Bridget A. Gaynor

Visual effects, immersive reality professor

Education

M.A., visual arts, William Paterson University
B.F.A., art, William Paterson University

Credentials

Professor, visual effects and technical direction, 2004–present
Graduate coordinator, 2008-2014
Curriculum Development and Instruction, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA

Senior technical director-lighting, 1995–2004, Rhythm & Hues Studios, Inc., Los Angeles

3D animator, 1993–1995, Post Effects, Inc., Chicago

Instructor, computer as an art medium, 1992–1993, William Paterson University, Wayne, NJ

Contract work, Theme Park Attractions, It’s Tough to be a Bug, 4D stereoscopic attraction based on Pixar’s A Bug’s Life, Disney Imagineering, Orlando, FL and Anaheim, CA

Professional experience

Film Projects
- The Chronicles of Narnia
- Garfield
- The Cat in the Hat
- Scooby Doo
- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
- Daredevil
- Dracula 2000
- Little Nicky
- Stuart Little
- Dr. Doolittle 2
- Battlefield Earth
- Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas
- Batman and Robin
- Babe: Pig in a City
- Kazaam
- Planet of the Apes

Video Games
- Who's Afraid of the Dark: The Tale of Orpheo's Curse
- Fort Knox
- Slot Machine

Commercials
- Nintendo
- Motorola
- Coca Cola
- Northwest Airlines
- Leaps and Bounds

Awards, recognitions, and honors

Acting for Animators, Gnomon School, Los Angeles, 1999
Management Training Seminar, Rhythm & Hues, Los Angeles, 2002
Studio Arts, Shake Compositing Seminar, Los Angeles, 2003
Autodesk, Certified Instructor Course, Toronto, 2008

Organizations

ACM SIGGRAH, education committee, 2006–present
Visual Effects Society, member, 2006–present

Publications and presentations

Exhibitions

Theme Park Attractions: It's Tough to be a Bug, 4D stereoscopic attraction installed at Disney parks. Attraction is based on Pixar's A Bug's Life, Disney Imagineering, Orlando, Fla. and Anaheim, Calif.