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Claire Thompson

Southport, United Kingdom

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About

Bringing art to life is my passion.

Within my art and design work, I like to keep an open ‘palette’ and use mixed media, so I am adaptable with the art tools that I use.
Education
- City & Guilds Web Page Design
  
  Southport College
  
  2011 - 2012
  
  Learnt how to apply HTML to create web sites. also optimising graphics, created prototypes, meetings with clients to design web site for them.
- Bachelor of Arts Animation
  
  Staffordshire University
  
  2005 - 2009
  
  Learnt the basics to animating, 2D animation , compositing, editing, stop motion, CGI. progressed within software such as, adobe photoshop, adobe illustrator, after effects, combustion, final cut pro, Adobe premiere, animate pro, Autodesk Maya, toonboom studio, Adobe flash. Learnt green-screening, experimental animation, rotoscoping, scripting, foley, music promo, internet virals, illustrating, graphic design, 3D modelling, 3D rigging. Art, Design and Animation history.
- Btec National Diploma Graphic Design
  
  Southport College
  
  2003 - 2005
  
  graphic deisgn, computer graphics, illustration, animation, editing, advertising, typography, branding, business cards, letterheads, cards, Art & design history, print making, silk screen printing.
Experience
- Marketing Support
  
  ADL Associates
  
  Nov 2017 - Present (8 years 7 months)
- Illustrator & Animator
  
  BRS Solutions
  
  Aug 2016 - Oct 2017 (1 year 2 months)
- Accounts Assistant
  
  Carringtons Catering Ltd
  
  Nov 2014 - Oct 2016 (1 year 11 months)
- Motion Graphic Animator, Production Editor, Producer
  
  Jusin Bleep
  
  Mar 2013 - Jul 2014 (1 year 4 months)
  
  I produced and animated a trailer for the philosophical project by J Bleep called 'The Organic'
- Assistant Animator
  
  Freelance
  
  Mar 2011 - Apr 2011 (1 month)
  
  Assistant animator to Babis Alexiadis (http://www.babis-alexiadis.com/) for the play 'Fat girl gets a haircut' for The Roundhouse in London. (http://www.roundhouse.org.uk/whats-on/productions/the-fat-girl-gets-a-haircut-and-other-stories)
- Workshop Leader
  
  Creative Alternatives Southport
  
  Nov 2010 - Dec 2010 (1 month)
  
  Taught Animation to the 'Creative Alternative' clients, created a Christmas stop motion film with them. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmCjCbfxn1k&feature=channel_video_title)
Awards

BA HONS Animation

BTEC NATIONAL DIPLOMA Graphic Design
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Claire Thompson

Industrial Design Project Manager (Fractional / Part-Time)

Sr. Industrial Designer