Michael Parks

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Michael Parks
Associate Director of 3D Animation
School of Animation & Visual Effects

Michael has worked in animation for thirty years, including eight years at Pixar Animation Studios. Credits there include Toy Story 2, Finding Nemo, and The Incredibles. He started his career in stop motion, working on projects for ABC, PBS, and Disney. He then transitioned into 3D animation at Pixar, where he worked on shorts, commercials, and five feature films. Michael has also worked in many other areas of animation, including motion capture (A Christmas Carol), stop motion, (Robot Chicken), previs and postvis (Thor Ragnarok), video games(Dead Space 3), as well as freelance projects.

Educational Background: San Francisco State University (BA-Filmmaking, Animation Emphasis)

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