In a recent interview with Gnomon instructor Brian J. Pohl, we dove into his remarkable 25-year journey in computer graphics, starting from broadcast television to a pioneering career in previs for major films like Star Wars: Attack of the Clones and Star Trek (2009). Working with George Lucas at Skywalker Ranch, Brian played a role in the development of previs, […]
On 19 July 2024, I began teaching my new Game Creation 3: Animation and Cinematics in Unreal Engine 5 class at Gnomon School of Visual Effects. This class will run 10 weeks and will concentrate on Sequencer, Control Rig, animation and more! I’m excited about being at the new campus. It’s amazing! See more here.
If you ever have the opportunity to get a demonstration of the NoitomVPS system, you should take it. I popped over to Fonco Studios to take a look at Noitom’s latest offerings. Designed to be a total performance capture solution for the small studio who wants to overcome the typical drifting problems commonly found in […]
Watch Here! I had the pleasure to participate in this VES Panel discussion on the career landscape in virtual production. This is a pretty hot topic right now, especially given the volatile conditions within the film industry right now. Many people are even wondering if there is a career to go back to with the […]
Recently I was asked by the team at VFXwire.com to write a commentary on the impact of AI on the VFX and animation industries. During the short while this article was written and published, the playing field again changed with the announcement of OpenAI’s Sora. AI will have so much impact on the industry. Probably more […]
As my last “unofficial” act as Dean of the Unreal Fellowship, I present to you the first animation centric cohort focused entirely on creating animation within the Engine. Over 110 individuals ranging from industry professionals, training and education partners and applicants from the general public completed a 3 week program emphasizing keyframe and mocap animation […]
Edward Dawson-Taylor conducted a nice interview to find out more about the Unreal Fellowship. This was dated back in 2022 and we were at the peak of the program’s success. https://youtu.be/23mDnBNrWrg?si=VnZMFCqcDidks2Wr
This early interview with Allan McKay discussed the formation of the Unreal Fellowship and my career background. Click here
A very early article I wrote when I first joined Epic Games back in 2017. This article emphasized the new trend of previsualization companies begining to embrace game engine technologies for realtime rendering. Read About It Here!
