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The Ex'pert Series

Several times a year, Industry & Career Services draws from our extensive roster of professional contacts and invites accomplished industry veterans to speak with our students as part of the Ex'pert Series. During this intimate setting, our featured guests discuss current industry trends, offer advice for students seeking work in the industry, and answer questions about workplace environments and styles.

Seung Jang Kim

Ex'pert Series with Seung Jang Kim

Lead Modeler
Tippett Studios

Topic: “Discussing the Definition of Modeling”
Friday, May 10th
2 – 4pm
Meyer Hall

Seung Jang Kim, otherwise known as Jack Kim by his American friends, is a lead modeler at Tippett Studio in Berkeley. He credits three people as being pivotal and influential on his journey to becoming an artist–his father, Nam June Paik, and Phil Tippett. Seung’s father, an accomplished fine artist, encouraged Seung to pursue sculpting at his University in Korea. It was there he studied working with clay, wood, stone, and metal. Later in his career, Seung began working with Nam June Paik, who is considered to be the founder of video art. Finally, his current boss Phil Tippett, who is full of passion and creativity has been a big influence on Seung’s professional career. Tippett’s outstanding work in the stop motion CG generated world has provided Seung the opportunity to work on recent movies such as Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2, Ted, and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2.

Through his journey in life, Seung would like to acknowledge that it has been Jesus that has gotten him to where he is today.