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Mike Ford

Lecturer
<p dir="ltr">Michael graduated from the University of South Wales in 2005 with a BA Honours in Animation.</p> <p dir="ltr">Upon graduating, he started work at a VFX facility in Soho, London, as a 3D Animator, working on films, television series, advertising and games. For 13 years Michael has worked on various projects for major studios and clients, as well as small niche productions, either on pre-production or post-production.</p> <p dir="ltr">His list of animation credits includes <em>Guardians of the Galaxy</em> (2014), <em>Fantastic Four </em>(2015), <em>The Lego Ninjago Movie</em> and <em>The Lego Batman Movie</em> (2017), <em>300: Rise of an Empire</em> (2014), <em>Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time</em> (2010), and the TV series <em>Primeval </em>(2008-2009).</p> <p dir="ltr">Michael’s list of visual effects credits includes <em>Aladdin </em>(2019), <em>Men in Black: International</em> (2019) and <em>Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom</em> (2018). A full list of credits can be found on <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3227343/">Michael's IMDb profile</a>.</p> <p dir="ltr">He has worked in various locations around the world, including Vancouver in Canada and Sydney, Australia.</p> <p dir="ltr">His specialities are in 3D computer animation, layout and previsualisation and teaching animation students the core principles of animation as a craft.</p> <p dir="ltr">His research into augmented reality and virtual reality, and new technologies affecting the craft, has helped to shape our Studio Lab for Embodied Practice.<br /></p>

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