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Motion Graphics | Design | 2D+3D Animation

alexdscott at gmail.com
703.463.8998 / www.alex.scott.name


2006 REEL:

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PROFILE:

Motion graphics and 3D Animation designer with an eye for pacing and composition, looking to continue and grow career in the broadcast design field. Clients have included PBS, Discovery Networks and the National Geographic Channel among others. Enthusiastic team player that enjoys working as part of a pipeline as well as taking on individual challenges. "If I enjoy it this much, is it really called work?"


EXPERIENCE:

3D Designer / Animator - Edgeworx
- Oct 2005 - Dec 2005 - Freelance work as a broadcast designer for NYC design /post house. Learned 3D Studio Max on own time in 2 weeks as a prerequisite to working.

Lead 3D Designer / Animator - Interface Media Group
- Sept. 2004 - Sept. 2005 - Design and animate broadcast graphics including: commercial spots, show graphics, bugs, and opening sequences; Interface and website design. Communicate directly with clients to flesh out designs and storyboards. Collaborate with other editors and compositors on complex projects. Formulate innovative solutions for rush projects.

Senior Editor / Productions Manager - Kidz Online
- May 2003 - Aug. 2004 - Edit videos; Design incorporated elements and cd interfaces; Shoot videos, setup lights and camera; Archive terabytes of data; Oversee production dept.

Graphic Designer - Cincro Communications Corp.
- Sept. 2001 - Feb. 2002 - Graphic, logo and interface design; Website development and maintenance.


EDUCATION: IT University of Chalmers Institute, Göteborg, Sweden
Arts and Technology Program, Sept. 2002 - April 2003

Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
BFA with honors, Computer Graphics and Interactive Media (3D Animation), 1997 - 2001


SKILLS: Motion graphics, 2D and 3D animation, editing, graphic design, interactive design; strong math ability, storyboarding, group project experience, general, figure, and anatomical drawing.


SOFTWARE: Alias|Wavefront Maya 6.5; Autodesk 3D Studio Max 8; Adobe PhotoShop CS, After Effects 6.5, Illustrator CS, Premiere Pro; Macromedia Flash 8


AWARDS /
EXHIBITIONS:
PromaxBDA Gold medallion for Art Direction & Design
100 Greatest Discoveries: Medicine - The Human Heart animation.

Animated short: 'deadline'
- Fairfax Film Festival Fairfax, VA May 4, 2002 - Awarded Best Experimental
- Marco Island Film Festival Marco Island, FL Oct 17-21, 2001 - Awarded Third Place
- Tenerife International Animation Festival Madrid, Spain Nov 6-10, 2002
- International Festival of Cinema and Technology, FL Winter 2003
- Brooklyn International Film Festival Brooklyn, NY April 30, 2002
- LA Shorts Festival Los Angeles, CA Oct. 19, 2002
- Pisek Festival Pisek, Czech Republic Oct. 6, 2002