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A highly skilled and driven animator with extensive expertise in video game animation, working in production pipeline for AAA Games, creating game/cinematic animations, composing 2D and 3D spaces, and animation principles. Effectively collaborates cross-departmentally to ensure the achievement of goals within tight timelines. Seizes opportunities to expand technical knowledge base, quickly learning and applying new skills to provide valuable contributions. Leverages exceptional communication skills to provide constructive feedback to outsourced talent. Draws upon a keen eye for detail to refine animations. A highly adaptable and innovative team player who overcomes complex challenges with a commitment to excellence.
Specialties: Maya, 3DS MAX, Photoshop, Unreal Engine 4, Unity 3D, Perforce, PC and Apple Interfaces, Shooting and performing in MoCap session, Pre-visualized Animation, Animation (Key Frame), Rigging (Human and Creature), Motion Capture Clean Up, Providing Feedback for Character Designs, Working Closely with SFX and FX Designers, Game Designers, Character Artists, Environment Art, and Engineers.
Experience
Animator
Naughty Dog
- Animated in game and cinematic cut scenes both mocap and hand keyed.
- Created and integrated animations into game engine.
- Created pre-visualized scenes and cameras during early game development.
- Worked with outsource talent to design, facilitate asset creation, clean up, and problem solving.
- Worked closely with design, editorial, writing departments to create cinematic animation that meets both story and game needs.
- Provided scripting support for cinematic animations.
Disney Interactive
- Designed hand keyed animations for a wide range of characters with super powers and abilities.
- Assisted Senior Technical Artist with character rigging needs; including capes, hair. weaponry, etc.
- Worked with outsource firms to design and facilitate asset creation, and clean up.
- Cinematic design, animation, and capture (within game engine).
- VFX timing and execution in Unity.
- Implementation of character assets and animation within Unity game engine (descriptors, controllers, VFX events).
Cryptic StudiosApril 2014 – May 2015 (1 year 2 months) Greater Seattle Area “Unannounced Title” – Console, PC
- Designed and created lifelike animations (hand keyed) for creatures, human NPC’s, and 3rd person player characters.
- Worked with full team and strike teams to maximize character flow and development.
- Designed and animated assets to work with UE4 engine (attacks, locomotion, interesting idles and fidgets, etc).
- Designed and animated vignettes to work with UE4 engine (single assets, montages, and composites).
- Rigged Creatures (biped and quadruped).
- Worked with and built Animation Blueprints in UE4.
U4iA GamesFebruary 2012 – January 2014 (2 years) Bellevue, WA.
“Offensive Combat” – Browser Based
- Hand keyed animations 1st and 3rd Person (characters and weapons).
- Mocap planning and clean up.
- Outsourcing (Animation) direction, communication, and clean up.
- Helped Programming team to develop unique Unity Animation System.
- Provided all animation assets for 22 person development team. (Only Animator in house).
July 2010 – November 2011 (1 year 5 months) Kirkland, WA.
“Gotham City Impostors” – XBLA, PSN, PC.
“Guardians of MiddleEarth” – XBLA, PSN
- Hand keyed game animation 1st and 3rd Person.
- Mocap planning, shooting, clean up.
- Some cinematic planning, animation.
- Outsourcing communication, and feedback.
Artist/Animator/Intern
October 2009 – July 2010 (10 months)
Education
FuturePoly 2012 – 2013 Continuing Education – Animation
Art Institute of Seattle 2007-2009 BFA – Media Arts & Animation
Sabrina Phillips 