Dan Pope

Dan Pope is a Senior Lecturer in TV Production at Glyndwr University, with over 20 years of experience in Film and Broadcast Media Production. He previously worked as a VFX Editor for BBC's children's drama 'The Worst Witch' and as a Senior Engineer at Framestore, a leading visual effects company.

• Current role: Senior Lecturer at Glyndwr University
• Prior roles: VFX Editor (BBC), Senior Engineer (Framestore)
• Technical expertise: Avid Media Composer, Foundry’s Nuke, motion capture systems

His research interests focus on practical applications of visual effects technologies, workflow optimization in post-production, and on-set engineering solutions. He has contributed to projects like the film 'War Horse' through custom motion capture systems.

Dan combines industry experience with academic teaching, having spent one day per week lecturing in Animation and Visual Effects at Salford University during his tenure at Framestore.