About Dean
Dean did a foundation in Art and Design at The University for the Creative Arts. He then studied Animation at Arts University Bournemouth before completing a Postgraduate Diploma in Screen Arts and Animation Direction at the National Film and Television School.
Dean’s 16-plus years of compositing experience has been gained at renowned VFX studios in Paris, Mumbai, Singapore, Wellington, and London, including MPC, Framestore, Weta Digital, Industrial Light & Magic, DNEG, and now Union.
He joined Union in early 2020 and quickly proved himself a technically savvy, innovative, and creative lead artist. Dean’s work as DFX Supervisor on Yorgos Lanthimos' award-winning Poor Things earned him a BAFTA for Special Visual Effects and a place on the 96th Academy Awards shortlist for Best Visual Effects.
Most recently, Dean served as VFX Supervisor on 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, an exciting continuation in the 28 Years Later trilogy, bringing his visual storytelling expertise to one of Union’s most exciting feature film projects to date.
Dean’s credits include: Wonder Woman, Brahmastra, Pacific Rim: Uprising, Venom, Spectre, Assassin's Creed, Greyhound, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, Star Trek: Into Darkness, Wheel of Time, Against The Ice, Moon Knight, Poor Things, Hedda, and 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple