Richard W Lewis

Associate Professor

Richard W Lewis
Email
(615) 898-5118
Room 353, College of Education Building (COE)
MTSU Box 58, Murfreesboro, TN 37132
www.rwltion.com
www.imdb.com/name/nm2300320/

Departments / Programs

Degree Information

  • MFA, Savannah College of Art and Design (2005)
  • BA, Xavier University (2001)

Areas of Expertise

Animation, Motion Design, Visual Effects, Post-Production

Software: Photoshop, After Effects, Animate, Character Animator, Illustrator, Premiere Pro, Maya, Cinema 4D, Unity

Biography

After earning his MFA, Professor Lewis moved to Los Angeles to create visual effects, titles, motion graphics, illustrations, and matte paintings for numerous projects, films, and television shows, including the X-Files hi-def conversion, the Unsolved Mysteries repackage, two seasons of Life After People on the History Channel, Vanished with Beth Holloway on Lifetime, and five years of Art Mann Presents on ASXtv/HDNET. He also directed a team of animators for two seasons of The High Fructose ...

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After earning his MFA, Professor Lewis moved to Los Angeles to create visual effects, titles, motion graphics, illustrations, and matte paintings for numerous projects, films, and television shows, including the X-Files hi-def conversion, the Unsolved Mysteries repackage, two seasons of Life After People on the History Channel, Vanished with Beth Holloway on Lifetime, and five years of Art Mann Presents on ASXtv/HDNET. He also directed a team of animators for two seasons of The High Fructose Adventures of Annoying Orange on Cartoon Network.

Since coming to MTSU Lewis has taught a wide range of animation courses and has certified each with the MT Engage designation. He has incorporated client-based projects into courses including having students work on modeling historic visualizations for Hidden Town in 3D and create visual effects for the award-winning short film “ROAM”. Along with curricular committee and development work, he spearheaded the creation of the new Motion Design concentration in VFP utilizing courses from both Media Arts and the Department of Art and Design.

Lewis has been working to grow the esports footprint at MTSU, since taking over as the advisor for the esports club. For the past five years he has served as the curator for the annual Faculty Submitted Student Work Exhibition hosted by the ACM SIGGRAPH Education committee and has presented his work at the ACM SIGGRAPH conference. He co-directed the animated virtual reality short film "What Took You So Long," which received the US Broadcast Educators Association - Best of Festival Interactive Media Award and has been assisting with projects for the new MT Imagine Animation Studios.

As an educator, he desires to emphasize the foundations of art and concepts behind the hardware and software that students will be using. Because digital tools are constantly evolving, Prof Lewis aims to present his students with the knowledge and skills to work proactively, as well as the ability to adapt and think outside the box. More than anything, he hopes to share his love for art and animation and prepare the next generation of artists so that they can carve out their own creative path for the future.

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