Recognition / Dec. 13, 2012
SCAD alumni and students work on the film "Life of Pi"
Several alumni who work for Rhythm & Hues in Los Angeles, California, worked on the film "Life of Pi."
- Mir Z. Ali (former SCAD student), visual effects technical director
- Jeff Beeland (B.F.A., computer art, 2004), pipeline supervisor
- Ryan Bowden (B.F.A., visual effects, 2009), visual effects technical director
- Richard Shallcross (B.F.A., visual effects, 2010), lighting technical director
- Matthew Nowicki DuVall (B.F.A., visual effects, 2011), visual effects artist
- Melanie Dorn, (M.F.A., visual effects, 2008), digital compositor
- Stephen Eisenmann (B.F.A., visual effects, 2010), lighting technical director
- Cheri Fojtik (M.F.A., animation, 2011), texture painter
- Drew Harrison (B.F.A., interactive design and game development, 2008), lead texture painter
- Austin Hiser (B.F.A., computer art, 2004), lead compositor
- John Kent Jr. (B.F.A., visual effects, 2011), visual effects
- Michael Kessler (B.F.A., visual effects, 2007), pipeline technical director
- Brandon Martin (B.F.A., animation, 2008), lead lighting technical director
- Brandon Nelson (B.F.A., visual effects, 2005; M.F.A., visual effects, 2008), compositing supervisor
- Stephen Null (B.F.A., visual effects, 2005), lead lighter
- Hector M. Ortiz (B.F.A., film and television and visual effects, 2006), visual effects technical director
- James Parks (B.F.A., computer art, 1999), technical animator
- Raymond Popka (B.F.A., visual effects, 2011), junior FX technical director
- Josh Shuman (M.F.A., visual effects, 2009), digital compositor
- Matt Shumway (former SCAD student), animation supervisor
- Allan Toellner (B.F.A., visual effects, 2009), lighting technical director
- Huan Tran (B.F.A., visual effects, 2006), lead lighting technical director
- M.F.A. visual effects student Frank John Unger, effects technical director
- Kirsten Yamaguchi (M.F.A., animation, 2009), animator
- Ting-Chun Yang (M.A., animation, 2012), lighting technical director