SAUMIK BANERJEE
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*D ANIMATOR
Profile Snapshot
Animator with 40 months of experience in animated feature films and games.
Objective
To breathe life into characters while taking on each challenges as a
learning experience. I want to grow as an artist and entertain audience
through believable and emotive characters.
To be best I can and inspire those around me.
Skills
. Software Skills:
Maya, 3DS Max, After Effects, Premiere and Photoshop
. Flat Art Skill:
Background Design and Digital Painting
. Proficiency:
Character animation, general knowledge of rigging and hard surface
modeling.
Experience
. Tangrin Entertainment (July 2014 - Present)
Remote Freelance Animator for Kyn rts/rpg Game. (www.kyngame.com)
. Animating 3DS Max CAT characters.
. Animating main,secondary and crowd characters.
. Animating monsters and creatures.
. Creating different loop cycles.
Walk, run, interaction, fight etc.
. Barajoun Entertainment Dubai UAE (May 2013 - Present)
Character Animator for Animated Feature Film
. Animating main and secondary characters.
.Creating layout sequences by animating camera and character blocking and
dressing sets based
on Storyboards and Director input.
. Animating massive crowed scenes.
. Epics Fx Studio Jakarta Indonesia (September 2012- February 2013 )
Character Animator for Animated Feature Film "Savva" stereoscopic
(Glukoza Production)
. Animated a variety of close-up, full body acting and physical action
shots.
. Animated variety of characters bipeds, quadrupeds and creatures.
. Created over 25 cycles for background characters and crowd shots.
. Blue Dot Studio (1 year 6 months)
Remote Freelance Character Animator for DVD Special
. Animated a variety of acting and physical action shots.
. Slowchop Studio
Remote Freelancer as Graphics designer for iphone game "Tower X"
http://www.towerx.com/
. iGrez LCC
Remote Freelancer as background designer for iphone game "Birds II"
https://itunes.apple.com/in/app/birdsii-pet/id503486029?mt=8
. Watercooledind USA
Remote Freelancer Hard surface modeler for car parts
. Remote Freelancer as Background designer for mobile game "Bunny Card
Match"
Website
www.saumikanimation.com
Education
2008-2011 Punjab Technical University
Bachelor of Science (Animation and Multimedia)
2008-2010 Centennial Collage Canada
Foundation Art and Design
Digital Animation Programme.
Pre-Production along with character development up to post production which
includes modeling, UV mapping, texturing, rigging, skinning lighting,
rendering and finally developing an animated group short film.
2008-2011 Certified Course from Picasso Animation College.
Instance character animation course
2013-2013 iAnimate.net
Full-body Acting
Instructor - Stephen Melagrano
2012-2013 iAnimate.net net
Close-up facial and Lipsyn
Instructor - Ken Fountain
2012-2013 iAnimate.net
Advanced Body Mechanics
Instructor - Rebecca Perez
References:
Stephen Melagrano (Cinematic Animator - Blizzard Ent,) -
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Jayesh Yatgiri (Lead Animator - Barajoun Ent.) -
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Personal Details
. Date of birth: 26th Aug 1989
. Marital Status: Single
. Nationality: Indian
. City Living in : Dubai, UAE
. Languages known: English, Hindi, Bengali
. Hobbies: Playing Tennis and Badminton