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PROFILE I have 15 years of experience working in animation. For the last 5 years, I have been creating realtime animation for broadcast TV. I also have a strong traditional art background. I got my start in animation in 1996; drawing at a cartoon animation studio. I studied classical art, design, and drawing for four years in college while earning my BFA. |
EXPERTISE
EXPERIENCE 2006 - Present Animator: Reality Check Studios Realtime Animations for Broadcast. Clients have included: ESPN, CBS Sports, NFL Network, Golf Channel, and MLB Network. Animated in-game graphics for Super Bowl XLI on CBS. Created animations for the Dan Patrick Show, which included traditionally animated chalk doodles. -Create Animations and Graphics for the broadcast render engine: VizRT. -Create low poly models in Maya. - -Work with a development team, which creates front-end software that controls the animations I create. 2003 - 2006: Animator: Tourdesign Creative Services Post production house specializing in tour and album commercial spots for the music industry. -Create Motion Graphics and Logo Animation in After Effects and Maya. -Utilize Photoshop and Illustrator to prepare logos before I animate them. -Special video effects, Character Animation, and compositing all in After Effects. -Additional duties: Storyboards, Logo Design, and Character Design. 2002: Freelance Web designer & Flash Animator: GolfUS.com -Designed Flash animated state maps with golf course locations. -Created sites for golf courses with HTML and Photoshop. -Converted older sites to PHP. 2002: Self Employed Caricature Artist -Drawing full-color caricatures with Prismacolor markers. -Dealing with customers for 12 hours a day. -Managing my business and scheduling gigs at festivals and parties. 1996 - 2001: Asst. Animator: Perennial Pictures Film Corp. Responsible for Cleanup, Inbetweens, and Lip Sync for traditional hand-drawn character animation. Various contract work for Children’s TV and Video Series including: Crawford the Cat, Baby Songs, and The First Easter Egg. EDUCATION BFA Computer Art, cum laude, Savannah College of Art & Design 2000 Strong classical art foundations in design, drawing, and art history. Main areas of study focused on 3D computer animation and 2D traditional animation. HOBBIES I enjoy blowing off steam between animation projects with a mean game of foosball. In college, I was part of an improv comedy troupe. I try to stay fit and healthy by running. My true love is drawing and when I’m not animating I enjoy sketching people that I see at coffee shops and restaurants. |