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Dariush Derakhshani
Dariush Derakhshani is an award-winning Visual Effects Supervisor and Head of CG for Radium\|ReelFX in Santa Monica. Dariush has been working in VFX for more than 13 years and teaching classes in CG and effects production for 11 years. He is the best-selling author of a handful of books, including the popular Introducing Maya and co-author of the Introducing 3ds Max series. Dariush received an M.F.A. in Film, Video, and Computer Animation in 1997 from USC. Dariush also holds a B.A. in Architecture and Theatre from Lehigh University in Pennsylvania. He has worked on feature films, music videos, and countless commercials as a 3D animator and VFX Supervisor, garnering honors from the London International Advertising Awards, the ADDY Awards, the Telly Awards and a Visual Effects Society Awards nomination. He is bald and has flat feet.

Dariush Derakhshani

Dariush Derakhshani is an award-winning Visual Effects Supervisor and Head of CG for Radium|ReelFX in Santa Monica. Dariush has been working in VFX for more than 13 years and teaching classes in CG and effects production for 11 years. He is the best-selling author of a handful of books, including the popular Introducing Maya and co-author of the Introducing 3ds Max series.

Dariush received an M.F.A. in Film, Video, and Computer Animation in 1997 from USC. Dariush also holds a B.A. in Architecture and Theatre from Lehigh University in Pennsylvania. He has worked on feature films, music videos, and countless commercials as a 3D animator and VFX Supervisor, garnering honors from the London International Advertising Awards, the ADDY Awards, the Telly Awards and a Visual Effects Society Awards nomination. He is bald and has flat feet.

Authored Articles

	Review: HP's ZR2740w 27-inch monitor Published: November 5, 2012 Who wouldn’t want a big screen? While a 27-inch isn’t the largest you can get in the desktop monitor world, it is a perfect size for a lot of people. What matters next is how the display looks, and how well it works for the user. The user? Me... demanding and critical. I work with screens all day long, judging color constantly. At home, I’ve sported a Dell 24-inch 2405FPW for quite a long time as my primary display. It has held up incredibly, and I thought nothing short of a minor miracle would get me to upgrade.
	Review: HP's all-in-one Z1 workstation Published: August 13, 2012 The most immediately striking feature of the Z1 is the remarkable screen. Backed by a 10-bit IPS LED backlight 27-inch panel, the Z1’s default resolution (as configured) was an amazingly sharp 2560x1440. It felt like a giant third-gen iPad with Retina display to me; it was crisp and vibrant. Colors were rich, and the blacks were fabulous, deep. Having a DisplayPort, the Z1 could function as another system’s display. But the way this unit is configured, I wouldn’t want to connect it to anything else.
	Review: HP's Elitebook 8560w Published: November 9, 2011 Portability is becoming more important to me, but workability is still king. Whether I’m working a job with lots of CG elements or on set working a shoot and need to quickly previz work to show the production crew, I need a machine that can quickly and effectively get my scenes out. I don’t have the time or patience for lagging graphics or slow calculations. Having my fair share of experience with mobile workstations, I flatly know what I can, and cannot rely on. So I’ve come to expect a lot from these systems.
	Review: Digital Storm's Protus Published: July 12, 2011
	Review: NEC's MultiSync PA271W Published: December 6, 2010 Second only to staring at the walls in my office, I stare at a screen all day, every day. Having been able to review monitors and graphics systems for quite a few years now, I’ve grown accustomed to some pretty nice hardware. In this competitive field of displays, I look for the special features that distinguishes one screen from another.
	Review: Studio GPU’s MachStudio Pro Published: October 5, 2010 I like things done quick. In spots, that’s the mantra. You need results fast with minimal time spent chasing your own tail. With style frames or look development, this couldn’t be more true. When I was approached to try out ATI’s FirePro V8750 alongside Studio GPU’s MachStudio Pro, I was intrigued.

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