Credits
- Justified: Season 1 - 2D Artist
- The Vampire Diaries - 2D Artist
- Inside The Box: Pilot - 2D VFX Artist
- Solving Charlie: Pilot - 2D VFX Artist
- Knight Rider (2008): Season 1, Episodes 5-17 - 2D VFX Artist
- The Bachelorette 5: Men Tell All - Production Assistant
- Starmaker: Season 1 - Production Assistant
- The Bachelor 14: Women Tell All - Production Assistant
- The Bachelor: Season 13 - Production Assistant
Freelance Compositor / July 2009 - Present
MKVFX, Los Angeles, CA
- General AE compositing for Justified.
- Tracking in Mocha and PFTrack.
- Compositing on various other pilots / small features.
Syndrome Studio, Los Angeles, CA
- AE design and animation for Disney XD bumpers.
- General AE animation and compositing work for Disney's "I'm in the Band" show open.
- Effect design and animation for "I'm in the Band" show open.
- Compositing, keying, roto, and cleanup for Alicia Keys "Try Sleeping With a Broken Heart" video.
- Keying, roto, and cleanup on Cypress Hill "Rise Up" music video.
- Rotoscoping and shot cleanup, in AE for NFL promos.
- Key, roto, cleanup, and compositing. for"I'm in the Band" music video.
- Keying work for Allison Iraheta Music video.
Entity FX, Santa Monica, CA
- Roto and tracking of characters for vampire effects.
Blind, Santa Monica, CA
- Rotoscoping in AE for Marlboro.
- Key / Paintout work for Marlboro spot.
NFL Network, Culver City, CA
- 2D Compositing in AE.
- Rotoscoping players for use in promos.
- Billboard tracking and replacement.
2D VFX Artist / October 2008-March 2009
Master Key VFX, Santa Clarita, CA
- 2D Compositing in AE and Nuke
- Keying, tracking, and roto
- Monitor replacements, logo removal, and rig removal.
- Completing 10 or more shots per week for Knight Rider on NBC
- 3D Multi-pass compositing
- Heads up display motion graphics development
Production Assistant, Producer / August 2007-May 2008
Jim Ferolo, Bradley University, Peoria IL
- Coordinated week long shoot at Chroma Studios. Including scheduling, transport, and planning
- Edited and designed 2 hours of media for live showing in Watchout
- Directed small groups in production and post methodologies
- Concepted, developed, and produced front end for interactive game show
- Produced 2 hour interactive, mediatized, fund raiser
- Prepared files for client delivery
- General video production, editing, and compositing
- Developed presentation materials and promotional pieces on DVD, web, and more, for multiple projects
- Managed hardware for multiple projects, including research, ordering, and assembly
Awards-
- Internet2 IDEA Award for The Adding Machine
- Dean's List 4 Years
- Bradley University Excellence in Multimedia Award
- IBradley 2008 3rd Place Interactive Design (Build the Campaign)
- IBradley Honorable Mention 2006
- TIME Magazine's Person of the Year 2006
Education-
- B.S. in Multimedia from Bradley University, Peoria IL - May 2008
- Minor in Studio Art
- FXPHD Online: 2008-Present
Computer Skills-
Mac/Windows, Nuke 5.1, After Effects CS3 + CS4, Monet, PFTrack, Cinema4D(basic knowledge), Photoshop, Illustrator, Final Cut Studio, HTML, CSS.