Dr Reza Yousefzadeh
- 01202 968565
- ryousefzadeh at bournemouth dot ac dot uk
- Lecturer In Computer Animation
- Weymouth House W245, Talbot Campus, Fern Barrow, Poole, BH12 5BB
Biography
Reza Yousefzadeh Tabasi is an academic and art director specialising in computer animation at Bournemouth University, UK. He completed his PhD at the University of Brighton in 2011, where his research explored the potential of animation as a medium for engaging with social realities.
Alongside his academic career, Reza has an established presence in the creative industries as a supervising puppet maker and illustrator. His illustration work has received awards, and he has contributed as a consultant to a range of television productions.
His research interests span realism in animation, animated documentary, political and subversive art practices, and Iranian New Wave cinema. In recent years, his work has increasingly focused on the integration of artificial intelligence within animation pipelines, particularly as a tool for exploring socially engaged narratives. He has been experimenting with word-to-image, image-to-image, and video-based AI workflows, applying these approaches in a series of short animated films developed in collaboration with research projects both within and beyond Bournemouth University...
Reza is a lecturer at the National Centre for Computer Animation (NCCA) at Bournemouth University, where he has taught design and cinematography for over a decade. He has also served as Programme Leader for BA Computer Animation Art and BA Computer Animation Art and Design for more than ten years.
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Memory is Wonderful Director and co-producer (with Prof Paula Callus) on a short animated film exploring dementia in military veterans. Developed as part of the SERVED research project (Supporting Evidence-based Research for Veterans Experiencing Dementia), led by Dr Michele Board (2005–2006).
DigiAdGood Supervising Producer on an animated project supporting the development of ethical digital advertising metrics. Part of the ESRC Digital Good Network, led by Dr Rebecca Jenkins. (2005-2006) Portland Digital Narrative (in development) Animation project engaging with the lived experiences of migrants and local communities in Portland, UK (2005–2006). Led by Dr Nicola De Martini Ugolotti.
An Animated Panorama of London Project lead on a collaborative initiative between Bournemouth University (NCCA) and artist Robin Reynolds. The project explores the transformation of the London Embankment across centuries, morphing from Claes Jansz Visscher’s 1616 engraving to a contemporary 2020 drawing. (2005-2006) Single Parents and the Social Work System (in development) Director and producer of a series of short animations based on interviews and lived experiences of single parents navigating the social work system. (2005-2006) CASES (Chartered Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences) Supervising Producer on a promotional animated film developed for CASES. (2005-2006)