Dr Peter Hodges is Lecturer in Contextual and Critical Studies for Visual Effects and Motion Graphics at the University of South Wales Faculty of Business and Creative Industries. Formally Academic Subject Manager for Film and Visual Effects he established the University's now internationally recognised, industry accredited Animation programme in 1993 and has lectured for thirty-three years in audio-visual critical theory and practice, primarily in animation, film, visual effects, and sound studies. He was awarded his doctorate in 2017 for his thesis entitled 'Sound and Vision: Towards a definition of the dialogical interactions between image and sound effect in animated film’ and is currently expanding this research in the exploration of the relationship between visual effects and sound, and sound design for music and film.
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Jun 10, 2023 11:21 am UTC| Entertainment
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