PRODUCER, VISUAL EFFECTS SUPERVISOR

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Dean has 30+ years of experience in collaborating with cutting edge directors, studios, production companies,

post-production facilities and technology developers throughout the world. He is passionate about the potential of creative use of technology to transform the art of visual story-telling. Dean’s career has included roles as Producer, Artist, Inventor and Entrepreneur, working on motion pictures, music videos, theme park attractions, and virtual reality.

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He has worked on 100’s of international television commercials and 50+ feature films including Armageddon, Independence Day, Air Force One and the Lord of the Rings trilogy where he received credit as a Visual Effects Supervisor.

Dean was one of the pioneers responsible for bringing computer graphics to film and television, and arrived in Florida to define future technology for da Vinci Systems.

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Dean is the CEO of Splinter Studios. Splinter Studios is a next-generation visual effects-oriented production & post-production company dedicated to expanding the independent film industry.