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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.

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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
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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
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Josh Groban – "Stages"

  • Jeremy Lertola (Recording Arts, '11) – Assistant Engineer
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