Design Director

Richard Shaun Williams

*D/*D Concept & Storyboard Artist

Gender:Male

D.O.B:22/09/1979

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PERSONAL STATEMENT:

My aim is to provide professional high-end 2D/3D Concepts & dynamic Storyboards for any project that requires it. As an artist I am very enthusiastic, passionate and hard working. As I am naturally a very positive and outgoing person I do not find it hard to inspire and encourage other team members to work to the best of their ability. Always keen & wanting to learn new skills & improve upon what I already know. I love being part of a creative team effort but also confident with getting down to producing excellent work individually.

Although much of my experience has been within the Television industries I am very adaptable and flexible, able to adopt new styles and techniques to apply my visual skills to almost any project.

This is why I have also gained lead experience developing UI/UX Design concepts for various brand high profile clients on projects relating to Mobile, tablet devices & future IPTV/set top box projects, liaising closely with senior management & clients to meet their needs to the highest standards.

CORE SKILLS:

Focus on Character Art Character concept art and design High Res & Low Res, World Modelling, Environment Art, Prop Modelling Rigging & Skinning Excellent communication and presentation skills Able to learn new tools and processes efficiently Excellent understanding of visual storytelling and the language of film Conducting team member appraisals Managed small to large teams of Artists: numbering 2 to 10 within UI Design and TV Production Concept Art & Storyboarding.

EDUCATION & QUALIFICATIONS:

Institute Course Grade Date Swansea Institute of Higher Education BA 3D Computer Animation Completed 2nd year pass 2001-2003

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Software Experience Level Software Experience Level Corel Painter 2 years Photoshop 8 years MAYA 8 years After Affects 2 years XSI 0 year Unreal Engine 0 year

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:

Aug 2012 - Sept 2012 BBC Bristol

Storyboard Artist – Frankie TV Production

Storyboarding for Director Mark Everest

Aug 2012 – Sept 2012 Kudos Ltd

Storyboard Artist – Broadchurch TV Production

Storyboarding for Director James Strong

Aug 2012 – Sept 2012 BBC Bristol

Storyboard Artist – Frankie TV Production

Storyboarding for Director Mark Everest

July 2012 – August 2012 BBC World Wide

3D Modelling / Texturing / Lighting / Animation - Design - Doctor Who Experience Cardiff, Wales

3D Maya modelling / texturing / lighting / animation 12 second loop of interior Tardis to be displayed HD on 42” TV screen at the Doctor Who Experience Exhibition Cardiff.

July 2012 – August 2012 BBC Wales

Storyboard Artist - Casualty’ BBC TV Production

Storyboarding for Director Ashley Way.

June 2012 –July 2012 Perform Media Services UK

Storyboard Artist & 2D/3D set Design

Aided Director Nick Turner, Producers Alex Rice & Neil Percival in developing storyboards and set design solutions to best describe the concept of ‘youtube’ Premiership football mobisode chat show featuring Ronaldo as one of the shows guests.

May 2012 – June 2012 BBC Wales

Storyboard & Concept Artist – Aliens V Wizards

Storyboarding for Director Joss Agnew & Concept Art for Production Designer Arwel Wyn Jones

April 2012 – June 2012 Tonto Film & Television Ltd / Stars Entertainment

Storyboard & Concept Artist – Davinci’s Demons TV Production

Storyboarding for Director & Writer David S Goyer & Concept Art of props for Production Designer Edward Thomas

March 2012 – April 2012 Disney UK

2D/3D set design & concept art – Disney Tour Bus Production

2D & 3D Concept Design & Set visuals of the Disney Tour Bus set for Production Designer Keith Dunne

Feb 2011 – March 2012 Teleca Ltd

Lead 2D/3D UI/UX Concept Designer / UI 3D animation Demo’s – Teleca Ltd Winchester UK

Under Creative Director Martin Hansen & SVP and Head of Mobile and Media Devices Business Unit Andrew Till

Working closely and communicating with Teleca Ltd UI/UX teams based in USA, Japan, Russia, Germany, India & Finland I helped Design & develop UI concept work for clients: Under Armour (ipad2 app), Intel wifi (ipad2 app) Disney (Android mobile concepts, ideas of exclusive features), Eddie Bauer (iphone app), Ista Energy (Android app), just married India & Magic Bricks (Qwerty mobile android app concepts).

Designed wireframe flows and polished UI concepts for clients: VM Ware (ipad app), Cubic Marta (ipad2 app), NFC quick tap Barclays / Orange mobile payment Concepts (Android app), WP7 Concierge (Mobile devices app), Q Park Car park payment wireframe flows & design (WP7 app), CAS Chinese Association of Sciences App design WP7, Jamendo Player UI design & enhancement of features (WP7 appmodifications), Bang & Olufsen / IPTV & STB future concepts & 3D animation for various brand clients to propose new content functions within technological reach using cloud based & NFC technology.

Presentation concepts pitched to I-Control (Texas), Pop (Seattle), Nokia (San Jose) and WP7 Microsoft (Redmond) where I had the pleasure of meeting Bryan (WP7 Microsoft Head UI Designer) during business relations trip to Texas, Seattle, San Francisco, Mountain View and Redmond (USA) on behalf of Teleca Ltd which resulted in coming back to the UK with large project deals.

2009 - 2011 GE Fabbri Ltd London

2D Magazine Illustrator - DVD File Magazine

Cross-sections of scenes and objects from Doctor Who Series 2 – 5 for GE Fabbri Ltd

2010 Properts Estate Agents Cardiff

2D & 3D Concept Artist for interior Designer Keith Dunne

2010 Reign Of Death (Short Film) Cardiff

2D Vehicle & Environment concept Art - for Director Matthew Savage

2012 Kudos Ltd

2D Environment Concept Artist / Animatics – Outcasts TV Production

Provided various visual concept images such as landscapes, spaceships, escape pods, sci-fi bar, spaceship entrance and 3D exterior set animatics.

2010 Taylors Etc Ltd Cardiff

2D / 3D Visual Artist – Taylors Etc Interior Design

Provided 3D walkthrough's & 2D visuals for Charles Church house builds & restaurant (Dragons Kitchen) for St David’s shopping Centre Cardiff for interior Designer Lesley Taylor

2010 BBC London

Concept / 2D set Visual Artist – Bang Goes The Theory

Provided various set concepts, roadshow set, including display panels and presenter desk design for Production Designer Keith Dunne.

2009 - 2010 Kudos Ltd

Series Concept / 2D & 3D Artist - The Deep TV Production

Provided various images of Orpheus (research submarine) interior moon pool, kitchen diner & sleeping quarters plus various ext concepts.

2009 One Armoury Ltd

2D & 3D Animated Armoury visualisation - One Armoury

Developed & Designed in conjuction with One Armoury MD Fauja Singh an Armoury to be located in Prague.

2005 – 2011 BBC Wales

2D/3D general all round concept & Storyboard Artist - Doctor Who / Torchwood / Sarah Jane Adventures TV Productions

BBC Doctor Who Series 2,3.4.5 & 6 Edward Thomas / Micheal Pickwoad (Production Designers)

BBC Torchwood' Series 1 & 2 Edward Thomas / Julian Luxton (Production Designers)

BBC Sarah Jane Adventures' Series 1.2.3.4 & 5 Edward Thomas / Keith Dunne(Production Designers)

Storyboards (over 3 TV shows) with directors: Euros Lyn, Graeme Harper, James Strong, Ashley Way, Toby Haynes, Heather McDonald, Charles Palmer, Colin Teaugue, Dan Zeff, Adam Smith, Jeremy Webb, Richard Senior, Joss Agnew, Alice Troughton & Andy Goddard

1998 - 2004 Three Cliffs Productions Wales

Freelance 2D Visual Concept Artist - for Edward Thomas (production Designer)

Created a number of Illustrations used to pitch funding pitch for proposed feature movie scripts.

LANGUAGES:

English – Fluent / Native

Welsh – Beginner

INTERESTS & HOBBIES:

My Hobbies and Interests Involve Motorcycling, jogging, reading, Concepting, Sketching, Games Consoles, Mobile games, Eco Architectural Design, Script Writing, Travelling, socializing with friends, eating out and going to the Cinema.

REFERENCES:

Edward Thomas Tonto Films & Television Davinci’s Demons Production Designer

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Stephen Nicholas BBC Chief Art Director – BBC Wales

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Andrew Till Symphonyteleca Ltd SVP / Head of Mobile and Media Devices Business Unit

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Graeme Harper Legendary Doctor Who / Torchwood & Sarah Jane Adventures Director

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