John Edgar Park

John Edgar Park
John Edgar Park on the set of Make: television.
Education	Northfield Mount Hermon School University of Virginia
Occupation	Host of Make: Television
Years active	2009 - present
Employer	DisneyToon Studios
Known for	Make: television
Website	www.jpixl.net

John Edgar Park is a technical director in computer animation, author, and host of Make: television.

Park received a Bachelor of Arts in Drama from the University of Virginia in 1994,^[1] where he was a founding member of The New Dominions and sang in the Virginia Glee Club. He has worked as a computer graphics trainer at Sony Imageworks, and as a character technical director at Walt Disney Animation Studios and at DisneyToon Studios, where he currently works. At Disney, he has worked as a character rigger on Meet the Robinsons and Bolt.^[2]

Park's book, Understanding 3D Animation Using Maya, was written based on his experience teaching Maya at Sony Imageworks during the production of Spider-Man 2, The Polar Express, Matrix Reloaded, and Matrix Revolutions.^[3]

Park has been a contributor to Make (magazine) since September 2007^[4] and to the Make blog since November 2008.^[5] In January 2009, Park became host of the public television series Make: television,^[6] where his segment, "Maker Workshop," demonstrates how to create and build such projects as a VCR powered cat feeder, Wii-powered personal flight recorder, portable trebuchet, and a shopping cart chair.^[7]

Park has appeared on the television programs The Screen Savers^[8] and Attack of the Show!^[9][10] on the G4 network.

Bibliography

• Understanding 3D Animation Using Maya. Springer. 2004. ISBN 0-387-00176-X.

References

1. "Create TV: Bio: John Park". Create TV. Retrieved 2009-08-29.
2. Sierra, Vladimir. "Interview: John Park". ThinkForward. Retrieved 2009-08-28.
3. "John Edgar Park, Author". Understanding Maya (web site). Retrieved 2009-08-28.
4. "John Edgar Park". Make Magagzine. Retrieved 2009-08-28.
5. "Now blogging: John Park". Make Blog. 2008-11-06. Retrieved 2009-08-28.
6. "DIY Invention Show Gets Public Television Premiere". Minnesota Public Radio. 2009-01-09. Retrieved 2009-08-29.
7. "Make: Television Premiere Season Show Descriptions". Retrieved 2009-08-28.
8. "Gareb Shamus, Gran Turismo 4, Dark Tip". Screen Savers. Episode 5031. 2005-02-23. Retrieved 2009-08-28.
9. "AOTS - January 28th, 2009". Attack of the Show. Episode 8325. 2009-01-28. Retrieved 2009-08-28.
10. "AOTS - February 26th, 2009". Attack of the Show. Episode 8404. 2009-02-26. Retrieved 2009-08-28.

External links

• John Edgar Park at the Internet Movie Database