Jan Nickman (born October 17, 1950) is an American film and television director, producer, cinematographer and writer. As the co-founder of Miramar Images, Inc. and Sacred Earth Pictures, Nickman's career in film and television spans three decades. Career Nickman's career in film and television began as a studio camera person and editor with the ABC in Sydney, Australia. Upon returning to the United States. and graduating with a degree in communications from Washington State University, Nickman then produced and created stage and lighting designs for leading-edge, live multi-media concerts combining rock bands with symphony orchestras along with his filmed images projected onto large screens above the performers. Most notably, "Leviticus" and "Trinity" performed by the Seattle Symphonye orchestra. After directing and producing live productions, Nickman returned to television as a news photographer with NBC affiliate KING T.V. in Seattle, Washington He also produced and reported news stories, particularly regarding environmental issues. Nickman eventually became a senior producer and director in the production department and produced and directed the Emmy Award-winning television program REV, an innovative rock and roll series featuring live music performances, music reviews and comedy sketches. The program was responsible for debuting many musical groups including Queensrÿche and is commonly credited for catalyzing the Seattle music scene in the 1990s. Nickman went on to co-found Miramar Images with the release of Natural States (1985) featuring the music of David Lanz and Paul Speer. The film was one of the largest selling, non-theatrical releases of its time and recognized as one of the top 10 videos by People magazine. Natural States went double platinum, selling more than 100,000 copies, and launched the success of Miramar Images. Miramar then released two more of Nickman's films, Desert Vision, and Canyon Dreams and earned Tangerine Dream a Grammy nomination for their music score. In 1990, Nickman directed and co-produced The Mind's Eye: A Computer Animation Odyssey, the first of the Mind's Eye series, a collection of animated computer-generated imagery (CGI). His body of work, which also includes Planetary Traveler and Infinity's Child has firmly established him as a computer-generated imagery (CGI) pioneer and a master of long-form films that use music as the primary narrative. Nickman's film, The Mind's Eye, was a double platinum-selling film considered to be a milestone in the field of computer animation and reached number 12 on Billboard′s video hits chart. It was the first full length film