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Omar Dabbagh
Omar is a keen technologist who has a passion for computer graphics. He holds degrees and certification in Multimedia, Information Technology and 3D Animation / VFX.
He regularly attends events held by Sydney ACM SIGGRAPH and other organisations that provide support for emerging digital artists, producing content for film and video games.
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Bill Lee
Bill works for the University of New South Wales (UNSW) as the AV Manager for the College Of Fine Arts (COFA), keeping the audio and video labs and studios running and assisting academic staff, undergraduate and postgraduate students with the wide range of software and hardware that COFA uses.
Bill had 15 years of experience working [...]
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Shilo McClean
Dr. Shilo McClean is the author of the books: The Digital Playing Fields: New Rulz for Flm, Art and Performance (Currency House, July 2010), Digital Storytelling: the narrative power of visual effects in film (MIT Press, 2007; 2008; 2009) and So What’s This All About Then: a non-user’s guide for digital effects in film (AFTRS, [...]
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James Murty
James holds a Bachelor of Science (Computer Science & Pure Mathematics) from University of Sydney and a Graduate Diploma in Internetworking from the University of Technology Sydney. He is currently the IT Manager for an Advertising and Marketing group and in his spare time consults for the online media industry.
He has 15 years experience in [...]
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Tracey Sernack-Chee Quee
Tracey Sernack-Chee Quee is the Higher Education Course Advisor at TAFE NSW Sydney Institute.
She has more than twenty-five years industry experience as a professional in the fashion and management sectors of the design industry, as well as nineteen years experience as a design and digital media educator and curriculum developer in TAFE NSW.
Tracey holds a [...]
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Steve Weymouth
Steve Weymouth, Lecturer at CoFA’s School of Media Arts builds on his professional industry experience at Sony PlayStation to focus his research on various aspects of 3D animation development, including techniques, software (mechanics), historical precedents (traditions and principles) and contemporary products.
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Kit Devine
Kit Devine has 20 years experience as a 3D animator using packages including Softimage, Alias Power Animator and Maya. She has worked on film and TV projects in both the UK and Australia at companies incuding Photon, Rushes, GMD and Animal Logic. Her movie credits include Super Mario Brothers and Inspector Gadget 2. Her commercial [...]
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Valerie Allerton
Valerie Allerton coordinates the New South Wales Film & Television Office’s Emerging Filmmakers Fund and Digital Visual Effects Scheme. She has been working in the Development and Investment Branch of the FTO since 2004. Prior to working in Australia, Valerie worked with the Aspen Music Festival and School (AMFS), a world-renowned classical music training and [...]
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Andrew Taylor
Andrew Taylor is a student at Qantm College in Surry Hills, where he is currently completing a Bachelor of Interactive Entertainment. He is due to complete his studies in November 2008. Andrew has recently been accepted to start an internship at Fuel VFX’s starting in September.
Andrew is passionate about 3D animation and all things [...]
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Peter Giles
Peter is the Director of the Digital Media Division at the Australian Film Television and Radio School (AFTRS) which runs Australia’s leading postgraduate and professional programs in Digital Animation and Emerging Media. Projects from these programs have won both national and international recognition for artistic and technical excellence.
Peter has produced projects for radio, television and [...]
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