Mike Sanders

Senior Visual Director – Activision Central Studios
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Mike Sanders is responsible for overseeing innovation in art, animation, and production for Activision's franchise games. Previously, he was Director of Virtual Production for Industrial Light and Magic, collaborating with various Disney divisions such as Lucasfilm, Pixar, and Imagineering.

Mike is one of the entertainment industry's leading experts in advanced computer graphics technologies for film and games. He has 20 years of experience creating state-of-the-art visuals for over 80 major films and video games that have grossed a combined total of over $40 billion in worldwide ticket and merchandise sales. Michael has worked with the most important directors at all the major studios. His work can be seen in memorable films such as the digital cast in Titanic, many of the effects in the Star Wars prequels, the technology that launched Avatar, and the incredible characters in Pirates of the Caribbean for which he was nominated for an Academy Award for Scientific Achievement.