Corey Butler

Corey Butler serves as an Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Entertainment Design, concurrently holding a professional position as Lighting Supervisor at Walt Disney Animation Studios. His dual career spans both academia and industry, with significant contributions to major animated film productions.

His expertise centers on technical animation domains including 3D modeling, texturing, lighting, and compositing. In the academic setting, he teaches foundational and advanced courses such as Lighting 1 (EANI-258) and Portfolio Development (EANI-453), bridging industry practices with educational frameworks.

Professional experience includes eight years as CG Supervisor at Blur Studio (2004-2012) working on Star Wars: The Old Republic, Halo Wars, and Transformers, followed by his current tenure at Disney Animation since 2012 where he contributed to Frozen, Wreck-It-Ralph, Big Hero 6, Moana, Ralph Breaks the Internet, and Frozen 2.