David Peers

David Peers, Director, Animal Logic

David Peers is an award-winning filmmaker (Director, Cinematographer, Writer, and VFX Supervisor) who specialises in digital production. His work includes lensing the Oscar winning Happy Feet at Animal Logic, and Happy Feet 2, on which he was Co-Director and Cinematographer (awarded the Australian Cinematographers Society Golden Tripod for Virtual Cinematography). He was a principal in the creation of George Miller’s Dr D Studios, overseeing sequence designs for Mad Max: Fury Road and Justice League among others. He was then based in London for the setup of the Feature Animation division of digital production powerhouse DNEG, and the setup of Liz Murdoch’s Locksmith Animation, where he worked as a development director on their slate of films, and as cinematographer on Ron’s Gone Wrong, their first feature film with Disney. Most recently he's been developing animated series through his company Big Serious Studios, and is currently directing the short film, Sole Mates, at Animal Logic.