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Objectives
To create life and personality in characters, continually challenging and improving my knowledge and practical skills as an animator.
To collaborate in creative team projects where I can gain and share a further understanding of character and story telling.
I am also a dedicated and practising amateur photographer.
I am currently based in Leamington Spa, UK but am willing to relocate if necessary.

Work Experience
Blitz Games Studio, UK             www.blitzgamesstudios.com
May 2008 – Current (Permanent)
Junior Animator

• Working on multiple cross platform, cross-generation titles with multiple internal teams.
• Responsible for character animation and occasional misc tasks.
• Working in collaboration with a team and under senior / supervising animator and project mangers.
• Undergoing internal training opportunities where available.

Revolution Software Ltd, UK      www.revolution.co.uk
July 2007 – May 2008 (Freelance)

• Supervisor of a team of four artists for the duration of the project.
• Worked on new multi-platform game title with leading global publisher attached, release estimate: Q3 2008.
• Responsible For: Team Management and Supervision, Client Liaison, Character Animation, Character Setup, Pre-Visualisation, Cinematic Animation, Video Compositing / Editing, some Play Testing.

Multiple Part Time Freelance Jobs During University
February 2006 – May 2007

• Supervisor of teams as large as 5 for project durations.
• Responsible For: Client Liaison, Creative Direction, Animatics, Rigging, Character Animation, Compositing, Directing VFX Shoot.

Education
February - April 2007: Keith Lango - www.keithlango.com
Animation Personal Trainer Program

• Spent 8 weeks being personally tutored by professional animator Keith Lango (‘The Ant Bully’), focused on improving my character animation skills through exercises and feedback videos / conversations.

2003 - 2007: University Of Bradford, UK
BSc Hons Computer Animation and Special Effects (2.1)

• Combination of creative and technical modules based on the entire spectrum of tasks involved in digital content creation with a focus on animation, effects and some film making.

2001 - 2003: Hanson Sixth Form College, UK (Relevant Only)
A’ Level: Media Studies

References
Jason Theaker, Animation Teacher                  - Available On Request
University Of Bradford

Charles Cecil                                                     - Available On Request
MD, Revolution Software

Software Experience
5+ Years:                                                      Basic:
            Autodesk Maya                                         Newtek Lightwave
            Adobe Photoshop                                     Softimage XSI
            Adobe Premiere                                        Adobe Encore
            Adobe After Effects                                   Adobe Dreamweaver
            Windows OS                                             Mac OS