In addition to being a dedicated VFX artist and educator, Steve has overseen numerous award-winning short films as Executive Producer and credited as writer for the MDS film, Dust Bunnies and co-writer on Interception. He is currently crafting his next short film script with his sights set for production next year.
Research Interests:
- Project Based Learning
- Experiential Learning
- Collaborative Learning
Industry connections
Film Credits
Dust Bunnies (2023)
Director - Peter McCully
Writers - Steve Dorner, Peter McCully
In an apparent episode of a television nature documentary, the hidden life of the playful dust bunny is explored. At night, the little creatures come out to play, cavorting and creating mayhem. Covering all the action are strategically placed cameras. As “Sir Rupert Codswallop” narrates, the dust bunnies scatter children’s toys, invade a doll house, and “reproduce like rabbits”.
When the homeowner attempts to clean up in the morning, a hidden menace lurks... a WET dust bunny!
Interception (2024)
Director - Peter McCully
Writers - Steve Dorner, Peter McCully
Danny’s big weekend away from the chore of cat-sitting is about to turn weird, or worse still - downright dangerous!
Screening at Film Festivals, public release 2026
Recent Work
Dorner, S. (2023). Educational Perilune: Visual effects practices at Media Design School. In SIGGRAPH Asia 2023 Educator's Forum (SA '23). Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, Article 4, 1–4. https://doi.org/10.1145/3610540.3627007
Visual Effects Society, Global Board of Managers
VES Global Education and Outreach Committee
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Visual Effects Professionals Guild of New Zealand (VFXG), Board Co-chair
Visual Effects Professionals Guild of New Zealand, Screen Educators Group
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Quality Tertiary Institutions of New Zealand, Board member