Tyler Dykstra

Tyler Dykstra is an animator and editor starting out after three years of study at Full Sail Real World Education in Orlando.

Tyler has animated a series of news cartoons for the (now deceased) Glenn Beck show on CNN Headline News. He has also worked in web design for several years, and created the new Compass Film Academy website.

Favorite Movies: Back to the Future, Apollo 13, Contact, Jurassic Park, The Patriot, Napoleon Dynamite, Spaceballs

Favorite Movie Quote: “Gentlemen, I wash my hands of this weirdness.” -Pirates of the Caribbean 3

Favorite TV Shows: 24, John Adams, Animaniacs, MST3K, Dinosaurs, Blackadder

Interests/Hobbies: HDR (high dynamic range) photography, astronomy, history, architecture

Ice Cream or Frozen Yogurt: Hudsonville Ice Cream

Why I’m at Compass: To work and learn in a community of artists committed to creating quality media.