Join the Distance Learning Team each month to connect your students with STE(A)M career professionals in science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics. Hear from the experts how what students are learning in school today translates into career opportunities tomorrow.
The Kurt Nellis, Video Game Animator & Movie CGI Artist, interview in the S.T.E. (A).M Careers Explorer Series provides teacher the oppportunity to connect and learn from our special S.T.E. (A).M Careers guest. This session provides teachers with :
- Pre, Featured, Follow Up and Extension teacher resources to complement the S.T.E. (A).M Careers Explorer interview
- Teacher resources are provided to encourage students to research Kurt Nellis' career and come ready to ask questions
- We provide TEKS connections for the Kurt Nellis' S.T.E. (A).M Careers Explorer interview
- We provide technology connection resources that correlate with Kurt Nellis' S.T.E. (A).M Careers Explorer interview
- This interview session come complete with Literature Connections providing reading extentions about Kurt Nellis' career
- Social-emotional components and resources are provided to pair with Kurt Nellis' S.T.E. (A).M Careers Explorer interview
This webinar series is FREE for Distance Learning Network subscribers.
Please contact the Distance Learning Team at distancelearning@esc13.txed.net to obtain the discount code before registering.
The workshop fee for non-members is $30
Career:
Video Game Animator & Movie CGI Artist
Guest:
Bio:
Kurt Nellis is a CGI artist and video game animator who has worked on blockbuster Hollywood movies from the Star Wars, Matrix and XXX franchises. Currently working for the video game company Bungie, he has lent his vision and talents to the creation of massively popular video games like Destiny, Destiny 2 and Halo 3. Currently based in the Seattle, WA area, Kurt’s exciting career has taken him to locations like New Zealand, where he spent almost a year working on the Peter Jackson directed version of King Kong.
Projects:
Matrix: Revolutions – Background animator/layout
Star Wars: Episode III: Revenge of the Sith – Layout/Matchmove
XXX 2: State of the Union – Layout/Matchmove
Beowulf – Previsualization (Previz)
King Kong (Peter Jackson version) – Layout/Matchmove
Clone Wars TV show – Previz/Layout
Halo 3 – Cinematic Artist (Layout/animation)
Halo 3: ODST – Cinematic Artist (Layout)
Halo 3: Reach – Cinematic Artist (Layout/animation)
Destiny + DLC – Cinematic Artist (Layout/animation)
Destiny 2 + DLC – Cinematic Artist (Layout/animation)
