Tad Leckman
Most Recent Affiliation(s):
- Blizzard Entertainment, Inc.
Other / Past Affiliation(s):
- Savannah College of Art and Design
- University of California, Santa Cruz
- Activision Publishing, Inc.
Location:
- Santa Cruz, California, United States of America
Bio:
SIGGRAPH 2014
TAD LECKMAN joined ILM?s Computer Systems Engineering department in 1995. He founded ILM?s ?Rebel Mac? Unit, an alternative pipeline team responsible for films like ?Star Trek: First Contact.? He moved into Previsualization on ?Space Cowboys? and ?Planet of the Apes.? From 2002-2006, Tad was a lead faculty at Academy of Art University, and became Chair of Visual Effects at Savannah College of Art and Design where he developed the overall program and curriculum for individual classes. Recently he headed training for Lucasfilm Animation Singapore, and is currently Senior Training Manager for the cinematics team at Blizzard Entertainment.
SIGGRAPH Asia 2008
Tad Leckman began his career in visual effects in 1987, working as an apprentice model maker for Emmy winner Jim Dow. He joined Industrial Light & Magic in 1995, where he led ILM’s Rebel Mac unit and acted as the studio’s Previsualisation Supervisor. In 2002, he transformed his hobby of writing and lecturing about visual effects into a full-time teaching career at San Francisco’s Academy of Art University and serving as Chair of Visual Effects at Savannah College of Art and Design. He is currently the Director of Training for Lucasfilm Animation Singapore and is writing a book entitled Understanding Visual Effects: A Practical Approach for Digital Artists.
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Role(s):
- Birds of Feather Presenter
- Computer Animation Organizing Committee Member
- Educator's Forum Presenter
- Panel Presenter
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