Alan Lehman learned problem solving and design in the Architecture School at Pratt Institute long before the dinosaurs of Jurassic Park ruled the cinema. Since then he has applied those problem solving skills to a variety of mediums including architecture, Industrial design, trade show retail display, and film art direction. Late last century he turned his attention to the creation of digital characters for film. He is a technical animator at Sony Pictures Imageworks, as well as a directed studies advisor in the Animation Studies Program at The University of California Film School. Michael Ford is a senior technical animator at Sony Pictures Imageworks and is co-founder of Animation Foundation. He began his career as a digital artist after graduating from UCLA School of Design and has Since worked on numerous feature and commercial projects at Industrial Light & Magic, Centropolis FX, and Digital Magic. He has lectured at UCLA School of Design, The University of Southern California, DeAnza College, and the San Francisco Academy of Art College. He is a certified Level 2 Softimage instructor whose film credits include Stuart Little, Stuart Little 2, The Perfect Storm, The Mummy, Godzilla, Species II, Mortal Kombat II, and The Faculty.