Matthew Steidl

Matthew Steidl serves as a Part-Time Lecturer in the Department of Cinematic Arts within California State University, Long Beach's College of the Arts, bringing extensive industry experience in visual effects and animation to his teaching role.

His educational background includes:

• Graduation from USC's Hench Division of Animation and Digital Arts (2012)
• Internship at Tokyo Broadcasting System, Inc. in Japan

Steidl's professional interests focus on applied visual effects techniques including character rigging, crowd animation, and digital compositing. His industry work spans major television productions like DC Comics' The Flash, Titans, Supergirl, CBS' Seal Team, and Crazy Ex Girlfriend, alongside independent VR game development. He integrates multilingual capabilities (Japanese, Italian, French) into his animation workflow and emphasizes practical production skills in his academic role.