John Edgar Park is a technical director in computer animation, author, and host of Make: television. Park received a Bachelor of Arts in Drama from the

University of Virginia The University of Virginia (UVA) is a public research university in Charlottesville, Virginia. Founded in 1819 by Thomas Jefferson, the university is ranked among the top academic institutions in the United States, with highly selective ad ...

in 1994, where he was a founding member of The New Dominions and sang in the

Virginia Glee Club The Virginia Glee Club is a men's chorus based at the University of Virginia. It performs both traditional and contemporary vocal works typically in TTBB arrangements. Founded in 1871, the Glee Club is the university's oldest musical organization ...

. He has worked as a computer graphics trainer at Sony Imageworks, and as a character technical director at

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and at DisneyToon Studios, where he currently works. At Disney, he has worked as a character rigger on ''

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'' and '' Bolt''. Park's book, ''Understanding 3D Animation Using Maya'', was written based on his experience teaching Maya at Sony Imageworks during the production of ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. Park has been a contributor to

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since September 2007 and to the Make blog since November 2008. In January 2009, Park became host of the public television series Make: television, where his segment, "Maker Workshop," demonstrates how to create and build such projects as a VCR powered cat feeder, Wii-powered personal flight recorder, portable trebuchet, and a shopping cart chair. Park has appeared on the television programs ''

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'' and ''

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'' on the G4 network. Park currently works for

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. He hosts a weekly

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broadcast "John Park's Workshop".

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* University of Virginia alumni American animators Living people Northfield Mount Hermon School alumni Year of birth missing (living people) {{US-animator-stub