Simon Whiteley (Art)

Born in 1962, Lancashire, UK. A Production Designer, Art Director, Visual Effects Supervisor, Writer, Screen Writer. And uncredited designer of The Matrix code. My family's name is imprinted in the digital rain for a reason, which dates back beyond Arthurian Legend. A childhood spent barefoot and free between the UK and the wilds of central Africa, where I first encountered the Eirys Coeden and Mimla. I completed my BA (Hons) in Design and Visual Communication in Birmingham, UK where I studied art, story and longevity in civilisations and began writing about the Eirys Coeden. My career began at the BBC, Pebble Mill, Birmingham before moving to BBC, Shepherds Bush, London with the introduction of Quantel's Paintbox in 1985. In 1986 I joined BPCC Video Graphics pioneering Quantel's XL Graphic Paintbox (the forerunner to Photoshop) freelanced for the newly emerging Framestore before heading to Sydney, Australia in 1987 to work for The Video...Read More