Project Director
Resume:
Susan Taaffe
represented by "The Smart Department"
Professional Experience
Click 3XHYPERLINK "http://www.click3x.com/", New York, NY
November, 2006 December 2010
Senior Staff animator / generalist
Multiple projects, in broadcast, film, and web
clients include: Time Warner, Hasbro, Crest, Staples, Dunkin Donuts, Centrum, Lysol,
Samsung,
Studiolo Pictures, New York, NY
July Sept 2006
Project: "Cafe 8 Ball" 2 minute promo for independent animated series
Title: Director of Animation
contribution:modeling, rigging, animation, lighting, rendering
Click 3XHYPERLINK "http://www.click3x.com/", New York, NY
June July., 2006
Project: Three 60 sec HD spots for Time Warner
contribution: character modeling, rigging, texturing and animation
Click 3XHYPERLINK "http://www.click3x.com/", New York, NY
March May., 2006
various projects for clients, Carefree, Verizon and Meijer
contribution: modeling, texturing and animation
Studiolo Pictures, New York, NY
Jan Feb 2006
Project: "Writing Editorials" six one minute animations for Teaching Matters, Inc.
Title: Director of Animation
contribution: modeling, rigging, animation, lighting, rendering
Collider, New York, NY
Dec Jan., 2005/6
Project: four 1 minute spots for JMM Pipes
contribution: modeling, and animation
Click 3XHYPERLINK "http://www.click3x.com/", New York, NY
Sept Nov., 2005
Project: Two 2 minute spots for New Balance shoes
contribution: modeling, rigging and animation
Artifact Pictures, Philadelphia, PA
June July, 2005
Project: Interactive CD for Carnegie Speech
contribution: built 8 model children and textured them for toon rendering
Click 3XHYPERLINK "http://www.click3x.com/", New York, NY
March April, 2005
Projects: animations of pet surgeries for "Emergency Vets" on Animal Planet
contribution: modeling, animation, texturing, rendering and some effects
Team Heavy, New York, NY
Jan Feb, 2005
Project: 60 second spot for Boeing
contribution: character modeling, rigging, animation and toon rendering
Studiolo Pictures, New York, NY
2004 ongoing
Project: "Not Brain Surgery" 20 minute independent film 2D/3D
Title: Director of Animation
contribution:technical consultant, modeling, rigging, animation
ReelFX, Dallas, TX
2004
Project: "Valor vs. Venom", a 3D, G.I. Joe, 80 minute film to be released Fall 2004
contribution: character animation
Croog Studios, New York, NY
2004
Project: 30 second, 3D spot for Nickelodeon
contribution: character modeling, rigging, animation, and some effects
Piranha Pictures, New York, NY
May, 2002 July 2003
Project: 30 minute DVD with animation for Endless Pools,
(http://www.endlesspools.com/videogallery/index.html#swimcurrent)
Curious Pictures: New York, NY
2003
Project : Reach dental floss commercial
contribution: match move keyframing actor's hands
Clever Image, Inc. Fairview, NJ
1999 2002
Staff Animator. modeler
The Storyteller Cafe” 1/2 hour childrens TV series for CBN Animation (Telly,
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Omni & Axiom awards 2001)
"Jam Club" 60 second opening of childrens TV series for CBN Animation India
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"The Witness”" 1 hour TV special for CBN Animation (2D with 3D effects)
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Animation sequences for Gameboy game based on
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Disney film "Atlantis”" for 3D6
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Teaching
1/2010 Adjunct Instructor
Illinois Institue of Art, Chicago, IL
6/1999 01/2009 Adjunct Instructor, New York University, Center for Advanced Digital
Applications, New York, NY
1/2004 01/2007 Adjunct Instructor, School of the Visual Arts, New York, NY
Education
1999 Certificate in Maya
New York University Center for Advanced Digital Applications,
New York, NY
1998 Certificate in Alias/Power Animator
New York University Center for Advanced Digital Applications,
New York, NY
1984 M.F.A. Painting & Drawing
The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
1983 University Fellowship
1984 Teaching Assistantship
1980 B.F.A. Painting & Drawing
The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Software Skills
Maya Unlimited (Unix, Windows NT, Mac)
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Alias/Power Animator
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Adobe Photoshop
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Adobe After Effects
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Realflow
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Boujou
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Quark Express
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Dreamweaver
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US Animation
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• Pangolin Lasershow Designer (a windows based 3D graphics & animation package for
laser shows)
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