Matt Elson
Most Recent Affiliation(s):
- Symbolics Graphics, Director of Visual Effects
Other / Past Affiliation(s):
- Magnet Interactive Studios
- Walt Disney Feature Animation
Location:
- New York, New York, United States of America
Bio:
SIGGRAPH 1990
Matt Elson is currently the Director of Visual Effects at Magnet in Washington DC. He is an Internationally award winning artist who has been working with computer graphics since 1983. Following a Masters Degree from NYIT in 1985, he joined the Symbolics Graphics division where he directed special projects including the HDTV short films “The Little Death” (1989) and “Virtually Yours” (1991). After leaving Symbolics he was Creative Director for 3D Graphics at The Post Group in Los Angeles, where he designed and directed computer animation. Matt has annually spoken at Siggraph, and other conferences internationally, since 1989 on the topics of 3D character animation and associated systems.
SIGGRAPH 1989
Matt Elson studied computer graphics at NYIT and practiced production at Teletronics. He works in New York and is currently the stall artist at Symbolics Graphics Division, where he is completing a short movie featuring fully animated humanistic characters.
Course Organizer:
- SIGGRAPH 1993, "Character Motion Systems"
- SIGGRAPH 1994, "Character Animation Systems"
- SIGGRAPH 1995, "Making Multimedia: From Vaporware to Goldrush"
Artwork(s):
Animation/Video(s):
Experience(s):
Learning Category: Presentation(s):
![Making The Leap: Cross-training 2D Artists into 3D](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/2004-Talks-Elson_Making-The-Leap-Cross-training-2D-Artists-into-3D-01-150x150.jpg)
Type: [Talks (Sketches)]
Making The Leap: Cross-training 2D Artists into 3D Presenter(s): [Elson] [Sturrock]
[SIGGRAPH 2004]
![Animation's Turning Tide](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/2002-Panels-07-Animation_s-Turning-Tide--150x150.jpg)
Type: [Panels]
Animation's Turning Tide Presenter(s): [Aldonia] [Butler] [Elson]
Entry No.: [07]
[SIGGRAPH 2002]
![Making Multimedia: From Vaporware to Goldrush](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/1995-15-Cover-Making-Multimedia-From-Vaporware-to-Goldrush-150x150.jpg)
Type: [Courses]
Making Multimedia: From Vaporware to Goldrush Organizer(s): [Elson]
Presenter(s): [Elson] [Blakeley] [Geagley] [Johnson] [Schick]
Entry No.: [15]
[SIGGRAPH 1995]
![Character Animation Systems](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/1994-09-Cover-Character-Animation-Systems-150x150.jpg)
Type: [Courses]
Character Animation Systems Organizer(s): [Elson]
Presenter(s): [Elson] [Snoddy] [Sturman] [Trager] [Wahrman]
Entry No.: [09]
[SIGGRAPH 1994]
![Character Motion Systems](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/1993-01-Course-Cover-RES-Character-Motion-Systems-1-150x150.jpg)
Type: [Courses]
Character Motion Systems Organizer(s): [Elson]
Presenter(s): [Elson] [DeGraf] [Kleiser] [Tice] [Walters]
Entry No.: [01]
[SIGGRAPH 1993]
![Making Virtual, Artificial, or Real Computer Art](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/1991-Panel-04-Making-Virtual-Artificial-or-Real-Computer-Art-150x150.jpg)
Type: [Panels]
Making Virtual, Artificial, or Real Computer Art Presenter(s): [Elson] [Goodman] [Jones] [Veeder]
Entry No.: [04]
[SIGGRAPH 1991]
![Character Animation By Computer](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/1990-10-Cover-Character-Animation-By-Computer-150x150.jpg)
Type: [Courses]
Character Animation By Computer Organizer(s): [Kroyer]
Presenter(s): [Kroyer] [Chadwick] [Elson] [Kochanek]
Entry No.: [10]
[SIGGRAPH 1990]
Learning Category: Moderator:
Role(s):
- Animation Director
- Art Show Artist
- Course Organizer
- Course Presenter
- Emerging Technologies Presenter
- Panel Moderator
- Panel Presenter
- Panels Organizing Committee Member
- SIGKids Contributor
- Talk (Sketch) Presenter