Full Sail Stories
Published Jan 06, 2017
Year in Review: Grads on 2016’s Best Releases
In 2016, Full Sail grads worked behind the scenes on major projects such as Rogue One, Star Trek Beyond, and Uncharted 4: Thief’s End.

Our Year in Review series features the best of life at Full Sail in 2016, highlighting award-winning grads, student work, industry guests, and more.
Once again, Full Sail grads left their mark on a number of high-profile releases this year, putting in hard work on everything from blockbuster films and GRAMMY-nominated albums, to highly anticipated games and award-winning TV shows. Check out some of the big titles that our grads were credited on this year:
Rogue One
- Matthew E. Gill (Computer Animation, '10) - Roto Department Manager
- Cale Schmidt (Computer Animation, '15) - Stereoscopic Compositor
- Marketing Communications – Leony Croes & Lisa Tombulca
- Daniel Schrepf (Computer Animation, '07) - Roto Supervisor, Stereo Roto Supervisor
Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them
- Jose Gloria (Computer Animation, ’14) – Technical Animator
- Alex Hanneman (Computer Animation, ’15) – Digital Compositor
- Gautama Murcho (Computer Animation, ’09) – Digital Compositor
- Philip Rosado (Computer Animation, ’07) – Sr. Matchmove
Doctor Strange
- Jason T. Clark (Film, ’06) – Art Director
- Jordan Watts (Film, ’08) – Art Assistant
- Juan Peralta (Recording Arts, ’96) – Re-Recording Mixer
- Kevin Bolivar (Computer Animation, ’14) – Tracking & Matchmove
- Shaun Comly (Digital Media, ’98) – CG Supervisor
Batman V. Superman: Dawn of Justice
- Mark Ferrer (Computer Animation, ’10) – Compositing Artist
- Jeffery J. Hart (Film, ’09) – Lead Roto/Paint Artist
- Daniel Morales (Computer Animation, ’14) – Technical Animator
Star Trek Beyond
- Devin Fairbairn (Computer Animation, ’05) – Visual FX Producer
- Jessica Bagby (Computer Animation, ’14) – Stereo Compositor
Captain America: Civil War
- Patrick Redmond (Film, ‘97) – Edge Head Technician
- Alex Boyum (Film, ’14) – Picture Cars Assistant
- Ashley Saunders (Film, ’06) – Housing Coordinator
The Walking Dead: Season 7
- Michael P. Clark (Recording Arts, ’99) – Production Sound Mixer
- Kevin Bridge (Film, ’12) – Electrician
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
- Jonathan Mayer (Recording Arts ’00) – Sr. Music Manager, SCEA
- Heather Cerlan (Computer Animation, ’06) – Texture Artist
- Corey Johnson (Computer Animation, ’06) – Character Artist
Doom
- Benjamin Miles (Game Development, '14) – Associate Build Analyst
- Joshua Bramer (Game Development, '14) – Tools Programmer
- Mark Diaz (Game Development, '14) – Gameplay Programmer
Overwatch
- Nigel Nikitovich (Computer Animation, '09) – Compatibility Analyst II
- David Clyde (Game Development, '03) – Content Pipeline Engineer
- Dylan Jones (Computer Animation, '06) – Senior Technical Artist
Kendrick Lamar – "To Pimp A Butterfly"
- Andrew Coleman (Recording Arts, '95) – Engineer
- Hart Gunther (Recording Arts, '00) – Engineer

Kelly Clarkson – "Piece by Piece"
- Shawn Daugherty (Recording Arts, '98) – Assistant Engineer
Jack Ü – Skrillex and Diplo Present Jack Ü
- Joshua Gudwin (Recording Arts, '06) – Vocal Engineer

Josh Groban – "Stages"
- Jeremy Lertola (Recording Arts, '11) – Assistant Engineer
