Saint John Walker is the Programme Leader for postgraduate media at the UK’s University of Hertfordshire and a leading VFX educationalist with over 25 years of experience of teaching and training in the games, animation and VFX industries. Most recently Saint was Dean and Director of Industry Engagement at the UK’s Escape Studios and previous to that he designed, initiated and ran the VFX degree course at Norwich University of the Arts for four years.Saint is an active member of Access:VFX, and the convenor, designer and chair of the popular Industry panels at the London International Animation Festival each year. Recent work with the Next Gen Skills academy, FMX and the View festival saw him chairing and taking part in industry panels as diverse as AI, Animated Documentaries, VFX Careers and Creature FX. Saint is the author of the well-respected Core Skills of VFX Handbook and Student Primer, which he is currently updating for a new generation of new entrant talent.