Darrin Lile received Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degrees in Film and Media Studies from the University of Kansas. He has worked as a producer and director of educational videos, a sound editor for film and television, a control systems programmer, and a network security analyst. Check out his latest media project at www.darrinlile.com.

Sanu Vamanchery Mana is a 3D artist from India with over 11 years of experience in the field of animation, gaming and special effects and Lecturer of Interactive Media Design/Animation and Game Design at Raffles Design Institute, Singapore. As a lecturer, he has given many workshops, trainings, and presentations in many countries of Europe, Asia, and Latin America. Currently, he is reviewing two Blender 3D books for Packt Publishing.

He has worked for gaming projects like Golden Eye 007 (Electronic Arts), Neopet (Sony Entertainment), and World Series of Poker (Sony Entertainment). He was also involved in the short movie JackFrost, which was nominated for a BAFTA.

In 1992, Willem Verwey started working in 3D Studio back in the days when we used DOS. He later moved to 3D Studio Max 1.2!

He founded the 3D Animation Network in 2007 and developed the ANIM8 program introducing school children and young people to the world of animation.

Since 2007 Willem has been focusing on Blender, developing the ANIM8 program and freelancing. You can contact him at <willem@3danim8.net>.

Willem is a member of the Blender Foundation Certification Review Board.

"I believe there is a great future for Blender to professionals since it is a great package to use.

In my opinion Blender does have a place in the market and we will see a great increase in professionals using Blender in the world!"