Tutors
Tutors from our School of Advanced 3D Productions are well versed in the art of production having substantial industry and film making experience, they play multi-faceted roles as directors, teachers and mentors.
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James Cunningham
Position:
Course Leader of 3D Animation
Interests:
Film-making, ice hockey, cycling, photography & writing.
James comes to Media Design School with significant pedigree as both a celebrated filmmaker and experienced industry professional. A successful filmmaker, he has written, directed and animated four award winning theatrical shorts. His most recent short film is entitled Poppy. It had its International Premiere at Telluride Film Festival and recently won Outstanding Technical Contribution to a Short Film at the 2009 New Zealand Film and TV Awards. James previously headed 3D at one of New Zealand’s premiere Post Production houses, Digital Post where he led a team working on Visual Effects for local and international TV Commercials. Prior to this he was a Technical Director on The Lord of the Rings at Weta Digital Ltd. He has a Bachelor of Fine Arts in photography and a Master of Fine Arts in digital animation from Elam School of Fine Arts (Auckland, NZ).
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Oliver Hilbert
Position:
Advanced 3D Tutor
Interests:
DJing, photography
Oliver has worked with CG for well over a decade, and is certainly very comfortable with the digital medium. He brings to Media Design School a strong and varied skill set, reflected in his hefty 3D print, television and game portfolio. He’s driven by a passion for development and sharing knowledge. Oliver’s software ability and knowledge is extremely comprehensive, and he has an open mind when utilising tool sets to make sure the technology can provide him with the right tool for the job. Of extreme importance to him is to always focus on the end goal, and accordingly he puts a lot of energy in helping his students achieve theirs.