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Jessie Lam - animator | illustrator
SUMMARY
A Digital Illustrator with animation background and 6 years experience working in comic industry. Currently looking to expand horizons professionally in games, television animation, and film. Dedicated to finding and developing new creative storytelling methods through digital media.
EDUCATION
2003-2007
- Bachelor of Applied Arts (BAA), Animation major
Sheridan College, Oakville, Ontario
2002-2003
- Art Fundamentals Certificate
Sheridan College, Oakville, Ontario
1997-2002
- Ontario Secondary School Graduation Diploma
Wexford Collegiate Institute, Scarborough, Ontario
RELATED SKILLS
- Adept in Adobe Photoshop CS3, After Effects 7, Premiere 7, Corel Painter 9
- Basic knowledge of Flash 8, Maya [for animation], ProTools, Illustrator CS3, Dreamweaver 8
- Competent in layout design, storyboards, sound effects and video editing
- Solid classical and 2D digital animation skills
- Work well under stress, eager to learn and adapt
- Flexible grasp of various visual styles
EMPLOYMENT
2007-2009
[Lead Colourist, Red 5 Comics]
- Collaborated with the writer and penciller in creating specific visual styles to suit title
- Digitally rendered characters, layouts, special effects in freestyle oil painting method
- Maintained high production values on tight deadlines
- Prepared work files for proof work with the letterer and editor
- Made efficient on-the-spot edits with flatting/colour seperations
Fall 2008
[Storyboard Artist and Background painter, 1188 Films]
- Revised boards for James Morrison ft. Nelly Furtado music video, "Broken Strings"
- Digitally painted custom murals in advertisment for designer doll company MIXIS
- Storyboarded commercial spots for Motts Clamato product
2003-2007
[Lead Colourist, Switchstance Inc.]
- Assisted in NIKE studio project for US advertising campaign
- Complied model sheets and coloured cells for flash animation trailer "Rotogin: Blitzmode"
- Coloured animation for Ron Sexmith's "All in Good Time" music video
- Prepared work files for proof work with the letterer and editor
- Digitally rendered sequential work published in IMAGE Comics
- Wrote pitches for possible future marketable projects
Summer 2007
[On-call Production Assistant and Storyboard Artist, 1188 Films]
- Assembled hand-made props for puppet show-based Capital One commercials
- Storyboarded three Capital One commercial spots for the producer, director, and their clients
- Assisted in constructing buildings and miniature figures on stop motion set for Hewlett Packard "Crazytown"commercial
- Animated lip sync segments in Flash for Microsoft software promo "DBIZ Weekly"
2002-2003
[Intern, Sunscript Studios]
- Promoted studio projects online and in public conventions
- Drew background layouts for flash animations
- Worked on sequential colour separations and background renders
- Promoted to assistant colourist position and assisted in foreground rendering"
- Adjusted to various workload and schedule changes to meet deadlines
INTERESTS
- Writing and storyboarding ideas for graphic novels
- Observational drawing
- Point and shoot photography
- Film shorts [animation, stop motion, live action]
- Listening to soundtracks and sound effects in films
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