Eric Hanson is CEO of Blueplanet VR and is a faculty member at USC School of Cinematic Arts. Eric is a visual effects designer who has worked with leading visual effects houses such as Digital Domain, Sony Imageworks, and Walt Disney Feature Animation. His film work can be seen in “The Day After Tomorrow”, “Cast Away”, “Fantasia 2000”, and “The Fifth Element”, among others. Recent work has led to collaborations with Frontline/ PBS, the Navajo Nation & Ai Weiwei, the Smithsonian, and the Dunhaung Foundation. At USC he leads curriculum in Cinematic VR and visual effects. Eric is a member of the VES, IVRPA, ACM/Siggraph and attended the University of Texas at Austin. He wishes he could sleep more.
Listed skills include Maya, Visual Effects, Animation, Lighting, and 25 others.