Creative Graphic/Web Designer/3D Animator
Jasbeer started drawing at the age of 12 and hasn’t stopped since. She landed the role of Storyboard artist for a children 3D animated series for TV right after she graduated from high school and that’s when she discovered the magical world of 3D animation. She is currently fine tunning her animation skills through Animation Mentor and hope that together with her strong visual style and her highly developped animation skills, she will be able to produce amazing work for the industry
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Curriculum Vitae
Jasbeer Kootbally
Mobile: 07985399381
Personal Information
Contact Address: 105 Harold Rd, Leytonstone, London, E11 4QX
Email: druidebannie@gmail.com
About Me
I have effectively developed my career by working on various projects (from 3D animation to designing websites). I have a great passion for design and the media industry which is the main reason why my skills are varied and versatile as well as adaptable to different projects.
WORK
Nov 2009 - now Stratford East Theater - Freelance 3D Animator:
Animating the Sphinx facial expression in sync with dialogue to be projected on real life size model on stage
June 2009 - now Freelancing: I have worked on various short term projects and I have also been teaching for a while
May 2009 Marco Bolognesi: Freelance Animator/InteractiveDesigner for announced project by artist/film maker Marco Bolognesi/ Bomar Edition
May 2009 Uli Meyer: Props modeller and background character animator
Modelling classroom props and animating background characters using MAYA.
Feb – Apr 2009 Monkeehub: Freelance 3D Animator/ generalist on short animated film ‘Everloving’ by Laith Bahrani (dir: www.jcbsong.co.uk/jcbvideo.asp represented by Passion Picures)
Modelling, rigging and texturing and animating a firefly and the skullboy character using XSI.
Jan – Feb 2009 EDJ Studios: 3D Animator (part of a collective)
Animating a swallow bird using XSI and providing animatic for various bird flight
2007 - 2005 Activ-Media: Freelance Interface/Interactive Designer, Storyboard Artist (http://www.activ-media.com/)
Designing Interface concepts, storyboarding interactive projects
2002 - 2005 Pixel Graphix: Graphic Designer
Designed ads for various media including Billboards, newspaper, brochure and magazine
2001 - 2002 Tropikanim 3D Animation: Storyboard Artist
Storyboarded 10 episodes (dur: 21 mins each) of Xcalibur, a 3D animated TV series for CANAL +
OTHER EXPERIENCE:
June/Aug 2009 Slough Youth Centre: Freelance 3D Animation Tutor for after hours animation course. I had the pleasure of creating the course outline and specification.
July 2009 John Fisher School: Lead a 3 days workshop on Understanding Comics and how to make your own comics.
June - Aug 2009 Rolling Sound: Freelance Video Game assistant tutor for 3 hrs/week Video Game course.
SKILLS
Graphic/Web Design
XHTML, CSS, Graphic Design, Web and Interactive Design, Video Editing
Proficient in most Adobe products, Photoshop, Illustrator, Adobe Premiere, After Effects and Flash
Animation
Modelling, lighting, Texturing, Rigging, Animating
Maya, Softimage XSI, 3D Max and Flash
Other
Storyboarding, drawing for Graphic Novel, clay modelling, writing short stories, photograph
EDUCATION
2007 – 2008 MA Computer Animation
Bournemouth University
2005 – 2006 PGDiplm Character Animation
Central Saint Martin College of Art and Design
2003 – 2005 HND Multimedia
Hammersmith and West London College
Location
London, United Kingdom
Specialties
- 3-D Modeling
- Interaction Design
- Illustration
Experience
5 yearsEducation
Website
http://www.vimeo.com/6916040
