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CURRENT COLLABORATIONS Bent Image Lab, Animation Studio; Portland, Oregon. 7/2004 - present. Bent Image Lab is an animation studio specializing in stop-motion music videos, national and international commercials, and short films. Responsibilities: Commercial and music video Director, Department head of Post-production, Stop motion and computer animator, Post-supervisor and compositor. MAS-Lab: Musical Arts/Sound Laboratory 8/2003 - present. Video Artist for a collection of artists dedicated to producing large-scale inter-disciplinary work. Recent Work: Steve Lockwood's New Orleans Dance Suite (2007) 3 min DALi'S eGg: Chapter 2 (Lost and Found) (2006) 5 Min. DALi'S eGg: Chapter 1 (Other People's Things) (2005) 10 min. www.mas-lab.org CURRENT TEACHING EXPERIENCE Art Institute of Portland, Portland, OR. Adj. Faculty. Since Summer 2005. Courses: Intro to Compositing: using After Effects for basic video compositing; Advanced Compositing: using After Effects to produce a short film; Intro to Visual Effects: an overview of the visual effects industry, with an emphasis on traditional techniques and their historical context. Pacific University, Forest Grove, OR. Adj. Faculty. Spring 2005 + Spring 2007. Courses: Intro to Animation; This class covers basic and intermediate animation techniques with a focus on animation history and experimentation. EDUCATION M.F.A. in Experimental Animation, California Institute of the Arts (CalArts), 2004. Thesis Project: In Good Spirits; animated documentary about rural Thailand. Instructors: Jules Engel, Susan Pitt, Michael Scroggins, Maureen Selwood. Additional Study: Hillary Kapan, Jeremy Cantor, Pepe Valencia. B.A. Film/Animation Hampshire College; Amherst, MA. 1999. Thesis Project: figure 1: Scar (detail); collage animation from inside a body. Instructors: Bill Brand, Abraham Ravett, Chris Perry, Janet Benn. Study Abroad, School of Animation, Brisbane, Australia. 1998. Queensland College of Art Instructors: John Eyley, Kevin Roper. PAST TEACHING EXPERIENCE Oakwood School, North Hollywood, 2004. Course: Cameraless Animation; Teaching 7th grade students about 19th century optical toys, zoetropes, flipbooks, and beyond. California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA 2003-2004. Course: Filmmaking Fundamentals, Teacher's Assistant; Organized and monitored in-class film shoots, tested students on cameras and equipment. Hampshire College. Amherst, MA 1999. Course: Film 1, Teacher's assistant; Projectionist, tested students on equipment, participated in critiques of works in progress. Macromedia Flash Tutor: Clients: Sarah Manning, NYC. 2000. Clair Grand, NYC. 2001. SCREENINGS AND AWARDS DALi'S eGg: Chapter 2 (Lost and Found) (2006) 5 Min. September 2006 Perform.Media Festival, IN DALi'S eGg: Chapter 1 (Other People's Things) (2005) 10 min. April 2007: Kalamazoo Animation Festival International, MI. January 2007: Helsinki Film Festival, Stranger than Fiction program. September 2006: High Desert Shorts International Film Festival, NV. September 2005: Barnsdall Art Park Theater in Hollywood, CA. In Good Spirits (2004). 5 min. Hand drawn and fabric animation inter-cut with live action from Hilltribe villages in Northern Thailand. May 2004: CalArts Experimental Animation Showcase; North Hollywood, CA. Twenty Six (2004) 45 sec. Single frame self-portrait spanning one year. May 2004: One Minute Film Festival; Portland, OR. April 2005: PDX Film Fest; Portland, OR. The 59 Seconds Video Festival - a traveling festival visiting: Project 59, NYC, NY Videominuto Festival, Florence, Italy Babylon Cinema, Berlin, Germany OFFicyna, Szczecin, Poland Vienna Independent Shorts, Vienna, Austria Multimedia Festival Multiplace, Trnava, Slovakia Film Club 35mm, Bratislava, Slovakia 911 Media Arts Center, Seattle, WA Artists' Television Access (ATA), San Francisco, CA EZTV, Santa Monica, CA Media Arts Center, San Diego San Diego, CA Center for Maine Contemporary Art, Portland , ME. The Filmophile's Obsessotrope (2003) 59 sec. Stop-motion magnifying glass + film. Winner, Most In-Focus Award May 2004: One Minute Film Festival, Portland, OR. figure 1: Scar (detail) (2000) 7 min. 16mm collage animation. Thesis Project; Hampshire College. Winner; Best Animation October, 2000: Pacific Coast Film Festival; Del Mar, CA. October, 2000: Seattle Underground Film Festival; Seattle, WA. Regional Finalist May, 2000: Animation Category, Student Academy Awards. September, 2000: Angelus Awards, LA, CA. Screenings September, 2001: New York Animation Festival; New York, NY. December, 2000: Open Zone 3, Ocularis; Brooklyn, NY. November, 2000: Northampton Film Festival. Northampton, MA. November, 2000: 34th New York Short Film EXPO; New York, NY. November, 2000: First Glance LA Film Festival, LA, CA. October, 2000: Long Beach Int. Film Festival, Long Beach, CA. October, 2000: Cinema 16 Film Festival; New Orleans, LA. August, 2000: Palm Springs Int. Film Festival; Palm Springs, CA. COMMISSIONS Riverside Glass I was invited to film and edit a series of short films about the process of creating blown glass sculptures. The finished series, totalling over an hour, have been shown in a blown glass gallery in Hawaii since 2005. Made Love Animated sequence for a short film directed by Cameron Baity, 2004. The 35mm fabric animation was used as title sequence and transitions. Cures A short film directed by Kramer C. O'Neill, 2001. Flash animation of cellular activity inter-cut with live action sequences. PAST RELATED EXPERIENCE Johanna Hibbard, Animation camera operator; Portland, Oregon. 7/2004. Responsibilities: Photographing thousands of drawings that make up "Self-Portrait with Johnny", a 16mm independent animated short film. Film Equipment Cage, Film/ Video Department, CalArts. 2003 - 2004. Responsibilities: Organized reservation requests, anticipated equipment needs, assembled production packages, general maintenance of lights and cameras. Learnimation, Flash Character Animator. 2001. Responsibilities: Collaborated with a team of educators, programmers, and illustrators to develop educational software. Gold Animation, Flash Character Animator. 2000 - 2001. Responsibilities: Collaborated with an illustrator and creative director creating a Flash music video, an on-line animated demo, and website. Rumpus.com, Flash Character Animator. 2000. Responsibilities: Created short and feature length cartoons for children. Freelance Design, 2002 - present. Animation, web design, website maintenance, graphic design. Clients: Socklady.com, Trickthemovie.com, tarinanderson.com INTERNSHIPS Bent Image Lab: Animation Studio Intern. 2004. Responsibilities: Assisted the office manager, organized film festival applications for filmmaker Chel White, coordinated moving the company into a new facility. Hubbub Inc.: Animation Studio Assistant for Emily Hubley. 1999. Responsibilities: Assisted in postproduction for "Pigeon Within"Δω, screened at Sundance, animation category. LIVE ACTION FILM EXPERIENCE I have contributed to many live action film productions both student and professional with a focus towards the lighting and camera departments. TECHNICAL SKILLS Primary Computer Programs: Adobe After Effects, Final Cut Pro, Macromedia Flash, and Adobe Photoshop. Secondary Computer Programs: 3D Studio Max, Maya, Cinema 4D Video Camera Equipment: Standard and High Definition cameras. Film Camera Equipment: Bolex, Eclair NPR, Arri S + SR2, Image-G Motion Control Rig, Oxbury Animation Stand, Optical Printer, 16mm Steinbeck and Movieola. Sound: ProTools, Sound Studio, Dat and MiniDisc field recording, a variety of microphones, sound effects editing. |
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