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Jeremy Cantor ~ 323.988.1093 ~ jeremycantor@gmail.com ~ www.zayatz.com

 

CG Animation & Supervision ~ Maya Rigging & MEL Scripting ~ Animation Instruction ~ Book Authoring ~

Digital Cinematography ( Layout & 3D Animatics ) ~ Character Design  ~ Cartooning ~ Storyboarding ~ General Illustration

 

 

Work Experience ( Production ):

●  RADAR FILM ~ Copenhagen, Denmark ~ 9/07 to present ~ Senior Character Animator

●  TRUEMAX STUDIO ~ Copenhagen, Denmark ~ 4/07 to 6/07 ~ Animation Director

●  INSOMNIAC GAMES ~ Burbank, CA ~ 5/05 to 9/06 ~ Animation Director / Dept Head  / Lead Animator

●  SONY PICTURES IMAGEWORKS ~ Culver City, CA ~ 11/98 to 4/05 ~ Character Animation Supervisor

●  TIPPETT STUDIO ~ Berkeley, CA ~ 5/96 to 11/98 ~ Animation Supervisor / Co-Department Head / Lead Rigger

●  P.F. MAGIC, INC. ~ SF, CA ~ 5/94 to 5/96 ~ Animation Director / Supervising Artist / Character & Game Designer

●  SEGA OF AMERICA ~ Redwood City, CA ~ 6/93 to 5/94 ~ Senior Artist / Animator / Character & Game Designer 

●  MALIBU INTERACTIVE ~ Westlake Village, CA ~ 5/91 to 6/93 ~ Lead Artist / Animator / Character & Game Designer

●  FREELANCE ILLUSTRATOR & ANIMATOR ~ 5/87 to present ~ Some Recent Clients…

Menithings / Snoot Entertainment ~ Los Angeles, CA ~ Character Animation

Microsoft Advanced Technologies Group ~ Redmond, WA ~ CGI Modeling & Animation

CBS Television ~ Hollywood, CA ~ TV Commercial Storyboards

NBC Television ~ Burbank, CA ~ TV Commercial Storyboards

The Cheesecake Factory ~ Calabasas, CA ~ Poster Illustrations & Graphic Design

Security Pacific Bank ~ Cartoon Illustration

AFL-CIO ~ Washington D.C. ~ Congressional Report Illustration

The GameKeeper Stores ~ Santa Barbara, CA ~ Poster Illustration ~ (Contest Grand Prize Winner)

 

Work Experience ( Teaching ~ Lecturing ~ Judging ):

●  TRUEMAX ACADEMY ~ Copenhagen, Denmark ~ 2006 & 2007 ~ Classes in CG Character Animation, Rigging, and Short Film Production

●  CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF THE ARTS ~ Valencia, CA ~ 9/01 to 12/06 ~ Class: "CG Character Animation"

●  ANIMATIONMENTOR.COM ~ Berkeley, CA ~ 3/05 to present ~ Online Animation Mentor

●  AARHUS FESTIVAL OF INDEPENDENT ARTS ~ Aarhus, Denmark ~ 4/06 ~ Official Juror and Lecturer

●  GAME DEVELOPER’S CONFERENCE ~ San Francisco, CA ~ 03/05 ~ Lecture: "Raising the Bar on In-Game Animation"

●  MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ~ Cambridge, MA ~ 1/03

     ~ Co-Lecturer: "Storytelling & Games in the Digital Age"

●  2001 ASIFA ANNIE AWARDS ~ Hollywood, CA ~ 8/01 ~ Jury Chair for Short Animated Films category

●  GNOMON SCHOOL of VFX ~ Hollywood, CA ~ 11/00 to 6/01 ~ Class: "Character Animation in Maya"

●  SIGGRAPH 2001 ~ Los Angeles, CA ~ Summer, 01 ~ Official Juror (animation): Electronic Theater

●  CG-CHAR ~ San Francisco, CA ~ 1/01 ~ Official Judge: 1st Annual Internet Character Animation Contest

●  LOS ANGELES ART INSTITUTE ~ Santa Monica, CA ~ 12/00 ~ Graduation Speech: "How to Get a Job as a CG Animator"

●  SIGGRAPH 2000 ~ New Orleans, LA ~ 7/00 ~ Co-Lecturer on “The Making of Hollowman”

●  3D DESIGN & ANIMATION CONFERENCE ~ San Jose, CA ~ 5/99

     ~ Lecture: “Making the Transition from Traditional (animation) to Digital”

●  AMERICAN FILM INSTITUTE ~ Hollywood, CA ~ 3/99 ~ Class: “Making the Transition from Traditional to Digital”

●  ASIFA ANIMATION EXPO ~ Glendale, CA ~ 2/99 ~ Panel Member: “How to Get a Job as a CG Animator”

●  ACM SIGGRAPH ~ San Francisco, CA ~ 1/98 ~ Lecture: “The Making of Starship Troopers”

●  SAN FRANCISCO FILM SOCIETY ~ SF, CA ~ 1/97 ~ Lecture: “The History & Techniques of Animation”

●  ACADEMY OF ART COLLEGE ~ SF, CA ~ 1/96 to 5/96 ~ Class: Advanced 3D Animation (Alias)

 

MEMBER ~ Visual Effects Society, ASIFA, LA SIGGRAPH

 

Education:

●  THE AMERICAN ANIMATION INSTITUTE ~ N. Hollywood, CA ~ 2/90 to 9/91 ~ Character Animation & Storyboarding

●  MARYWOOD UNIVERSITY ~ Scranton, PA ~ 9/85 to 5/87 ~ BFA in Illustration & Computer Science / Math

      Member: Kappa PI (International Art Honors Society) & Delta Epsilon Sigma (Nat'l Scholastic Honors Society)

●  PARSON'S SCHOOL OF DESIGN ~ New York, NY ~ 5/85 to 8/85 ~ Illustration

●  UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND ~ College Park, MD ~ 9/82 to 5/85 ~ Computer Science / Math / PreMed / Art

      Member: Honor's Program ~ Instructor: Karate Club ~ Judge: Olympics of the Mind Competitions

Feature Film Credits:

●  SUNSHINE BARRY AND THE DISCO WORMS ~ 2007/2008 ~ Senior Character Animator

●  CURSED ~ 2005 ~ (co) Animation Supervisor

●  HARRY POTTER & THE SORCERER’S STONE  ~ 2001 ~ Lead Animator. Also Character Animation & Setup; Training;

     Recruiting & Hiring

●  EVOLUTION  ~ 2001 ~ Lead Animator

●  HOLLOWMAN ~ 2000 ~ Animation & Rigging Supervisor; Bidding & Scheduling; MEL scripting; Training;

     Recruiting & Hiring

●  MY FAVORITE MARTIAN ~ 1999 ~ (co) Animation Supervisor; Character Animation & Setup; 3D Modeling;

      Scheduling; Training; Recruiting & Hiring

●  STARSHIP TROOPERS  ~ 1997 ~ Creature Animation; 3D Modeling and Character Setup

 

 

Short Film Credits:

●  RETURN OF PINK FIVE: VOLUME 2  (Live Action Short Film with VFX)  ~ Animation & Rigging

●  SQUARING OFF (CG Animated Short Film) ~ Everything Except the Music

     Featured in Prix Ars Electronica 2002; BitFilm Festival 2003; and "North America's Best Independent Animated Shorts" DVD

●  JAN-KEN-PON  (Animated Short Film) ~ Story; All Modeling, Texture Mapping and Animation; Music Direction

     Featured in Spike & Mike's 1993/1994 Animation Festival
●  CURIOSITY (almost) KILLED THE CAT (Animated Short Film) ~ Story; All Modeling, Texture Mapping and Animation;

     Music Direction ~ Featured in The 1991 Los Angeles Animation Celebration

 

Game Credits:

●  RESISTANCE: FALL OF MAN ~ PS3 ~ Animation (Lead), Rigging, Cut Scene Cinematography

●  RATCHET: DEADLOCKED ~ PS2 ~ Animation Supervision and Dept Management (on last 4 months of production only)

●  ROBOTA (test)  ~ Cinematic demo for proposed PS3 game ~

     Fight Choreography, Character Rigging, Animation Supervision, Animation and Camera Direction

●  FULL SPECTRUM WARRIOR ~ Xbox (Training Simulator for the U.S. Army) ~ Art & Animation Direction

●  CATZ  ~ PC / Mac Software & Screen Saver ~ Animation Direction; Character Design, Setup & Animation; 3D Modeling;

     Conceptual Design; Packaging Art Direction; Hiring, Training & Scheduling

     Recipient of 1997 International Digital Media Award for Best Animation

●  BATTLECARS; WINGS 2; BATMAN RETURNS; CLIFFHANGER ~ SEGA & Nintendo

     3D Modeling and Animation; Character & Vehicle Design; FX Animation; 2D Graphics & Illustration

 

 

Book Credits:

●  INSPIRED 3D SHORT FILM PRODUCTION ~  (primary) Co-Author  ~ Available at an online or physical bookstore near you!

 

    

 

●  FIGHT CHOREOGRAPHY: THE ART OF NON-VERBAL DIALOGUE ~ Content and Technical Editor

     (author: John Kreng)

 

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