Niel is a veteran of the film, television and game industries, working predominantly as an animator and concept artist.
After leaving college, Niel trained in London at the acclaimed Uli Meyer Studios, a 2D animation and FX house. While there, Niel worked on numerous commercials, TV projects and several feature films, including Space Jam for Warner Brothers and Lost in Space for New Line Cinema.
Since 1998, Niel has worked on various computer game projects, providing in-game animation, cinematic storyboarding and direction, character design and concept art. He has also continued to develop new animated projects for television.
Niel set up Qurios Entertainment in Hartlepool three years ago and is committed to nurturing and growing budding animation talent within the region – of which there is a wealth, thanks to innovative digital media courses offered in North East England, such as those at the University of Teesside.
The DigitalCity is a regeneration project in the Tees Valley, steered by the University of Teesside through a Partner Steering Group.
The objective of the project is to create a self-sustaining, vibrant cluster of digital media and digital technology businesses in the Tees Valley employing talented people.
The DigitalCity Fellowship scheme provides opportunities for graduates, alumni and international artists to produce creative content, nurture ideas, produce an installation, compose digital music, visualise technical, scientific or medical information or undertake research that may lead to a PhD registration.
The Fellowship is designed to provide links with eminent artists, designers, practitioners and entrepreneurs who are working at the creative leading edge with Digital Media and Digital Technology.