Freelance Book Designers : Oxfordshire

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4.0 2 Skills

$20 Rate/Hr

Andrew Thompson Experienced Character Animator & 3d Artist PERSONAL STATEMENT: As an animator and artist I am very enthusiastic and hard working; I am willing to put in maximum effort to ensure my work is of top quality. As I am naturally a very positive and outgoing person, I do not find it hard to work efficiently and effectively in a team. I also have extensive experience of working and collaborating with clients and directors, ensuring that my work meets their consistently high standards. I have experience in creating realistic facial animation for both major motion pictures and television programmers. In particular, I have worked as a facial animator artist on the lead character ‘Carol’, from the motion picture ‘Where the Wild Things Are’. I had sole responsibility for ensuring that the animation for this character was of top quality and that the deadlines were met. I have also worked on the Disney motion picture Narnia, Prince Caspian, where I completed facial animation for wild animals including bears, tigers, Minotaur’s and leopards. SKILLS & EXPERIENCE: • Character Animation (Biped & Quadruped) • Creature Animation • Rigging • Modeling • 3d Tracking • Passionate team leader with great people management skills • Management of small to large teams of Animators/Artists: numbering 4 to 80 EDUCATION & QUALIFICATIONS: Course Grade Date BA Computer Animation 2.1 2000 - 2004 TECHNICAL SKILLS: Software Experience Level Software Experience Level Software Experience Level MAYA 7 years Photoshop 8 years Motionbuilder 1 year XSI 2 years After Effects 2 years C4D 1 year 3DS MAX 1 year Shake 3 year INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE: 7 YEARS EMPLOYMENT HISTORY: April 2012 – Present – Senior Animator / Creative – Freelance • Arthurs Christmas DFS commercial – Animated ,Rigged, Textured and Lights. • Animating on various different projects - clients include Jaguar, Orange, Philadelphia, Cadbury and Sony Image works. January 2012 – April 2012 Senior Animator /Art Direction – Electronic Arts Criterion Games • Need For Speed Most Wanted 2 • Animation on action sequences • Creative development • Directed and animated pre visual animations May 2011 – December 2011 Lead Animator/Designer - Freelance • Animating on various projects Clients : Disney, Harry Potter, Vodafone and Nokia • Designing and developing ideas March 2011 – May 2011 Lead Animator - Creative Partnership • Animated on Transformers 3 game • Created titles using After Effects January 2011- March 2011 Animator - Double Negative • Animated on movie - John Carter of Mars January 2011- January 2011 Animator/Designer - Proximity • Animated on a commercial banner using Maya & After Effects August 2010 – January 2011 Lead Character Animator - WeAreFeral • Lead character animator • Creative planning with directors and clients • Built 3d biped rigs in Maya for various models and animations • Key frame animation June 2010 – August 2010 Freelance Character Animator - Nvizage • PreViz animation • Polished to final animation • Lighting with in-house tools • Animated up to 30 seconds a day • Made editing decisions March 2010 –May 2010 XSI Character Animator - Passion Pictures • Commercial for Cascade (American company) • High quality characterized animations to meet tight deadlines • Worked extremely closely with the director • Responsible for setting up all shots including all animation January 2010 – March 2010 MAYA Lead Character Animator - WeAreFeral • Commercial projects • Responsible for all of the lead character animations that moved down the production line • Responsible for supervision of all modelling and rigging to make sure models were ready for animation • Creative ideas and directing for animation August 2009 – December 2009 MAYA Roto Anim Artist - MPC • Movie - Clash of the Titans • Roto Animation of the character Pegasus • Movie - Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief • Roto Animation for the character of Percy • Kept to short deadlines May 2008 – August 2009 MAYA Character Animator - Framestore • Movie - Where The Wild Things Are • Responsible for animation of lead character Carol • Animated hero shots for lip sync • Realistic facial movements that show actor’s emotions • Movie - The Tales of Despereaux • Technical animation of the character Despereaux • Animation of people in crowd shots • Working closely with supervisor and director Jan 2008 – May 2008 MAYA Character Animator - Bluezoo • Television series - Kerwhizz • Responsible for all shots in one episode • Animated all 6 characters from the programme • Animated up to 30 seconds a day • Short deadline for TV series • Working closely with director May 2007 – December 2008 MAYA Character Animator - MPC • Movie - Prince Caspian • Animated various animals including Tigers, Leopards and Centaurs. • Fighting animations (all key frame). • Motion Builder for MOCAP data • Facial rig testing for all quadruped creatures • Responsible for a team of 6 • Movie - Fred Claus (animated all elves that were needed in shots) • Animated run and walk cycles for elves • Movie - 10,000 BC • Responsible for ‘cleaning up’ animation • Involved in looking after 80 animators making sure all work was completed to meet deadlines May 2006 – May 2007 MAYA, Matchmove & Roto Anim artist - MPC • Tracked shots using 3d Equalizer & 3d Boujou • Manual & Auto Tracking • Movie - Sunshine • Blending Cameras and Object Tracking • Movie - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix • Movie - Curse of the Golden Lotus Flower • Movie - Sweeney Todd • Roto Animation May 2005 – May 2006 MAYA 3D Artist - The Mill • Television series - Doctor Who • Animation and modeling of flying air crafts • Rendering and lighting • Worked on various commercials References / Recommendations: Available on request

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4.5 2 Skills

$38 Rate/Hr

About myself: I am a talented Creative in the Film industry, with a strong desire to learn and establish innovative ways to deliver ideas and my customers vision. I am an honest, ambitious, reliable individual and have the ability to interact with a diversity of cultures. I take great pride in my work by being proactive, detailed and imaginative to deliver the best results possible. I like to take a practical and versatile approach to my work and assist in areas where I am able to add the most value to the team. Work experience Freelance 2014- present Maori Television- Editor LX Lights- Gaffer Combat TV- Camera operator Kura Productions- Camera assistant Cinedesign Ltd- Camera assistant True Mirage Ltd- Director/ Camera operator/Editor Skills Editing VFX & graphics Camera operator Art Edius, Premiere Pro, Avid Media Composer and Final Cut Pro Adobe After E ects, Illustrator and Photoshop Sony NEX-FS700, Sony EX1, Sony PMW, Canon C300, 6D, Panasonic GH4 Charcoal drawings, oil paintings, acrylic paintings and tattooing. Educations South Seas Film and Television, Auckland, New Zealand Graduated with a Diploma, Major in Script Writing and Direction. Massey University, Auckland, New Zealand Graduated with Honours in Bachelor of Design, Major in Industrial design. Porirua Collage, Wellington, New Zealand Achieved NCEA level 3. Henderson High School, Auckland, New Zealand Achieved NCEA level 2. Niue High School, Alo , Niue Island Achieved NCEA level 1.

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I am a visual artist comfortable in a variety of media specializing in fine rendering and portraiture. I am also facile at conceptualizing any fine art project from idea to finished piece whether that be the art itself or printed media as I have extensive experience in commercial printing.

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SKILLS SUMMARY -Provided professional writing, editing, and project management services to corporate customers, not-for-profit organizations and private individuals for over a decade. -Deadline driven, efficiency oriented, and highly organized with an eye for consistency and style. -Able to research and communicate complex ideas in concise, easy-to-understand language. -Familiar with print production standards and limitations (B/W vs. CYMK/RGB, offset lithography vs. xerographic printing) and web design principles for digital publications. -Fluent working knowledge of Microsoft (Word, PowerPoint, Excel) and Adobe (Acrobat Professional, Illustrator and Photoshop), familiar with Microsoft Publisher and Adobe InDesign. EDUCATION CHATHAM UNIVERSITY, COLLEGE OF CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL STUDIES: 2011 Master of Professional Writing UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY, STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK: 2007 Bachelor of Arts, Psychology (dual minors in English and Business Administration) PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE FREELANCE EDITOR/WRITER: 1999-2009 -Ensured factual accuracy and format compliance for consultants’ deliverables of environmental assessments and environmental impact statements to the USACE. -Reviewed and produced annual reports, bid proposals, business plans, educational signage, and employee handbooks. -Recommended or made changes to documents based on intended audience, effective organization, and efficient presentation. -Provided copywriting and design services for brochures, programs, and cookbooks. -Edited and contributed to a monthly newsletter for a recreational kayaking club. -Proofread and provided content editing for manuscripts, books, and manuals. -Transcribed recordings of public meetings for inclusion in meeting minutes. -Continually updated extensive knowledge of current style guidelines for grammar, spelling, and punctuation, as well as APA- and MLA-style citations. FEDEX OFFICE AND PRINT CENTER: 2004-2010 -Established overall production schedule for high-volume publication projects. -Evaluated project elements for consistency and developed layouts to support client vision. -Ensured that milestone deadlines were met in order to guarantee timely mass-production. -Coordinated with third-party vendors to deliver the highest quality products that the clients’ budget and time constraints allowed. -Wrote and administered performance appraisals, monitored training programs and maintained up-to-date employee records and work schedules. -Communicated policy changes and assignments to employees clearly and in a timely manner. -Responsible for print production, supply requisitions, delivery confirmation, and inventory.

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Work Experience: MAC Designs LLC, Art/Creative Director, CEO • MAY 2019 – PRESENT MAC Designs is a one source freelance provider. Offering creative, marketing and prepress services to a wide variety of customers, including ad agencies and retailers. Real Integrated, Contract Production/Graphic Artist • APR 2016 – MAY 2019 Responsibilities include but are not limited to; cleaning up existing images, resizing existing artwork, preparing projects for print or digital upload with meticulous attention to detail. Multi-task and organize files for deadline-driven projects. The Berline Group, Freelance Graphic Designer • OCT 2015 – NOV 2015 Retouched photographs for digital collateral; designed strategic planning slides for presentation; made minor and extensive revisions to various projects. The Creative Circle Staffing Agency Digitally retouched photographs and consumer products; made minor and extensive revisions to various presentation projects. • Latcha & Associates, PowerPoint Specialist • MAR 6 – 14, 2015 • Commonwealth/McCann, Digital Artist • AUG 2014 – NOV 2014 • The Berline Group, Art Director/PowerPoint Specialist • JAN 2014 – MAY 2014 The MARS Agency, Art Director/PowerPoint Specialist • OCT 1996 – APR 2013 Digitally retouched photographs and consumer products; prepared files for the printer. Created and designed presentations to acquire new business. Collaborated with account and creative teams to develop concepts that met strategic objectives. Assisted senior art director with spec work. Supervised and delegated assignments for a staff of six employees and ensured timely completion of projects. Why me? Motivated, organized professional with great communication and project management skills. Work well under pressure and time constraints within high-volume environments. Excellent problem- solving skills. Thrive in deadline-driven environments. Skills: • Logo Design • Photo Retouch/Manipulation • Conceptual Art • Identity Design & Branding • Illustration • Drawing • Packing • Presentation Design • and more! Software: Adobe Creative Cloud and Microsoft Office Education: Wayne State University 1990 Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Advertising Design

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Greetings... My name is Sean Eddingfield. But please... call me Munky! I want to be your artist. I specialize in comic book, fantasy, conceptual art and childrens book illustrations, but I am also a talented logo designer. What did you have in mind? Do you need that certain look for your childrens book? Would you like to see that comic book character or avatar from your favorite role playing game come to life before your eyes? I can do it all! See my work here: http://revelationchapter9.deviantart.com/... or e-mail me at wwmwd13@gmail.com

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Patrick Thompson life revolves around comics and adventure. This award winning artist has lived and worked in such extreme locations as South American Jungles, Australian Deserts and even New Jersey. He likes putting pictures in order to tell stories (or make fart jokes). A graduate of the renowned Kubert School of Cartooning and graphic art, Patrick has had a varied career in Television and advertising before becoming a freelance illustrator and designer. He specializes in comic style illustration, character design and storyboarding. If you need to tell a story or design a world he's the man you want. He currently lives in Australia and it is way too hot.

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I draw, ink and paint to illustrate stories and their moods. I currently work at Rising Sun Comics as an editor while working freelance in Illustration and Sequential art. My specialty lies in characters and layout. My passion is stories and I love to see them come to life.

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I am a freelance photographer in the Charlotte, N.C. area. My body of work consists of over 20 years experience in school portraits such as bands & military groups. I also photograph some sports (action & still) as well as events(weddings, class reunions, banquets). I have experience in on site studio portraits( personal, family, professional head shots).See: Facebook.com/imagesphotographycharlotte Thank you, Ulysses Johnson