Ellen Poon
Bio:
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Ellen Poon is a Computer Graphics Supervisor at ILM. In addition to overseeing a computer graphics crew, she also creates character animations and performs lighting tasks for feature films as well as commercials. Ellen received her B.Sc. in Computer Science from the University of Essex in England. She continued her Ph.D. studies at the University of London where she carried out Computer Graphics research work. She then joined the Moving Picture Company in 1986 and subsequently Rushes in London to produce computer animation pieces commercially. Her screen credits include Perrier Toy Soldiers, Hook, Jurassic Park, The Mask and Disclosure. Ellen’s continuing interests are to extend the realm of creative vocabularies and to explore alternative art forms well beneath underground.