
Lucas Film Animation

David Schoneveld

Wolverine
Model and Texture Artist,
Luma Pictures

Richard Slechta

Harry Potter and the Order
of the Phoenix

Lighting Supervisor, Café FX

Tefft Smith II

The Passion of the Christ
Visual Effects Artist

Scott Spencer

X-Men: The Last Stand
Digital Sculptor, Gentle Giant Studios

Steven Vargas

Spiderman 3
Training and Artist Development,
Sony Imageworks

Larry Wu

Bolt
Look Development Artist,
Walt Disney Animation Studios