Chris Pearce is an animator and filmmaker also working as a professor at the University of Colorado-Boulder in the film studies department. Pearce started by pursuing a BFA in film production from CU Boulder followed by an MFA in electronic inter-media from the University of Florida. Today, he teaches courses with a focus on animation and digital production.

One of my initial questions about a career in film, like Pearce’s, is how someone finds their interest in that field. From my experience, almost everyone interested in film and filmmaking became interested in it in a different way. Interestingly, Pearce cites his love of magic as the origin of his love of filmmaking. “My interest in animation grew from my interest in magic and illusion more than from an appreciation for film. I have always very much enjoyed cartoons but my decision to start making animation was born from my confidence and understanding of the tools and techniques of the illusion of cinema, rather than from an interest in narrative, story, or theater.” 

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