J.C. Cornwell - Masterclass

J.C. Cornwell has been training VFX & Animation students and professionals for the past 20 years. As Director of Training at DreamWorks Animation, he leads the training team that teaches proprietary and 3rd party software to in-house artists and studio personnel. Prior to DreamWorks, he spent 14 years at Sony Pictures Imageworks, starting as a studio trainer and eventual department director. He teaches software used throughout the production pipeline, from storyboarding to compositing. He also serves as adjunct faculty at Art Center College of Design, and at Biola University’s Snyder School of Cinema & Media Arts. He has also taught at Gnomon School of VFX, Games, and Animation, as well as Studio Arts Los Angeles - all located in Southern California. J.C. was a guest presenter at M3DS Academy’s M3Con in 2019 and is thrilled to be back in 2024 to record an interview for the M3DS podcast.