Jordan plans to teach a new course at the Okaloosa Applied Technology Center on the latest in 3-D visualization.
He will offer a free two-hour preview of the course Aug. 30, at the campus on Lewis Turner Boulevard.
"My goal is to bring in these digital technologies that really aren't offered anywhere close by," said Jordan, who spent the past 25 years working in the film and television industry. "I taught creative designers ... how to use the computer."
In Los Angeles, Jordan worked on the movies "Good Night, Good Luck," "300" and "The Spiderwick Chronicles," as well as television shows such as "Criminal Minds," "The Office," "Desperate Housewives" and "The Sarah Connor Chronicles."
He worked on commercials for Grey Goose, Comcast and Toyota, and served as a senior lecturer at the American Film Institute. He is the executive director of the Design Visualization Center in Los Angeles.
Jordan sees the 3-D concept as the next big wave in visual technology. Most importantly, he says, 3-D simulates real objects and adds perspective to landscapes and interiors.
"(Clients) want to see it in 3-D," Jordan said. "The people who design sets, if they're going to make a presentation to a director like Ron Howard, they want to do it in 3-D. It's a very effective sales tool."
Using primarily programs from Google and Autodesk, Jordan will demonstrate the basics of the software. He hopes to attract professionals from different fields.
Jordan wants to show locals how three-dimensional visualization can be a valuable tool not only in film and television, but also in advertising, interior design, landscape architecture, real estate development and engineering, he said.
"What I'm trying to do is take my years of knowledge in film and television and adapt them to these six areas," he said.
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