brett@brettswanson
Education:
Huntington University, Huntington, IN
Bachelor of Science in Digital Media Arts: Animation
Graduated May 2011 with top honors, GPA: 3.85/4.0
Software Experience:
| • Autodesk Maya | • Adobe Photoshop |
| • The Foundry Nuke | • Adobe After Effects |
| • Shotgun | • Adobe Illustrator |
| • Tweak RV | • Adobe Premiere |
| • Storyboard Pro | • Adobe InDesign |
| • Renderman | • Adobe Lightroom |
Technical Knowledge:
| • 3D Compositing | • UV texture mapping |
| • Edge processing and integration | • Paint and rotroscope |
| • Camera projections | • HDRI knowledge for image based lighting |
| • Color matching | • DSLR knowledge |
| • CG Lighting | • Digital illustration |
| • 3D Polygon Modelling | • Traditional animation: Hand-drawn, stop motion |
Awards:
Short film “Flora”: Official Selection for Animation Block Party Summerfest 2011
Work Experience:
| Rainmaker Entertainment, Vancouver BC | May 2015- current |
| • Lighting and compositing artist on animated film Open Season: Scared Silly and Surfs up 2: Wave Mania | |
| Zoic Studios, Vancouver BC | Mar 2013- May 2015 |
| • Compositing artist on various live action tv series including Arrow, Falling Skies Wayward Pines and Once upon a Time in Wonderland | |
| Rhythm & Hues Studio, Vancouver BC | Jan 2013- Mar 2013 |
| • Compositing artist on live action feature film Into the Storm | |
| Gradient FX, Vancouver BC | Aug 2012- Nov 2012 |
| • Compositing artist on live action feature film Identity Thief | |
| Rainmaker Entertainment, Vancouver BC | Feb 2012- June 2012 |
| • Compositing artist on animated feature film Escape from Planet Earth |