FEIRSTEIN DIGITAL ANIMATION & VFX PROGRAM ALUMNI

Nick Owoyemi did all the work on this full-motion CG animation of Polly’s thrilling encounter with sea monsters, for his DAVE MFA Thesis Project!

Nick is presently a staff CG Generalist and Animator at Blacksmith VFX in NYC, working on spots, TV shows, and feature films.

Tzu Yu Lin wrote, directed, and did all the work (modeling, rigging, animation, lighting, compositing, etc.) on his DAVE MFA Thesis project about a kid bonding with his mother when they are forced to fight an evil monster in his fantasy world!

Tzu Yu is presently a staff VFX Artist at WWWIND STUDIO in Taiwan working on commercials, TV shows, and feature films.

Thomas McCardle did everything (writing, design, modeling, animation, lighting, compositing, etc.) on this sci-fi adventure that a robot explorer takes to another planet, and encounters some unusual vegetation.

Thomas is presently a Staff Animator at Blacksmith VFX in NYC.

Christian Nunez wrote and directed this powerful and relevant live-action project, which incorporates CG and VFX work into the moving the climax. Christian did all the VFX and CG work as well.

Christian is a Compositor and VFX artist in NYC. He recently did VFX work on the feature films The instigators (Matt Damon), The Pale Blue Eye (Christian Bale), and Rebel Ridge (Aaron Pierre).

Amanda Lynn Kim created and animated this emotionally charged, and historically significant, story told by her grandmother about her real-world adventures when she escaped from North Korea to South Korea in her youth. Amanda Lynn is a staff Animator and Designer at Apple.

Rabail Kahn did all the work (writing, animation, modeling, lighting, etc.) on her heart-wrenching and award-winning Thesis Project, which has played in many film festivals all over the world. Rabail is now a Senior Graphic Designer at Abbott.

Tife Odumosu did all the work (writing, design, modeling, animation, lighting, etc.) for this ambitious Thesis Project about an over-the-top lover’s quarrel in a fantastic alternate universe. Tife is a staff Animator and Designer at Agency 15, and has led creative on projects for Netflix, HBO, Vice, Patagonia, and Pokerstars.

Inkyoung Bae created, wrote, and animated this lyrical and moving animation within the Digitial Cel course in Feirstein’s DAVE Program. Watch it now and you won’t be disappointed! Inkyoung is a freelance Animator and Animation Director in Seoul, Korea.

Jess Hock wrote, directed, and animated this comic 2D animation about the absurdities of modern urban life! Her Thesis Project won the prestigious NBR and BAFTA awards, among others.

Jess is the staff Operations Manager at Harbor Pictures, an all-inclusive production and post-production studio in NYC.

Jimmy Mercado did all the work on this inventive and comedic animation that takes place in a bizarre fantasy-world where pieces of cheese worship a fork, while they wait for and dream of transcendence.

Jimmy is a VFX artist in NYC, who has done VFX for Apple TV’s Severance, HBO’s action drama, Warrior, Adult Swim’s Snooze Quest, among many others.

For his Thesis Project, Jorge Duran created this sci-fi thriller about robots battling a mysterious and evasive antagonist, using Maya and Zbrush.

Jorge is presently a Graphic and Motion Designer at Soleil Space. He has designed and animated graphics for Disney’s Choir and Paramount+’s De La Calle.

Savvy Williams is the auteur behind this unhinged 2D animated Thesis Project that is an homage to the classic techniques from the Looney Tunes era. Shenanigans ensue. Savvy is presently a Story Artist at Sketchbrew Studios.