CV
EDUCATION
University of Concordia: BFA, major in Studio Arts. BFA, major in Animation.
Champlain College St-Lambert: Diplôme d’Études Collégiales (DEC) in Fine arts.
WORK HISTORY
MONTREAL STOP MOTION FILM FESTIVAL
Coordinator
-Website (creation, management and maintenance), management and maintenance of social networks (Twitter, Facebook, newsletter), event promotion, obtaining films for selection (contacting filmmakers, directors, studios, distributors and companies, liaising between them and the festival), creating relationships with other organisations (Geekfest MTL, Fantasia, etc).
Work Dates: July 15th 2011 – Current
THE WANTED 18
Storyboard Artist, Character Designer, Set and Props Fabricator, Animator
-Initial 2D Character designs of human stop motion puppet characters. Storyboards from initial script breakdown. Creation and maintenance of props and sets. Stop motion character animation of 2 legged and 4 legged characters.
Work Dates: September 16th, 2013 - December 21st, 2013
TOON BOOM
MCCT Artist
-Technical writer and editor for Toon Boom software manuals. Creation of art and creative content for the official website, literature, e-mail blasts, banners, etc. Illustrations for Boom Time Magazine and animation for sample projects.
Illustrator and Content creator for the Boom Time children's educational magazine app.
Work Dates: June 18th, 2012 - August 30th, 2014
Canvassing and Research
-Canvassing and research into the re-establishment of ASIFA Canada.
Work Dates: February 16th, 2012 – March 8th, 2012
OASIS ANIMATION
2D Special Effects Animator
-2D Special Effects animation in Toon Boom Harmony for Disney Channel's "Lucky Fred," television series. A co-production between Oasis animation, Imira Entertainment, and RAI Fiction.
Work Dates: October 28th, 2011 – February 5th, 2012
COMPULSION GAMES
2D animator, digital artist
- 2D animation and art assets for "Arthur Christmas: Elf Run," iPhone and mobile game. Tie-in game for the Sony/Aardman film "Arthur Christmas." Game produced by Compulsion Games and Flying Wisdom Studios.
Work Dates: August 1st, 2011 – October 7th, 2011
BURQUETTE (2011)
2D Toon Boom Animator and Colorist
-Keyframe animator, inbetweening animator and colorist. 2D animation and color done in Toon Boom Studio 6 on "Burquette", a webseries by Francis Desharnais. Co-produced by the NFB, Cirrus and Frame Studio.
Work Dates: May 16th 2011 –July 8th, 2011
DARK FLOWERS (In Progress)
Storyboard and Concept Artist
-Mixed Media production (live action, stop motion, 2D animation) by Michael Crochetiere. Storyboards and concept art done in Adobe Photoshop.
Work Dates: November1st 2010 – April 15th, 2011
SAGA CITÉ (2010)
2D Toon Boom Animator
-2D digital animated short film, directed by Luc Chamberland, NFB production. Animation done in Toon Boom Animate Pro 2. Cintiq use. Composites done in Adobe After Effects CS4.
Work Dates: August 11th – November 3rd, 2010
HIGGLETY PIGGLETY POP! (2010)
Art Production Intern
-Short film based on Maurice Sendak’s (Where the Wild Things Are) short story of the same name. Produced by ACADEMY AWARD® nominated Clyde Henry Productions (Madame Tutli-Putli), in association with Warner Bros and the NFB. Miniature set and model construction and painting. Live action set construction, painting and dressing. Props fabrication and painting.
Work Dates: February 25th – June 25th, 2009
WORK RELATED SKILLS
- Bilingual in English and French.
- Proficient and prolific writer and editor.
- Miniature set and props fabrication and painting.
- Draftsmanship, illustration, cartooning, 2D Animation, hand drawn and digital.
- Concept art, Storyboarding, Layouts, Character Design.
- Adobe Photoshop Creative Suite CS6, Toon Boom Harmony, Toon Boom Studio 6, Toon Boom Animate, Stop Motion Pro, Dragon Stop Motion, Digicel Flipbook.