Former Pupils- The Graduates From... (2) 2009- Dan Jack

In May, we reported that Dan Jack, now a final year Computer Animation Arts undergraduate at Bournemouth University, had submitted some of his 3D animations for the Autodesk sponsored 2014 Computer Graphic Student Awards.

At the time Dan explained: 'The Autodesk CG Student Awards is an annual event which showcases and rewards excellence in computer graphics from students and recent graduates, so receiving any recognition for my work would be a great help for my graduate prospects.

My goals over the next few months are to land a job or work experience in the film or game industry, preferably working on characters in next-gen gaming or blockbuster films.'

Although Dan did not win an award, he did have his work featured on the competition website at one stage and his hopes of a graduate job in VFX have materialised in an offer from MPC to work on the new Disney Jungle Book movie.

Dan explained further: 'The film will be a live-action adaptation of the original based on Rudyard Kipling's classic jungle adventure novel. Mowgli will be a real actor and everything else will be computer-generated. They have 70 characters to make, so they said they'd like to get me involved in that. I'll hopefully be helping create some of the more minor characters or smaller creatures.'

Congratulations to Dan on what sounds a brilliant project. There will be a number of our Junior School pupils very keen to see Dan's work when the film is released and doubtless a number of older kids (including Dan's contemporaties and our proud staff) similarly eager!