{{short description|American film producer}} {{Use mdy dates|date=November 2013}} {{Infobox person | name = Terrence Masson | image = 2010 Keynote 1k.jpg | caption = Terrence Masson opening address as Conference Chair of ACM SIGGRAPH 2010 in Los Angeles, CA | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|09|20}} | birth_place = | occupation = Interactive media visionary, producer & educator, Founder and CEO of Building Conversation<ref name="building-conversation">{{cite web| url=http://buildingconversation.com/ | title=Building Conversation | website=buildingconversation.com | accessdate=26 October 2022 }}</ref> | years_active = 1985 to present | education = MFA | alma_mater = University of Massachusetts Lowell, William Paterson University | television = | partner = | parents = | children = | relatives = }}
'''Terrence Masson''' is a computer graphics educator, producer, and lecturer, specializing in animation, storytelling and executive leadership. He was the chair of the MFA Computer Arts Department, and Director of the SVA Graduate Center at the School of Visual Arts (SVA) in New York City.<ref>{{Cite web| last=Masson | first=Terrence | date=January 6, 2017 | title=SVA Names Masson as MFA Computer Art Chair | url=https://sva.edu/features/terrence-masson-named-chair-of-mfa-computer-art-department-at-sva | publisher=School of Visual Arts | location=New York City | access-date=October 26, 2022 | website=sva.edu}}</ref> He was also founder and CEO of Building Conversation,<ref name="building-conversation" /> an augmented reality company located in Boston, MA.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.art.neu.edu/faculty_staff/profile.php?sid=1&pid=70 | title=Terrence Masson | website=art.neu.edu | access-date=January 26, 2011 | archive-date=January 16, 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110116144147/http://www.art.neu.edu/faculty_staff/profile.php?sid=1&pid=70 | url-status=dead }} from Northeastern University. Retrieved 2011-01-26.</ref> He was both the ACM SIGGRAPH 2006 Computer Animation Festival Chair and 2010 Conference Chair. He also wrote the book ''CG 101: A Computer Graphics Industry Reference'',<ref name="Siggraph">{{cite web |url=http://www.awn.com/articles/article/terrence-masson-talks-siggraph-2010 |title=Terrence Masson Talks SIGGRAPH 2010 |accessdate=January 26, 2011 |author=Desowitz, Bill |date=July 4, 2010 |publisher=Animation World Network}}</ref><ref name="cg100-2nd-ed">{{cite web| url=http://www.cg101.com/cg101.com.html | title=CG100: (2nd edition) A Computer Graphics Industry Reference | website=CG101.com }}</ref> and has contributed to films, television programs, and video games.
==Education== Masson graduated from the University of Massachusetts Lowell in 1989 with a BFA in Graphic Design and a minor in Art History, followed by William Paterson University in 1990 with an MFA in Computer Animation.<ref name="malaysia">{{cite web| url=http://gmm.fsksm.utm.my/~graphite2006/keynote-terrance.html | title=Terrence Masson Bio | publisher=Universiti Teknologi Malaysia | url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722233621/http://gmm.fsksm.utm.my/~graphite2006/keynote-terrance.html|archive-date=July 22, 2011 | accessdate=January 26, 2011 | df=mdy-all }}</ref>
==Career== Masson was the Founder and CEO of Building Conversation, an augmented reality company serving the architectural engineering & construction (AEC) and real estate industries.<ref name="building-conversation" /> He came up through the ranks with credits in approximately 20 feature films, including three ''Star Wars'' movies, ''Hook'', ''True Lies'' and ''Interview with the Vampire''. Masson began his own consulting company "Digital Fauxtography" in 1994, working as a Creative Producer, Director, and VFX Supervisor. He also single-handedly developed the original computer animation technique for ''South Park'' in 1996.<ref name="UFO">{{cite web |url=http://www.northeastern.edu/voice/current/current203.html |title=Multimedia Professor Turns Eye on UFOs |accessdate=January 26, 2011 |author=Linberger, Rachel |year=2007 |publisher=Northeastern University }}{{Dead link|date=June 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=no }}</ref>
Masson's interactive projects have included ''Siberia 2'', ''Sim City 4'', ''Batman: Dark Tomorrow'', and ''Alter Echo'' and the Xbox launch title ''Bruce Lee: Quest of the Dragon''. As an award-winning Director and Producer his short animated film ''Bunkie & Booboo'' won first place in the World Animation Celebration in 1998.<ref>{{cite web| last=Kenyon | first=Heather | date=1998 | url=http://www.awn.com/mag/issue2.12/2.12pages/2.12wacintro.html | title=The World Animation Celebration: Pasadena's Festival | website=awn.com }}</ref> from Animation World Network. As Creative Producer, he consults with major production studios worldwide on creative development and pipeline efficiency. Masson has also served as an on-camera image analysis expert for the History Channel's ''Ancient Aliens'' and ''UFO Hunters''.<ref name="UFO" />
As Founding Director of Creative Industries at Northeastern University<ref>{{Cite web|last=Masson|first=Terrence|date=January 30, 2012|title=Northeastern University Creative Industries|url=https://www.awn.com/vfxworld/all-together-now-terrence-masson-and-coming-age-collaboration|access-date=|website=Animation World Network}}</ref> in Boston (2008-2013), Masson oversaw seven combined majors in Game Design and Interactive Media as well as the Creative Industries minors. He is a longtime member of the Producers Guild of America, the Visual Effects Society and has been active in SIGGRAPH since 1988, as Outstanding Service Award Chair,<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.siggraph.org/about/people | title=Outstanding Service Award Chair | website=siggraph.org | date=January 13, 2022 | publisher=ACM SIGGRAPH }}</ref> 2006 Computer Animation Festival Chair<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.siggraph.org/s2006/main.php?f=conference&p=caf | title=2006 Computer Animation Festival Chair | website=siggraph.org | publisher=ACM SIGGRAPH | date=2006 }}</ref> and SIGGRAPH 2010 Conference Chair.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.siggraph.org/s2010/about/siggraph_2010_committee |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161118020656/https://www.siggraph.org/s2010/about/siggraph_2010_committee |archive-date=2016-11-18 | title=SIGGRAPH 2010 Committee | website=siggraph.org }}</ref><ref name="Siggraph" /><ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.visualeffectssociety.com/members/directory?page=6 | title=Visual Effects Society Member List | website=visualeffectssociety.com | publisher=Visual Effects Society | accessdate=2011-01-26 }}</ref>
Masson is a Master of Animation and Film Special Effects with the Beijing DeTao Masters Academy (DTMA),<ref>{{Cite web|last=Masson|first=Terrence|date=|title=DeTao Master of Animation and Film Special Effects|url=https://www.detaoma.com/en/about/621982.htm|access-date=|website=DeTao Group Masters Academy}}</ref> a high-level, multi-disciplined, application-oriented higher education institution in Shanghai, China.
==Works==
===Films=== *''Hook'' (1991) *''Color of Night'' (1993) *''Interview with the Vampire'' (1993) *''True Lies'' (1993) *''Under Siege 2: Dark Territory'' (1994) *''Judge Dredd'' (1994) *''Woodstock: 25th Anniversary'' (1994) *''Batman Forever'' (1995) *''Cutthroat Island'' (1996) *''Anaconda'' (1996) *''The Lord Protector: The Riddle of the Chosen'' (1996) *''The Empire Strikes Back (Special Edition)'' (1996) *''Return of the Jedi (Special Edition)'' (1997) *''Spawn'' (1998) *''Small Soldiers'' (1998) *''Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace'' (1999) *''Fantastic Four'' (2004)
===Videogames=== *''Cyberia 2: Resurrection'' (1994), Virgin Interactive<ref name="moby_games">{{cite web |url=http://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,18345/ |title=Terrence Masson Developer Bio |accessdate=January 26, 2011 |date= |publisher=MobyGames}}</ref> *''Bruce Lee: Quest of the Dragon'' (2002), Universal Interactive<ref name="moby_games"/> *''Sim City 4'' (2002), Maxis<ref name="malaysia"/> *''Alter Echo'' (2003), THQ<ref name="moby_games"/> *''Batman: Dark Tomorrow'' (2003), Kemco<ref name="moby_games"/> *''Midnight Club II'' (2003), Rockstar Games
===Television=== *''UFO Hunters'', (2008–2009), History Channel<ref>Desowitz, Bill (May 13, 2009). [http://www.awn.com/articles/profiles/closer-look-iufo-huntersi "A Closer Look at UFO Hunters"] from Animation World Network. Retrieved 2011-01-26.</ref> *''Ancient Aliens'', (2012), History Channel<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.history.com/ancient-aliens/ | archive-url=https://archive.today/20140717183207/http://www.history.com/ancient-aliens/ | url-status=dead | archive-date=July 17, 2014 | title=Season 4, Episode 8 – Ancient Aliens | website=history.com }}</ref>
===Books=== * {{cite book| title=CG101: A Computer Graphics Industry Reference | edition=1st | date=1999 | publisher=New Riders Press | isbn=978-0735700468 }} * {{cite book| title=CG101: A Computer Graphics Industry Reference | edition=2nd | date=2007 | publisher=Digital Fauxtography | isbn=978-0977871001 }}<ref name="cg100-2nd-ed" />
===Special venues=== *''Luxor (ride film)'' (1993), Trumbull Co. *''Mars Odyssey (ride film)'' (1995), Simex Digital Studios
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[https://www.terrencemasson.com/ Terrence Masson's official website] *{{IMDb name|557514}} *[https://sva.edu/faculty/terrence-masson Terrence Masson's School of Visual Arts page] *[http://buildingconversation.com/ Building Conversation]
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