Instructor: J. Lee Williams | Director of Stuff – OccupiedVR

An award-winning VFX + Animation Director who has had many alter egos over his years in production: Illustrator, Animator, VFX Supervisor, Commercial + Film Director and Immersive Experience Designer. He is a co-founder of 1188 Films, one of Canada’s Top Commercial Production companies that marries, film, visual effects, animation and design into compelling multi-platform experiences for brands and artists. He directed the award-winning Body/Mind/Change a CFC Media Lab and Tiff co-production, with creative direction by Lance Weiler and starring David Cronenberg. His latest company, Occupied VR, is a Presence company with a strong focus working in VR, AR and Holographic Telecommunications. Occupied has developed Immersive Experiences for such brands as: Nike, Intel, Mad Decent, Sony, NBC Universal Media, David Cronenberg and VICE.