Terrence Masson

Work History

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  Founder & CEO

  Building Conversation

  September 2013 - Present

  Boston, MA
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  VFX Advisory Board

  Animation Mentor

  January 2013 - Present

  The Animation Mentor VFX Advisory Board consists of visual effects industry luminaries and leaders. Our board members are experienced, working professionals from leading visual effects institutions - See more at: https://www.animationmentor.com/about/vfx-advisory-board/#sthash.yNUloLtg.dpuf
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  Associate

  FMX

  1999 - Present

  Contributor, Advisor and Associate since 1999; a great privilege to be involved with such a great organization.

• Self - Creative Executive Producer

  Digital Fauxtography Inc.

  1994 - Present

  From independent creative consulting to building large sub-contracting teams ... from Judge Dredd to SimCity4 to your next "impossible" task.
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  Executive Professor

  Northeastern University

  January 2008 - May 2015

  Foster new external partnerships for sponsored interdisciplinary collaborative creative industries projects ... while teaching in the Media & Screen Studies Program and Art+Design Department
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  Director of Creative Industries

  Northeastern University

  January 2008 - April 2012

  Full time Associate Professor; teaching game design and interactive media as well as building new undergraduate and graduate curriculum within the College of Arts, Media and Design at Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts.
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  Conference Chair 2010

  SIGGRAPH

  2005 - January 2012

  Led the vision, team building, budget and execution of the 37th annual international conference on computer graphics and interactive techniques.

• Production Consultant

  Crest Animation Studios

  September 2007 - December 2007

  Creative Director and Line Producer setting up pipeline and quality standards for a new feature animated film studio.
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  Pipeline Consultant

  TOKYOPOP

  August 2007 - December 2007

  Consulting analysis and recommendations for the CEO related to print and multimedia production of ANIME; including asset management, production pipeline and technologies.

• Chair

  Computer Animation Festival SIGGRAPH 2006

  October 2004 - August 2007

  ... including designing and hosting the "World's Largest Digital Etch-A-Sketch" for the pre-show.

• Consultant

  Hurd Studios

  2006 - 2006

  Freelance animation and design consultant specializing in highly realistic medical visualization.

• Visual Effects Supervisor

  Technicolor-TCS Toronto

  2005 - 2006

  Design and supervise a wide range of visual effects for feature film, series television and commercial clients.

• VFX & Animation Supervisor

  Kleiser-Walczak

  2000 - 2006

  Design and Supervise a wide range of animation and visual effects for feature film, video game and "special projects".

• Visual Effects Supervisor

  Technicolor Creative Services

  2005 - 2005

  Supervised on-set creative and technical visual effect solutions for a wide variety of episodic live action series, feature film, music video and all CG commercial projects; based in Toronto, Ontario.

• Director of Photography

  C.O.R.E. Feature Animation

  2004 - 2005

  For Walt Disney's feature animated film "The Wild" I hired the camera and lighting team; defined the standard camera 'lens package' and master lighting set-ups while working with other Dept. Leads in pre-production on the overall look development.

• Director of Development

  Ronin Entertainment

  1999 - 2001

  Overall creative direction of multiple teams for PC, Playstation and Xbox titles. Hands on camera and lighting work, screenplay / story writer for "Bruce Lee". Executive Producer responsible for external creative relations with Universal Studios and Microsoft Xbox team as well as all creative content subcontracting negotiations and delivery.
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  Sequence Supervisor

  Industrial Light & Magic

  1996 - 2000

  Sequence Supervisor on "Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace", specifically overseeing the "stampede" sequence. Worked with overall VFX Supe Dennis Muren on look development and production techniques. Supervised team of production artists to optimize quality and delivery schedule of entire sequence from storyboards to film output.

  
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  Animation Consultant

  Sony Pictures Imageworks

  1995 - 1996

  Hired to R&D technical animation for the live action feature film "Anaconda". Worked with software / tools engineering, modeler and animators to execute multiple viable techniques within strict time and budget constraints.

• CG Supervisor

  Warner Brothers Imaging Technology

  July 1994 - September 1995

  I was the founding CG Supervisor responsible for all technical and creative R&D, production and post of in-house computer graphic animation, working on over a dozen WB feature film 'special projects' and 'one off' shots; including worked with VFX Supe John Dykstra to conceive and execute several key shots for "Batman Forever", and restoring classic Jimi Hendrix footage for the 25th Anniversary release of Woodstock.
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  Senior Technical Director

  Digital Domain

  June 1993 - July 1994

  I was a founding Senior TD responsible for concept, production and post of VFX shots on "The Color of Night", "Interview with the Vampire" and "True Lies", our first three feature films as a company.

  

  

  

• Image Engineering Supervisor

  The Trumbull Company

  September 1991 - May 1993

  Hired and supervised a team of technical artists to act as the "hub" of the new company, translating Art Department vision to solid-printing molds for the Model Shop and and 3D animation production. Worked extensively one-on-one with Douglas Trumbull on previsualization for the three "special venue" ride films for the Luxor hotel and casino in Las Vegas. Wrote custom code to translate my Alias camera paths to drive the motion control camera to photograph 8th and 16th scale miniature sets.
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  Digital Artist

  Industrial Light & Magic

  1991 - 1991

  Hired as a Technical Assistant for archiving of T2 assets, and on Steven Spielberg's live action film "Hook", promoted to Digital Artist responsible for concept and execution of a wide variety of 2D digital effects animation (pixie dust) and wire removal (Robin Williams flying sequences). Part of small initial R&D team for "Jurassic Park".

  

  

• 3D Animator

  National Boston

  1989 - 1990

  First 3D animator at the company, designing and producing "flying logos" and numerous on-air needs in a very quick turn-around delivery environment with Alias software.

• Designer

  Freelance Graphic Design

  1985 - 1989

  Logo design, company branding, print and large scale marketing graphics