Jeff Clifton

Character Animator / 3D Artist

As a 3D artist for the last 7 years, I have emphasized my work in character development and animation. I was hired this year at Ocean Visual FX as a Character Animator and Head of Character Development. Recent past studio work includes Character Animation and general 3D duties on the PC game title "Wild Life!", produced by Clear Crown Studios. Recent freelance work includes a pre-visual animatic for a new Betty Crocker "Warm Delights" commercial.

Resume

OBJECTIVE
To contribute high quality work for creative 3D animation studios

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

„X 3D Character & rigid body animation
„X Pre-Visualization animation
„X Diagrammatical animation
„X 3D Modeling
„X 3D Texturing & lighting
„X 3D Dynamics & effects

„X Graphic design
„X Web design
„X DVD authoring
„X Non-linear video & audio editing
„X Video & audio effects, enhancement
„X Photographic clean-up, enhancement

SKILLS
„X Lightwave 3D ¡V Animation, rigging, modeling, lighting, texturing, dynamics, effects
„X 3D Studio Max ¡V Animation, rigging, biped, modeling, lighting, texturing
„X Maya ¡V Animation, modeling
„X pmG Messiah ¡V Animation, rigging
„X Terragen ¡V Environment design, generation, compositing
„X Photoshop ¡V Graphic design, 3D texture development, photographic clean-up, image correction
„X Illustrator ¡V Graphic design, logo design, typographic layout & 3D exporting
„X After Effects ¡V Video clean-up, enhancement, effects
„X Encore ¡V DVD authoring
„X Premiere ¡V Video editing, effects
„X Vegas ¡V Video editing, effects
„X Acid ¡V Audio track generation
„X Sound Forge ¡V Audio editing, effects
„X Dreamweaver ¡V Web design


RECENT WORK EXPERIENCE
Ocean Visual FX, Huntington Beach, CA Jan 2006 ¡V currently employed
Character animator/Head of Character Development
Responsibilities include:
„X Character animation, rigging, texturing,modeling, UV Maps, morph target blend shape
„X Create 3D assests including models, animation and environments
„X 3D Lighting, texturing and concepts


Clear Crown Studio, Burlingame, CA Dec 2004 ¡V July 2005
Character animator
¡§Wild Life!¡¨ PC Game Title
Responsibilities included:
„X Character animation, rigging, texturing and model optimization with 3DS Max on the PC title "Wild Life"
„X Created UV Maps, morph target blend shapes, texture maps in Photoshop
„X Created over 3,000 frames of animation



Brainforest Digital Animatics, Westlake Village, CA Jan 2005 ¡V Feb 2005
3D artist
Betty Crocker Warm Delights commercial
„X Created first 15-seconds of a 30 second pre-visualization animatic for Betty Crocker Warm Delights
„X Worked from storyboard to recreate 2D world in 3D
„X Modeled and textured Betty Crocker product and multiple models to clients specification
„X Setup all lighting and camera motion to clients specification


AMJ Plumbing Company, Orange, CA May 10th ¡V 16th 2005
Web designer current web master
„X Hired on a contract basis to work as a web master and graphic designer.
„X Created company logo and website


Victory Display, Gardena, CA Nov 2004 ¡V April 2005
Graphic Designer
„X Hired on a contract basis to work as a graphic designer.
„X Responsible for website troubleshooting and updates and design concepts for displays used in Guitar Center.


CSU Summer Arts, Fresno, CA July 1st ¡V 14th 2002
Instructive aid
„X Worked at CSU¡¦s Summer Arts to provide technical direction for college students in all areas of 3D animation using Lightwave 3D


CSU Chico, Chico, CA Feb 2003 ¡V May 2003
Instructive aid (Intern)
To provide help to all students enrolled in the advanced animation courses instructed by Rick Vertolli


EDUCATION
Chico State University, Chico, CA 2003
„X B.A in 3D Computer Animation


SALARY HISTORY
„X $35 / HR Full Time
„X $50/ HR Freelance


Location

Orange, CA

Specialties

  • Motion Graphics
  • 3-D Modeling
  • Environmental Graphics

Experience

3 years

Education

California State University Chico

Affiliations

Ocean Visual FX, ACM Siggraph