Project Quality

Chris Maness

CG Modeler/Animator

713-***-****

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BACKGROUND SUMMARY:

CG and traditional artist with a passion for creativity and a keen artistic

vision.

RELATED EXPERIENCE:

2009-2009 i.e. Effects Culver City, CA

Creating 2D/3D motion graphics, including icons, layout and animation

Digisynd Burbank, CA

Modeled, rigged, textured, and animated characters for a Walt Disney

property/Nintendo DS video game commercial

Splashlight New York, NY

Hard surface modeling for AT&T spot

Varner Studio Los Angeles, CA

Character Modeled

Strictly followed Pokeman and other concept art to render 3D prototypes

2008-2009 Rhythm and Hues Studios Los Angeles,

CA

Worked with team to create quality video game cinematics and trailers

Cleaned up assets given by client including re-modeling, texturing, map

painting

Modeled, Textured, and Lit objects from concept art

Illustrated and designed concept art via 2D sketches

2006-2008 International Gaming Technology Reno, NV

Worked simultaneously on several national and international games

Produced models, textured, lit, rigged, and animated for various games, as

well as, composited, added post effects and render

Completed 9 games in less than one year

Interfaced daily with project leads, project specialists, supervisors,

engineers, imagineers, technical artist and break-out artists to

communicate effectively thus ensuring progress is on time and on task

Feb-July 2006 Wet Cement Productions Edina, MN

The Roach Approach: Hairy Situation

Bug Rangers: Submarine Sandwich, Bug Ranger's Short Film

Primary modeler for characters, props and environments to be shown in

episodes

Created all facial morphs for new characters and additional Non-linear

Morphs

Optimized geometry from prior episode models for efficiency

SKILLS: Modeling, Texturing, Rigging/Endomorphs/Blendshapes, Lighting,

Animating, Compositing.

SOFTWARE:Lightwave, Modo, Maya, Photoshop, ZBrush, AfterEffects, Particle

Illusion, Flash, Soundfourge, Premiere Pro, Encore, Boujou

EDUCATION:

DAVE (Digital Animation and Visual Effects) School December 2005

Orlando, Florida

Occupational Associates Degree in Digital Animation and Visual Effects

Austin Community College (2001-2002 ) Graphic Design/Digital

Publishing/Life Drawing/Flash Animation

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