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Konrad Lightner

Konrad Lightner

Konrad Lightner

Assistant Professor of Practice

Department

College of Arts & Sciences

Education

Gnomon School of Visual Effects and Animation, Los Angeles, CA, 2009
B.A., Studio Art - University of Minnesota, Duluth, MN, 2009

Contact

Office Location: Beacom Institute of Technology
Phone: (605) 256-5270
Email
Website

Konrad's teaching interest is in Introductory to advanced 3D animation creation.

  • Burbank Citizen Award, City of Burbank
  • The Disney Heroes Award, honoring employees who save lives, Walt Disney Animation Studios

Films Worked On

  • Look Development Artist
    • Strange World
    • Encanto
    • Raya and the Last Dragon
    • Frozen
    • Frozen II
    • Ralph Breaks the Internet
    • Moana
    • Zootopia
    • Big Hero 6
  • Modeler
    • Wreck-it Ralph