Contact Details

Tel Mobile: 07920403399
Email : obraxis@digi-port.net
Website: http://www.scottmacdonald.co.uk

Personal Statement/Career Objective

Animation of any form has always been my passion. From a very young age I have always been interested in how things moved. In my younger years I would produce simple flip books and animated graphics on my old Amiga computer.

I am available for Full-Time work & relocation or Freelance Animation work. Whether that is game based, film or TV, I am easily adaptable into any working pipeline.

Skills Profile

Skills

Character Animation
Texture Creation
Compositing
Modelling (Intermediate)
Rigging (Intermediate)
MEL Scripting (Basic)

Software

Alias Maya
Softimage | XSI
Photoshop
After Effects
Combustion
Director (Intermediate)
3D Studio MAX (Basic)

Experience/Achievements

College and University have allowed me to pursue projects that I am enthusiastic about. I have produced some short animations and have learned much from my tutors and peers. In 2004 I left the UK for 3 months to study Alias Maya software in Dickson, Tennessee in the USA for a period of 12 weeks. This was known as the Maya i-12 course ('I' for intensive) where I lived, breathed and slept Maya and 3D. It was there that I learned the Maya 3D package and gained much knowledge on pipelines and workflow from the www.3DBuzz.com team who ran the course. I also gained a basic working knowledge of MEL - Maya's scripting language.

Work Experience

2008 - Calon (Cardiff) "File 404" - Maya Artist

Contract position. Creation, modeling, texturing & rigging of characters within a brief and time limit.

2008 – AiR Scheme ‘Breaking the Mould’ Character Animator

A short animation I worked on as a character animator. Directed by Rebecca Manley & Luca Paulli of SlinkyPics.

2007 – Calon (Cardiff) ‘PSI-5’ Character Animator

Animated Characters and lip-sync for pilot children’s TV Show. .

2007 - Maya Background Lighter/Animator for 'Chupa Chups'

3 Short CG TV Adverts I worked on as Background Artist and Animator. Directed by Matthew Walker of ArthurCox Animation.

2007 - Maya Background Modeler/Texturer/Lighter for 'Operator'

A short animation I worked on as Background Artist and Shadow Animator. Directed by Matthew Walker of ArthurCox Animation. Winner of DepicT! ’07 at the Encounters Short Film Festival Bristol. Recently aired on the Culture Show on BBC2 (29/07/2008)

2006 - Animator and Lip-Syncer on 'Flighty'

A short animation I worked on as animator and sound editor. Recently won the 'DepicT!/Animation Award' at the Encounters Short Film Festival Bristol. Directed by Leigh Hodgkinson
Viewable here: Flighty Animation

2001-Present PCWorld - Part-Time Computer Technician, part of the Service Team
-Role
Perform maintenance and service of PC's. Customer service facing with answers to technical questions and till work. This has encouraged great problem solving skills and ability to meet deadlines.

2000-2001 Morrisons Superstores PLC - General Assistant

-Roles

Involved preparation of cooked food, which included customer relations.

1998-1999 Pirelli Tyres Ltd - Work Experience

-Roles
Co-Produced a 3D introductory animation for the Pirelli 125th Year Anniversary Multimedia CD-ROM.

From working with customers for a good number of years, I have an excellent understanding of customer relations and end-product quality delivery.

Education/Qualifications

BA (Hons) Animation - 2008

Renaissance Center (USA) - Maya i-12 - 2004
BA (Hons) Multimedia Design & Digital Animation - 2003
Advanced GNVQ Art & Design - 2000
2 BTEC Awards - Computer Animation - 1997-1998
9 GSCE passes (details available upon request) - 1998

Enthusiasms

Traditional art I find to be a stress relieving pass-time. I enjoy still-life drawings and drawing animals. Working in Photoshop allows me to work when pencil and paper are absent. Computers have been a big part of my life, since I was introduced to the ZX Spectrum at around 8 years old. Since then I have had a number of Amiga computers and PCs.

I am also an avid computer games player. Not only do I enjoy any type of computer game but I have BETA tested a number, including the sci-fi game 'EVE' (www.eve-online.com) ,the well-known Counter-Strike (www.counter-strike.net) and have been a tester for Valve Software's 'Steam' content delivery system technology for many years.

Other interests include watching films at the cinema and sport. Badminton has been a passion for me - and I have become quite skilled. I have played for Cumbria on a number of occasions. I have also been to 3DFestival in Denmark in 2003, and Annecy Festival in France in 2007 and 2008 where a number of animated shorts that I have worked on were nominated for prizes. I also have a full UK drivers licence and have taken part in the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme.

References

Available Upon Request.