Shannon is an up and coming motion designer who persevered through misfortune to make his way into an industry he loved. Shannon’s house burning down ended up being the kick in the teeth that got him serious about his career in motion. He’s been killing it ever since.

Timecodes

0:02:23 | Backstory: Rising from the Ashes

0:13:25 | Lessons Learned

0:15:52 | Living Without a Home

0:18:50 | Biggest Dreams

0:21:18 | Breaking into the Film VFX Industry

0:23:49 | James Cameron

0:29:17 | Teaching at Motion Science

0:35:11 | Alan McKay’s Technical Directing Mentorship

0:41:52 | What Does a Technical Director Do?

0:46:01 | Film Experience: 476 AD

0:54:29 | Outro