Education
Masson graduated from the University of Massachusetts Lowell in 1989 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design and a minor in Art, followed by William Paterson University in 1990 with an Master of Fine Arts in Computer Animation.
Masson graduated from the University of Massachusetts Lowell in 1989 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design and a minor in Art, followed by William Paterson University in 1990 with an Master of Fine Arts in Computer Animation.
He also wrote the widely acclaimed book "CG 101: A Computer Graphics Industry Reference". He came up through the ranks with credits in approximately 20 feature films, including three Star Wars movies, Hook, True Lies and Interview with a Vampire. Masson began his own consulting company, "Digital Fauxtography", in 1994 and still serves as a Creative Producer, Director and VFX Supervisor.
He also single-handedly developed the original animation technique for South Park in 1996.
Masson"s interactive projects have included Cyberia 2, Sim City 4, Batman: Dark Tomorrow, and Alter Echo and the Xbox launch title Bruce Lee: Quest of the Dragon. He currently consults with major production studios world-wide on creative development and pipeline efficiency.
Masson also currently serves as an on-camera image analysis expert for the Channel"s unidentified flying object Hunters. As Founding Director of Creative Industries at Northeastern University in Boston (2008-2013), Masson oversaw seven combined majors in Game Design and Interactive Media as well as the Creative Industries minors.
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.
He is a member of the Producers Guild of America, the Visual Effects Society and has been active in Special Interest Group on Graphics and Interactive Techniques since 1988, most recently as the 2006 Computer Animation Festival Chair and currently as the Special Interest Group on Graphics and Interactive Techniques 2010 Conference Chair.