AD Narayan

AD Narayan is a lecturer in the School of Art and Design. He has spent a decade working in professional video productions in various roles and jobs, including editing, visual effects, motion design, and 3D animation. 

Some of his latest film credits include VFX work on Five Nights at Freddy's 2 (Blumhouse), M3GAN 2.0 (Blumhouse/Atomic), Spartacus: House of Ashur (Lionsgate), The Royal Treatment (Netflix), Evil Dead Rise (New Line Cinema / Warner Bros.), Red, White and Brass (Piki Films).

He has also been a Visual Effects Supervisor on n00B (ThreeNZ), Wilde Ride (TVNZ) and for Lightbox Original High Road - an award-winning web series spanning 3 seasons of content. He has supervised VFX and CG on several high-budget commercial projects, including for clients such as Meta Platforms Inc. and Les Mills International. 

As a proud graduate of AUT, AD's approach to teaching is learning by doing, and he seeks to offer a very hands-on approach in all his papers that aligns with the industry's ever-changing demands. His research interests include future directions in the development of AI and Machine Learning uses in VFX, Extended Reality technologies, Virtual Production development, as well as community-driven video production.