Nicol s Casanova - *D Artist, Character Designer
San Diego, CA, 92110
abm4ne@r.postjobfree.com
www.TwistedSofia.com
(For examples of my work, please visit www.TwistedSofia.com/videos.html,
official site of The Twisted Mind of Sofia, a 3d animated motion comic I
develop.)
Professional Experience:
- TwistedSofia.com (2006 to present)
- Character Creator - "Mr. Fur (teddy bear)", "Ace of the Skies Sofia",
"CEO Mr. Fur", "Gigantic Mr. Fur Robot".
- Modeler, animator, fur, rendering, 3d generalist of the 3d animation
motion comic The Twisted Mind of Sofia.
- Website 3D Graphics designer.
- Episodes writer
- El Milagrito (2005)
- 3D Generalist
- R.O.75 (2002-2003)
- Postproduction & Video Editing - FinalCut Pro 3.0, Adobe Premiere,
Adobe AfterEffects, Adobe Photoshop
- Web design - Flash designer and ActionScript programmer
Skills and Technical Knowledge:
- Maya:
- 3D modeling, UV layout, shading and texturing (polygons), lighting,
rendering (Maya Software, Mental Ray), character animation.
- Adobe AfterEffects:
- Layer compositing, 3D camera animation
- Adobe Photoshop
- Image manipulation
- Adobe Premiere
- Editing and layer effects
- Adobe Flash
- Design, animation, Actionscript 2.0
- HTML
- Well versed in Montage Theory
- Well versed in Scriptwrting (Heroe's Journey)
Education:
Centro de Estudios Lomas, M xico, Estado de M xico
- Technical Degree in Communications
euNoia Animation School, M xico, M xico City
- Character Animation Diploma
Universidad del Cine (Asociaci n Mexicana de Cineastas Independientes)
- Filmmaking Diploma (not completed)
(For examples of my work, please visit www.TwistedSofia.com/videos.html,
official site of The Twisted Mind of Sofia, a 3d animated motion comic I
develop.)