Benn Garnish Product Manager at fTrack

Many congratulations to Animation Apprentice graduate Benn Garnish who is working as Integrations Product Manager at fTrack.

Benn's remit at fTrack is creative direction and strategy, currently leveraging the technology of Virtual Reality to treat mental health conditions. 

Benn leads a team of developers and digital artists, with successful releases in the NHS, Hong Kong and the United States.

Benn's career shows how many animators are now moving into areas of medical animation, VR and AR, literally helping to save lives. 

Success! Animation Apprentice Student Benn Garnish Lands a Job on Cinesite's "Charming"

Charming is due for release in 2016

Animation Apprentice Student Benn Garnish has landed a job as a senior animator a Job on Cinesite's debut feature film "Charming"

Charming is produced by John Williams (one of the producers of "Shrek") and is being directed by Ross Venokur (Animal Crackerz).

The film has begun production at Cinesite’s Montréal studios.

Charming describes itself as "an irreverent animated comedy that re-imagines the tales of three iconic princesses: Cinderella, Snow White and Sleeping Beauty, who find they are all engaged to the same Prince Charming".

The Demo Reel of Animation Apprentice graduate Benn Garnish

Animation Apprentice graduate Benn Garnish has gone to do some impressive visual effects animation on many films, his most recent being The Fast and The Furious 6. Benn has done high level work on many feature films, including Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Thor, The Dark World, and Prince of Persia.

Animation Apprentice Graduate Benn Garnish Explains How to Succeed in VFX

Animation Apprentice graduate Benn Garnish worked on the latest installment of The Fast and The Furious, working at Double Negative, one of London’s leading VFX houses. We asked him to talk about what it was like to work as an animator on a major Hollywood film, and what advice he can offer our students to help them forge a successful career in the visual effects industry.