John Edgar Park | |
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Education |
Northfield Mount Hermon School University of Virginia |
Occupation | Host of Make: Television |
Years active | 2009 - present |
Employer | Adafruit Industries |
Known for | Make: television |
Website |
www |
John Edgar Park is a technical director in computer animation, author, and host of Make: television.
Park received a Bachelor of Arts in Drama from the University of Virginia in 1994, [1] where he was a founding member of The New Dominions and sang in the Virginia Glee Club. He has worked as a computer graphics trainer at Sony Imageworks, and as a character technical director at Walt Disney Animation Studios and at DisneyToon Studios, where he currently works. At Disney, he has worked as a character rigger on Meet the Robinsons and Bolt. [2]
Park's book, Understanding 3D Animation Using Maya, was written based on his experience teaching Maya at Sony Imageworks during the production of Spider-Man 2, The Polar Express, The Matrix Reloaded, and The Matrix Revolutions. [3]
Park has been a contributor to Make (magazine) since September 2007 [4] and to the Make blog since November 2008. [5] In January 2009, Park became host of the public television series Make: television, [6] where his segment, "Maker Workshop," demonstrates how to create and build such projects as a VCR powered cat feeder, Wii-powered personal flight recorder, portable trebuchet, and a shopping cart chair. [7]
Park has appeared on the television programs The Screen Savers [8] and Attack of the Show! [9] [10] on the G4 network.
Park currently works for Adafruit Industries. He hosts a weekly YouTube broadcast "John Park's Workshop". [11]
John Edgar Park | |
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Education |
Northfield Mount Hermon School University of Virginia |
Occupation | Host of Make: Television |
Years active | 2009 - present |
Employer | Adafruit Industries |
Known for | Make: television |
Website |
www |
John Edgar Park is a technical director in computer animation, author, and host of Make: television.
Park received a Bachelor of Arts in Drama from the University of Virginia in 1994, [1] where he was a founding member of The New Dominions and sang in the Virginia Glee Club. He has worked as a computer graphics trainer at Sony Imageworks, and as a character technical director at Walt Disney Animation Studios and at DisneyToon Studios, where he currently works. At Disney, he has worked as a character rigger on Meet the Robinsons and Bolt. [2]
Park's book, Understanding 3D Animation Using Maya, was written based on his experience teaching Maya at Sony Imageworks during the production of Spider-Man 2, The Polar Express, The Matrix Reloaded, and The Matrix Revolutions. [3]
Park has been a contributor to Make (magazine) since September 2007 [4] and to the Make blog since November 2008. [5] In January 2009, Park became host of the public television series Make: television, [6] where his segment, "Maker Workshop," demonstrates how to create and build such projects as a VCR powered cat feeder, Wii-powered personal flight recorder, portable trebuchet, and a shopping cart chair. [7]
Park has appeared on the television programs The Screen Savers [8] and Attack of the Show! [9] [10] on the G4 network.
Park currently works for Adafruit Industries. He hosts a weekly YouTube broadcast "John Park's Workshop". [11]