Terrence Masson

Terrence Masson is a computer graphics educator, producer, and lecturer, specializing in animation, storytelling and executive leadership. He was the chair of the MFA Computer Arts Department from 2016 to 2026, and the founding Director of the SVA Graduate Center at the School of Visual Arts (SVA) in New York City. He was also founder and CEO of Building Conversation, He was both the ACM SIGGRAPH 2006 Computer Animation Festival Chair and 2010 Conference Chair. He also wrote the book CG 101: A Computer Graphics Industry Reference, and has contributed to films, television programs, and video games.

Education Masson graduated from the University of Massachusetts Lowell in 1989 with a BFA in Graphic Design and a minor in Art History, followed by William Paterson University in 1990 with an MFA in Computer Animation.

Career Masson was the Founder and CEO of Building Conversation, an augmented reality company serving the architectural engineering & construction (AEC) and real estate industries.

Masson's interactive projects have included Siberia 2, Sim City 4, Batman: Dark Tomorrow, and Alter Echo and the Xbox launch title Bruce Lee: Quest of the Dragon. As an award-winning Director and Producer his short animated film Bunkie & Booboo won first place in the World Animation Celebration in 1998. from Animation World Network. As Creative Producer, he consults with major production studios worldwide on creative development and pipeline efficiency. Masson has also served as an on-camera image analysis expert for the History Channel's Ancient Aliens and UFO Hunters. in Boston (2008-2013), Masson oversaw seven combined majors in Game Design and Interactive Media as well as the Creative Industries minors. He is a longtime member of the Producers Guild of America, the Visual Effects Society and has been active in SIGGRAPH since 1988, as Outstanding Service Award Chair, 2006 Computer Animation Festival Chair and SIGGRAPH 2010 Conference Chair.

Masson is a Master of Animation and Film Special Effects with the Beijing DeTao Masters Academy (DTMA), a high-level, multi-disciplined, application-oriented higher education institution in Shanghai, China.

Works

Films Hook (1991) Color of Night (1993) Interview with the Vampire (1993) True Lies (1993) Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (1994) Judge Dredd (1994) Woodstock: 25th Anniversary (1994) Batman Forever (1995) Cutthroat Island (1996) Anaconda (1996) The Lord Protector: The Riddle of the Chosen (1996) The Empire Strikes Back (Special Edition) (1996) Return of the Jedi (Special Edition) (1997) Spawn (1998) Small Soldiers (1998) Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999) Fantastic Four (2004)

Videogames Cyberia 2: Resurrection (1994), Virgin Interactive Bruce Lee: Quest of the Dragon (2002), Universal Interactive Ancient Aliens, (2012), History Channel

Books

Special venues Luxor (ride film) (1993), Trumbull Co. Mars Odyssey (ride film) (1995), Simex Digital Studios