Software Director

Daniel Kim

http://www.danielkim*d.com

***********@*****.***

43B Hart Rd, Hauraki, North Shore City 0622, Auckland, New Zealand Phone 642*******

RE: Animator, Generalist

WORK EXPERIENCE

Brand Developers Aug 2010 ~

-Senior Animator & Generalist

- Working as an animator for commercial films.

- Tools - Softimage, Maya, Photoshop, Fusion, After Effects

Toiion. July 2009 ~ June 2010

-Senior Animator

Dino Mom feature film, opening 2010 winter in North America

- Working as animator for feature film animation. Cartoon style animating is my job.

- Tools - Maya

IndusBlue Toronto July 2008 ~ Nov 2008

- Senior Generalist, freelancer

Web animation (4min) for Fedex

- Working for interactive animation for Fedex online. Making all animation concepts and storyboards

for the animation. I also worked for post production part (Lighting, rendering, compositing)

- Tools Softimage XSI, Maya, Shake, After Effects, Photoshop, Painter

Sep 2004 ~ Sep 2005

Axis Entertainment. Inc

- Senior Generalist

Excel Impact PS2 racing game published in Asia

- Leading almost 15 people in CG department and controlling all qualities of 3D processing.

Key point was handling problems between programming department and CG department.

- Tools Softimage XSI, Maya

Jan 2003 ~ Sep 2004

Decker. Inc

- Lighting/Compositing artist

Feature film Sky Runner .

- Managing almost 15 people in post production department. Making color concept, composite pipeline,

Color sheet were major priority

- Tools XSI, Maya, Shake, Fusion

Feb 2001~ Dec 2002

Hanbitsoft

- Lead Animator, Director, Instructor

- Managing almost 5~30 people in animation department. Major priority was leading them to good

quality for a few animation projects which is called The story of the other world, Stranger

- Teaching 3D class was my another obligation. I have taught 3 classes for 2 years while working in

animation department.

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XSI, Shake, Photoshop, and Digital Lighting instructor

Short animation Stranger - Director

- Tools Softimage XSI, Maya, Shake/AfterEffects, Photoshop/Painter

Short animation The story of the other world - Director

- Tools Softimage XSI, Maya, Shake/AfterEffects, Photoshop/Painter

- In case of short animation project, major priority was handling diverse software such as

Softimage XSI, Maya, and combining all works from them. Working closely with TD and suggest ing

good idea to solve problems. Making all acting concept for each characters was also major priority. I

led them to investigate various acting for all characters.

1998 ~ 2005

Freelance Work Insight Visual.

- Live action & Commercial Animation Generalist.

Live action Blue Swallow Animator, Freelancer, aircraft animation with XSI 2005

Live action The Restless Rental Animator, wire animation + character animation with XSI 2004

Live action Ta Kuk Ki Animator, Freelancer, crowd animation with XSI 2003

Live action Tube Animator, Freelancer, Subway animation with XSI 2002

Live action Pi Ran VFX Animator, water smoke animation with Softimage 2001

Live action Lebera-Me VFX Animator, Freelancer, flame and smoke animation with Maya 2001

TV-Series 3d Animation Ultra Guardian BBC, Animator, Freelancer 2000

- Tools Softimage, Maya/Max, Shake/Fusion/After Effects/Premier, Photoshop/Painter

- Handling all processing such as modeling, texturing, rigging, animating, lighting, rendering was the

key. Most challenging part was lighting/compositing for live action works. Handling Mocap data for

crowd simulation was also challenging, because I had to learn new software for crowd simulation,

and handle all problems between Mocap data and the software.

SKILL

3D Tools Softimage XSI (Expert, from Softimage 3D), Maya (Expert 5 years),

3D Max(expert 5 years)

Z-brush, Motion Builder (Intermediate, 1 and half years).

2D Tools Photoshop (Expert, 12 years), Illustrator (Expert, 12 years)

Painter (Expert, 10 years).

Composite Tools Shake (Expert, 7 years), After Effects (Expert, 8 years),

Premier (Expert 7 years), Fusion(Expert, 6 years).

EDUCATION

Sheridan College Digital Character Animation Post graduate

Kumi College Industrial Design, Computer graphic Bachelor Degree

Shot Breakdown

Latest Movie The Fairy Tale 2008

Software Softimage xsi Modeling, Texturing

Software Maya(Mental Ray) Animating, Lighting, Rendering

Software After Effects, Shake, Fusion Compositing

Software Photoshop Texturing

Software Sound Audition

Voice Eric, June.

All processing is done by myself (no help from others)

(I put names on credit but it is because of they were my classmates and professor)

Reel 2008

Animating assignments

Sheridan College assignments

Software Softimage XSI (modeling, texture, Compositing),

Maya(Animating, Lighting, Rendering)

Tae Kuk Ki Live Action Software Softimage XSI crowd simulation

Used XSI and Behavior for crowd animation. Mocap data was imported

And mixed it in XSI

The Other World Story Short Animation

Software Softimage XSI All processing

Software Shake, AfterEffects Compositing

Software Photoshop, Painter Texturing

All processing is done by myself

The Restless Rental Software Softimage XSI wire animation

Software Maya Character animation

Used XSI for wire animation. I set up rigging myself and animated it

A Ra Han Software Softimage XSI flying objects animation

Used XSI for flying objects animation.

Blue Swallow Software Softimage XSI aircraft animation

Used XSI for aircraft animation for almost 1/4 shots of climax shots.

Sky Runner TV series Software Max Lighting

Software - Shake Compositing

Software After Effects Compositing

TV commercials software XSI, Shake, After Effects

Most of animating was done by myself. Some of modeling, lighting, and

Compositing were done by myself.

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