Sunday, October 12, 2008

Meet Kevin Mack!


Kevin Mack is a pioneering Digital Artist and Academy Award winning Visual Effects Supervisor. He received the Oscar for his work on the film "What Dreams May Come". His other film credits include "Speed Racer", "Ghost Rider", "Big Fish", "Fight Club", "A Beautiful Mind", "Vanilla Sky", "How the Grinch Stole Christmas", "Apollo 13", "The Fifth Element" and many more. The son of Disney artists, Kevin was tutored in art by his parents and their artist friends.  At 16, he received a scholarship for drawing classes at Art Center College of Design. At 18, he was the youngest student to be accepted into the college program, where he studied Fine Art, Illustration and Film. After college, Mack worked in the film industry doing traditional glass matte paintings, scenic paintings, sculpting, model making, animation, storyboards and set design, all the while continuing to pursue his own art and music. In the mid-eighties, Kevin began experimenting with computers to make his art and music. Recognizing it's potential for film work, he helped pioneer the use of computer graphics for visual effects and became one of the industry's most innovative leaders.  Recently he received an honorary Doctorate of Science degree from Art Center.






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