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  • "Communication Arts at VCU is a model of professional standards. If I were going to go to art school, I couldn't think of a better one. The instructors I met were dedicated professionals, talented and experienced, accessible to students and forward-thinking in their approach to communication."

    Brad Holland - Internationally known Painter, Illustrator and Writer

  • "I credit the Communication Arts Department with giving me the tools I needed to successfully enter into my chosen profession."

    Brian Leister - Alumnus

  • "Choosing VCU ranks up there as one of the smartest decisions of my life."

    Becky Heavner - Editorail Illustrator, Alumna

  • "I can see how much I learned on a visual, practical and mental level while studying Communication Arts."

    Samantha Baker - Art Director, Alumna

  • "My Communication Arts education helped me approach illustration problems conceptually and it gave me a sense of the business of illustration."

    Phyllis Sarloff - Freelance Illustrator, Fine Artist, Alumna

  • "I feel very fortunate to have studied under the direction of such wonderful artists."

    Erin Hurley - Multimedia Artist, Illustrator, Alumna

Matt Wallin, Assistant Professor

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Matt Wallin is an internationally recognized visual effects artist and filmmaker. For more than fifteen years, he has created compelling visual effects for feature films and broadcast.

During his seven years as a digital compositor at Industrial Light & Magic, Mr. Wallin created 2D and 3D effects for movies such as Twister, The Mummy, Star Wars: The Phantom Menace and 101 Dalmatians among others. He has worked for Warner Brothers, Sony Pictures Imageworks, Tippett Studio, Weta Digital and MPC on various films including: King Kong, Matrix: Revolutions, Hellboy, Constantine, Beowulf and The Watchmen.

Wallin served as the Visual Effects Supervisor on the American artist Matthew Barney’s Cremaster Cycle, De Lama Lamina and Drawing Restraint 9.

Today he lives with his family near Charlottesville, VA, working as a writer, director, cinematographer, vfx supervisor and educator. More detailed info on the filmmaker can be found at: www.mattwallin.com.

VFX ShowMr. Wallin is the co-host of The VFX Show podcast. The VFX Show is a podcast production of FX Guide and is released every other week. The hosts, including Mike Seymour, Todd Vaziri, Jason Diamond, Jason Wingrove and Matt Wallin, discuss, review and dissect the visual effects in both current and classic feature films as well as episodic TV.

The VFX Show is listened to by visual effects professionals, fans and aspiring artists all over the world. Listeners can download individual episodes at www.fxguide.com/vfxshow or via a free subscription in iTunes by searching for "VFX Show."