Stephen
M. Ellis
Animator / Illustrator
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Experience
Freelance Animator
2011
Production Animator
Rockstar Games, New York, NY. 2008 - 2010
Created animated cartoon shows for in-game viewing.
Designed animated title sequences for game trailers, featurettes, and TV commercials.
Cleaned up and corrected captured gameplay footage (ie. Painting out blood stains, fixing clipping issues, glitches, and general color correction).
Designed in-game brand logos and cartoon characters.
Broadcast Designer
Sinclair Broadcast Group, Hunt
Valley, MD. 2006 - 2008
Designed and animated motion graphics for television broadcast including 3D and 2D logo animations, text animations, banners, and end tag sequences. Designed and animated 10-20 sec TV promo spots for FOX, CW, ABC, MyTV, and CBS distribution.
Freelance Animator
Solaricreative, Eatontown, NJ.
2005 - 2006
Designed interactive websites, company logos,
animated web banners, and advertisements. Assisted other flash designers with Action scripting
functionality and templates
Discovery Channel,
Silver Spring, MD. 2005
Created animated sequences and text animations
in After Effects.
Multimedia and
Graphics Lead
JGA, Inc., Middletown,
NJ. 2001 – 2005
Developed, designed, and programmed interactive
multimedia training applications in Flash. Created animated sequences in Flash including
speaking characters and action sequences
Awards
2007 Emmy Awards
National Academy of Television
Arts and Sciences, Capital Chesapeake Bay Chapter
• Emmy, Best in Promotional Campaign for Simpsons'
Theme Weeks, Graphic Artist/Designer
• Emmy, Best in Promotional Campaign for Friends:
Inside the Music, Graphic Artist/Designer
Garden State
Film Festival 2006
Best Student Animated Short, Fire Hydrant Kung
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Skills
Operating Systems/Software
Applications
PC and MAC familiar, PhotoShop, After Effects, Flash,
Illustrator, Cinema 4D, Premiere, Sound Forge, Final
Cut, Pro-Tools, Dreamweaver, M.S. Office suite
Traditional
Free hand/measured pencil sketching, pen and ink illustration,
painting (canvas and digital), marker coloring/blending,
character design, storyboarding, layout design, and
background design
Education
B.S. Media Arts and Animation,
2005
Art Institute of Philadelphia,
Philadelphia, PA.
Valedictorian / Best Portfolio award
A.S. Computer
Animation, 2000
Art Institute of Philadelphia,
Philadelphia, PA.
High Honors / Best Portfolio award
References
Available by request |