KEVIN ALTHANS
DIRECTOR

Kevin has been working as a director, DP and visual effects supervisor for 20 years, plying his trade in commercials, virtual reality experiences and features. In the course of his career he's kept his feet firmly planted on both the live action and effects sides of the industry. After getting his start shooting classical special effects and miniatures, he easily became an early adopter of digital composting and visual effects.

As a visual effects supervisor and creative director, he has helmed national projects for Disney, NBC, A&E, Showtime, Katy Perry, Pink, Gatorade and Yoplait. As a director and DP, he has made his mark with Hilton, Sony, Coors, Home Depot, Hasbro and AAA. He uses this blend of experiences to interface with clients at a very high level, guiding the creative and logistics simultaneously to make sure the messages IS both compelling and efficient.

Kevin’s Virtual Reality experience includes: Hilton, Porsche Virtual Driving Experience - Porsche, It Can Wait Driving Simulation - AT&T, GE 360 VR - General Electric, Joyrides and My360 with Chris Bosh - Samsung, 360 VR - Dallas Mavericks, Oculus Rift Driving Experience - JEEP

Kevin hails from the rich laissez faire culture of New Orleans where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Communications and Computer Science from Loyola University.

Morris May has been a special effects expert in the motion picture industry for more than 25 years. He has worked on 30+ Hollywood films, including two Academy Award winners: Spiderman (Best Visual Effects) and Happy Feet (Best Animated Feature Film.) May served as the CG Supervisor for a number of films, such as The Fast and the Furious and X-Men Origins: Wolverine.

May founded Specular Theory in 2013 to bring Hollywood visual effects to the masses using state-of-the-art technology and innovative visual content. As CEO of Specular Theory, May researches, selects and develops cutting-edge technology to create VR experiences and the tools to make storytelling possible in the new unexplored world of virtual reality.

Morris May's compelling work and status as a VR thought leader has garnered him coverage in Time, Variety, Buzzfeed, PC World, Cool Hunting, Forbes, The Verge, TechCrunch, MTV News, Wall Street Journal and many others.