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Michael S. Baran
captainwhut@yahoo.com
Objective:
- I’m a resourceful animator looking for a challenging environment to expand my knowledge and character animation techniques at a company that excels in producing high quality animation
Experience:
- Big Fish Games Nov.’06-Present
- Amaze Entertainment Oct.’05-Oct.’06
- MAYA character animator for Eragon PSP, responsible for in-game animations of aerial combat with dragons, cut scene storyboards and animation
- Humongous Ent., Atari Inc, Seattle, WA Feb. ‘97-June‘05
- MAYA animator for Backyard Football 2006 for PC and PlayStation. Managed and directed outsourcing animations for Backyard Hockey PC. Held “fundamentals of animation” workshops for employees, so they may improve their skills as animators. Lead animator working with a teams ranging from two to six animators working on game play animation and directing short movies. 2D animator and character designer for the Backyard Sports franchise, consisting of baseball, football, hockey and soccer games.
- Toonz Animation Ltd., Auckland, N.Z. Mar.'96-Sept.'96
- Assistant animator for Walt Disney Television Productions Timon and Pumbaa episodes
- Assistant animator for Disney's Twisted Tales Oscar nominated "Redux Red Riding Hood"
- Assistant animator for Nelvana Productions Tales from the Cryptkeeper "The Third Pig
- Assisted animators with “line testing” and final clean-up check
Freelance:
- Tooned In Animation, Seattle, WA Nov. ‘99-Jan. 00
- Assistant animator for “Bob River’s Twisted Radio” pilot
- FLF Films Oct. ’98
- Stop-motion animator of snowboarding aerial tricks for clay-animation in KAPOW video
- Raven’s Eye Productions, Inc., Issaquah, WA Sept. ‘98
- Assistant animator on cherubs for Pampers’ commercial aired in Italy
- Karen Johnson Productions, Racine, WS Aug.'95-Jan.'96
- Animator for Milwaukee Bucks Basketball Assn., Denver Lottery Assistant animator for Vancouver Canucks Hockey Assn., Where's Waldo CD-ROM and television commercial for "Mi Esquilita" (My Schoolhouse)
- Calabash Co., Chicago, IL Feb.'95-July '96
- Ink and paint on several commercials for Little Caesar’s Pizza, Blockbuster Music and General Mills products
Independent projects:
- Bombs Away, Millions A Day 2003
- Contributed one minute of drawn and 3D animation for a documentary about the Hanford Nuclear Reservation produced by Patricia Boiko and funded by the Department of Ecology. The film was featured at the 2004 Hazel Wolf Environmental Film Festival.
- My Wave 2002
- A five-minute clay animated film about a surfer and his encounters with a shark. The film was accepted at One Reel Film Festival, Malibu Film Festival and registered for several film festivals in 2003. Also aired during FSTOP program on FUEL TV Network in 2005
Education:
- Columbia College of Chicago, IL 1993
- Bachelor of Arts in film/animation
- Gage Academy of Fine Art, Seattle WA 2000-Present
- Continuing education with studies in oil painting and illustration with emphasis on realism
Key Skills:
- Excellent draftsmanship and keen color awareness, enjoy problem solving, proven ability in teaching animation technique, proficient in Adobe After Effects, Photoshop, and MAYA
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