Education 2003-2005 MA Animation, Royal College of Art 2004 Book Adaptation and Commissioned Film, La Poudrière Animation Film School, Valence, France 1998 Postgraduate Diploma in Animation, London Animation School, St Martins School of Art
Work ExperienceAdobe Inspired Media speaker – November 2009 (www.adobe.com/uk/special/inspired_media/) Teaching 2006-present: Flash animation workshops/tutorials, 3rd year BA Media & Communications Goldsmith’s University 2006-2008: Visiting Tutor in animation, 1st and 2nd year BA Media & Communications Goldsmith’s University 2005: Visiting Lecturer in Flash animation, Lens & Digital Media Foundation University of Hertfordshire Animation2002-present: Freelance Animation Director/Animator including: Plat du Jour (2012) 02:30 animated short film, C4 Random Acts, Director/Writer (with Simon Swatman) Lobster Club (2009) 06:17 animated short film, 4mations Digital Shorts, Director/Animator/Writer Are You Ready… II ( 2009) 3 x 0:25 interstitials, Nick Jr, Director/Animator Little Howard's Big Question (2009-11) Children's TV series, BBC, Animator on 3 series HATE! (2008) 4 x 1:00 miniseries, 4mations.tv/C4, Director/Producer/Animator The Bear Who Thought She Could Fly (2008) 2:00 interstitial, Nick Jr, Director/Animator, E4 Pop Facts (2008) 12 x 0:05 stings, E4 Music, Director/Producer/Animator Big Brother USA (2008) 0:30 promo, E4, Director/Producer/Animator Say What You See (2007) 6 x 1:00 interstitials, Nick Jr, Director/Producer/Writer VH1 Xmas Party (2006) 12 x interstitials, VH1, Director/Animator Charlie Brooker’s Screenwipe (2006) comedy sketches/titles, BBC4/Zeppotron, Animator TMF Xmas packaging (2005) idents and on-air graphics, TMF, Director/Designer/Animator VH1 Celebrity Flab-attack (2005) 7 x 0:30 interstitials, VH1, Director/Animator Moron (2005) 4:00 graduation film, Royal College of Art, Director/Producer/Writer Meet the Moores (2003) 10 x 1:00 interstitials, Nickelodeon, Director/Animator Are You Ready… (2003) 5 x 0:20 interstitials, Nick Jr, Director/Animator Nick’s Quick Footy Facts (2002) 10 x 0:30 interstitials, Nickelodeon, Director/Animator
2000-2002 Animation Director, Zeppotron Headed small in-house team directing and animating projects including Charlie Brooker’s Office Romance 15 x 1:30 series for E4, several animated comedy sketches for Channel 4’s TVGoHome and comedy content for 3 Mobile Phones.
1998-1999 Animator, Alive Animation Worked with traditional 2D, Flash and custom-built software making promos/idents for Nickelodeon US and Cartoon Network UK.
Illustration/comics Byzantium: an Illustrated Guide, 2008, full-page colour illustrations, Royal Academy of Arts Making History: an Illustrated Guide, 2007, full-page colour illustrations, Royal Academy of Arts Second Class Smoker, 2006, comic strip appeared in Stripburger magazine (Slovenia) Payé, Balayé, Oublié, 2005, comic strip appeared in Mococo anthology (France) Aztecs: an Illustrated Guide, 2004, full-page colour illustrations, Royal Academy of Arts Franklyn Cole: The Man Who Couldn’t Forget, 2002, online comics and website TvGoHome, 2001, various illustrations for humour book, Zeppotron
Other Skills Software: Flash, After Effects, Photoshop, Final Cut Pro, Premiere, Dreamweaver. Some experience with 3d Studio MAX. I was trained as a traditional 2D animator (pencils and paper) at Central St Martins. Good spoken French - in 2005 I attended a workshop at La Poudrière Animation Film School in order to translate (English-French) between the students and Estonian filmmaker Priit Parn who was running the week-long workshop in Designing Narrative. Prior to 1998 I worked as a cook at Rick Stein’s Seafood Restaurant in Padstow, Cornwall and at Fatboy’s Diner in various locations in London. I then worked as a cocktail bartender at the Atlantic Bar and Grill and the Doghouse in Soho. I also organised the Lobster Club; regular music/arts events around South London and co-edited and published Half-Baked Magazine and Lobster Press to coincide with the events. sevenzeds.com |
