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ANIMATION/CV
BASIC INFO
Hardware/Software:
Mac/PC. Adobe CS Suite, Mocha, Pro Tools, Ableton Live
Related Skills:
Painting, Illustration, Stop-Motion Animation, Print Design/Layout; Music Composition and Film Scoring, Audio Recording, Live Performance, Sound Editing
Projects:
Feature/Documentary Films, Commercials, Music Videos, Titles, Credit Sequences, Network Branding, Museum Installations
Partial Client List:
VICE, ABC, HBO, PBS, Comedy Central, Showtime, Sundance Channel, MTV, Saturday Night Live
Studies/Training:
Painting, Printmaking, Illustration, Music Composition, City College of San Francisco
Typography, SVA, New York City
Mac/PC. Adobe CS Suite, Mocha, Pro Tools, Ableton Live
Related Skills:
Painting, Illustration, Stop-Motion Animation, Print Design/Layout; Music Composition and Film Scoring, Audio Recording, Live Performance, Sound Editing
Projects:
Feature/Documentary Films, Commercials, Music Videos, Titles, Credit Sequences, Network Branding, Museum Installations
Partial Client List:
VICE, ABC, HBO, PBS, Comedy Central, Showtime, Sundance Channel, MTV, Saturday Night Live
Studies/Training:
Painting, Printmaking, Illustration, Music Composition, City College of San Francisco
Typography, SVA, New York City
SELECTED FREELANCE PROJECTS
Links below go to animation clips, when available. Additional info / work samples are on my Vimeo Channel, which is searchable by category (i.e., "Documentary", "Music Video", etc)
Documentaries (Film / TV)
Sounds of the Silents - Dir: Lynn Cadwallader, 2020/in post prod
Streetcar to Kolkata - Dir: Kavery Kaul, 2019/in post prod
In Balanchine’s Classroom - Dirs: Connie and Mark Hochman, 2019/in post prod
The Unicorn Dirs: Timothy Geraghty, Isabelle Dupuis, 2018
Grit Dirs: Cynthia Wade, Sasha Friedlander, 2018
Cracked Up: The Darrell Hammond Story Dir: Michelle Esrick, 2018
Worlds of Ursula K Le Guin, Dir: Arwen Curry, 2018
Vice Special Report: A World in Disarray Dirs: Jason Mojica, Brendan Fitzgerald, 2017
Bias Dir: Robin Hauser, 2017
I Am Evidence Dir: Trish Adlesic, Geeta Gandbhir, 2017
Prescription For Change: Ending America’s Opioid Crisis Dir: Jonas Bender-Nash, 2016
Lydia Lunch: The War Is Never Over Dir: Beth B, 2016
Who the F**k is that Guy? The Fabulous Journey of Michael Alago Dir: Drew Stone, 2016
The Big Flip Dir: Izzy Chan, 2016
Keepers of the Game Dir: Judd Ehrlich, 2016
Nothing Left Unsaid: Gloria Vanderbilt and Anderson Cooper Dir: Liz Garbus, 2015
CODE: Debugging the Gender Gap Dir: Robin Hauser, 2015
Ratter (Feature) Dir: Branden Kramer, 2014
Emperor of All Maladies Dir: Barack Goodman, 2014
We Could Be King Dir: Judd Ehrlich, 2014
Watchers Of the Sky Dir: Edet Belzberg, 2013 (*Winner, Special Jury Prize for Animation, Sundance 2013)
Seeds Of Time Dir: Sandy Mcleod, 2013
Can’t Stand Losing You Dirs. Andy Grieve, Lauren Lazin, 2012
Icebound Dir: Daniel Anker, 2012
Women Who Rock Dir: Ace Pictures, 2011
Web, Video, Industrials
Good Mythical Morning (Intro Animation, Season 15, Web Series) Dir: Rhett & Link, 2018
The Art Assignment (Animated PBS Web Series) Dir: Sarah Urist Green, 2014-2017
Fusfoo Branding (Web network platform) Fusfoo, 2016
ACES Project (Industrial), the Watsons, 2014
NY Foundling (Industrial), 2014
FIRM (Infographic) Dir: Michael Turner, 2015
U2 360 Tour (Tour Visuals) Dir: Willie Williams
U2 Live at The Rose Bowl (Tour Visuals) Dir: Tom Krueger
A Lonely War and One Brittle Nerve (Original Illustration) 2008, 2010
Music Videos
Insect Ark - The Vanishing LP Teaser Dir: Dana Schechter, 2020
Guy Story - "Broken Promise Land", Dir: Dana Schechter, 2019
Guy Story - "I Thought We Had a Deal", Dir: Dana Schechter, 2018
Morbid Angel - “Architect and Iconoclast" Dir: Zev Deans, 2018
Insect Ark - Marrow Hymns LP Teaser Dir: Dana Schechter, 2018
Insect Ark - The Collector Dir: Dana Schechter, 2016
Insect Ark - Symbols Dir: Dana Schechter, 2015
Ocular Wheel Dir: Dana Schechter, 2013
Bee and Flower - Waiting Room Dir: Dana Schechter, 2008
Bottles & Butterflies, Dir: Dana Schechter, 2009
Teaching Experience
Private Tutoring - After Effects Animation instruction for private students, NYC, Spring/Summer 2018
Adjunct Professor, NYU School of the Arts Tisch, "Motion Design and Titles", Spring 2011
Documentaries (Film / TV)
Sounds of the Silents - Dir: Lynn Cadwallader, 2020/in post prod
Streetcar to Kolkata - Dir: Kavery Kaul, 2019/in post prod
In Balanchine’s Classroom - Dirs: Connie and Mark Hochman, 2019/in post prod
The Unicorn Dirs: Timothy Geraghty, Isabelle Dupuis, 2018
Grit Dirs: Cynthia Wade, Sasha Friedlander, 2018
Cracked Up: The Darrell Hammond Story Dir: Michelle Esrick, 2018
Worlds of Ursula K Le Guin, Dir: Arwen Curry, 2018
Vice Special Report: A World in Disarray Dirs: Jason Mojica, Brendan Fitzgerald, 2017
Bias Dir: Robin Hauser, 2017
I Am Evidence Dir: Trish Adlesic, Geeta Gandbhir, 2017
Prescription For Change: Ending America’s Opioid Crisis Dir: Jonas Bender-Nash, 2016
Lydia Lunch: The War Is Never Over Dir: Beth B, 2016
Who the F**k is that Guy? The Fabulous Journey of Michael Alago Dir: Drew Stone, 2016
The Big Flip Dir: Izzy Chan, 2016
Keepers of the Game Dir: Judd Ehrlich, 2016
Nothing Left Unsaid: Gloria Vanderbilt and Anderson Cooper Dir: Liz Garbus, 2015
CODE: Debugging the Gender Gap Dir: Robin Hauser, 2015
Ratter (Feature) Dir: Branden Kramer, 2014
Emperor of All Maladies Dir: Barack Goodman, 2014
We Could Be King Dir: Judd Ehrlich, 2014
Watchers Of the Sky Dir: Edet Belzberg, 2013 (*Winner, Special Jury Prize for Animation, Sundance 2013)
Seeds Of Time Dir: Sandy Mcleod, 2013
Can’t Stand Losing You Dirs. Andy Grieve, Lauren Lazin, 2012
Icebound Dir: Daniel Anker, 2012
Women Who Rock Dir: Ace Pictures, 2011
Web, Video, Industrials
Good Mythical Morning (Intro Animation, Season 15, Web Series) Dir: Rhett & Link, 2018
The Art Assignment (Animated PBS Web Series) Dir: Sarah Urist Green, 2014-2017
Fusfoo Branding (Web network platform) Fusfoo, 2016
ACES Project (Industrial), the Watsons, 2014
NY Foundling (Industrial), 2014
FIRM (Infographic) Dir: Michael Turner, 2015
U2 360 Tour (Tour Visuals) Dir: Willie Williams
U2 Live at The Rose Bowl (Tour Visuals) Dir: Tom Krueger
A Lonely War and One Brittle Nerve (Original Illustration) 2008, 2010
Music Videos
Insect Ark - The Vanishing LP Teaser Dir: Dana Schechter, 2020
Guy Story - "Broken Promise Land", Dir: Dana Schechter, 2019
Guy Story - "I Thought We Had a Deal", Dir: Dana Schechter, 2018
Morbid Angel - “Architect and Iconoclast" Dir: Zev Deans, 2018
Insect Ark - Marrow Hymns LP Teaser Dir: Dana Schechter, 2018
Insect Ark - The Collector Dir: Dana Schechter, 2016
Insect Ark - Symbols Dir: Dana Schechter, 2015
Ocular Wheel Dir: Dana Schechter, 2013
Bee and Flower - Waiting Room Dir: Dana Schechter, 2008
Bottles & Butterflies, Dir: Dana Schechter, 2009
Teaching Experience
Private Tutoring - After Effects Animation instruction for private students, NYC, Spring/Summer 2018
Adjunct Professor, NYU School of the Arts Tisch, "Motion Design and Titles", Spring 2011