Hello there,
I'm currently enrolled in the Digital Animation course at NSCC. I'm due to graduate in June.
I am specializing in Computer Animation, but have a keen interest for digital Illustration. This is what I hope to do in the future.
This blog is here for the use of potential employers to see what I have to offer.
So, this was our first lipsync. We could choose to take any clip we would like. Mine was picked from Eurotrip from the character Cooper. I will admit that it's inappropriate near the end, but I was proud of the work.
This was my final lip sync. It was to be used, if we so choose, in our final 3D animation. The clip is taken from Ferris Bueller's Day Off. We were to use our own character and create the shapes so we can create the lip sync.
Using our character design we had to model him/her in Maya. Once created we had to make them walk. His name is Timmy, and I brought him to life.
We had to take a rigged character given by the teacher and do three different walks. Two were given, and we had to do a Mad and Sad walk. The third was optional, which I did a strut.
For this we needed to do the same painting but have two different lighting tones. I was bored so did 4. This was one if not the only truly original (without references) digital painting I did. People have said that it looks like something to be in a children's book. Who knows, maybe someday.
Our first Illustration for our second semester. We had to do Ariel Perspective, so a lighthouse was the thing that first popped in mind. It was also for my cousin who lives in Calgary. She wanted a picture, so hopefully she enjoyed it.
A yurt. Need I say more. We did have one in our project studio for a few months. I was impressed with this, it was a bit difficult though.
We had to do a portrait of ourselves, or of someone else. Thought that if I did a portrait of Genghis Kahn that it could get put into M5. A lot of time was put into this painting. It was without a doubt one of my most detailed digital paintings.
An illustration that was also used for the M5 project for the Discovery Channel, but again it was turned down. I used charcoal in Corel Painter with a variety of blenders.
I took an image off the internet of the Great China Wall and did a cross hatch over top of the image in Corel Painter
A winter scene for a local fundraiser for the New Media Festival. It was used for a Christmas card.
This was my final for Illustration my first semester. It was also for M5, which is a production on the discovery channel. It was turned down.
This is one of our first illustrations in our second year. It's called Fly Away Home. I really enjoyed doing the clouds and the sunset.
All of the following images were snapshots taken from my midterm project in my 3D course. The objective was to create a room with different lighting. I was pretty impressed with it.
The images below are snapshots taken from my Final for 3D.
This is my animation final from my first year in Digital Animation. We had to create a character and do required moves given by the teacher. The reason for the Christmas Tree was because it was close to Christmas.
This was our first walk cycle with using our own character.
This was used in my final animation with classical and flash. This is a chipmunk jumping up on a cookie jar.
This was also used for my final animation with classical and flash. The chipmunk is now jumping down from the cookie jar.
This was our final walk cycle for classical animation. It was a bit difficult to do it in a 3/4 view. It turned out pretty good though.
This is an animal walk with an animal of our choice. We only had to do a few steps in a clean version so near the middle you can see some old papers from a roughed out character walk. For that I apologize.
• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent customer relations
• Dependable
• Reliable
• Punctual
• Exceptional problem solving skills
• Ability to work independently or in a team environment
• Highly Motivated
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Strong leadership skills
• Effective time management
• Excellent computer skills including MS Suite (Word, Excel, Access and PowerPoint)
• Working knowledge of Maya, Flash, Flipbook, Photoshop, Corel Painter
• WHIMIS and OH&S Course
• First Aid/CPR
• High 5
Education
• Secondary- Grade 12
Charles P. Allen High School
Bedford, NS
• Digital Animation - Post-Secondary – Currently attending
Nova Scotia Community College
Truro, NS
2nd year of a two-year program
Employment History
Residence Front Desk Staff
Truro NSCC, Truro, NS, October 2008 - April 2009
Sign residential guests in and out of the building
Keep records of all guests in building
Keep an eye on who comes in and out of the resident entry
Housekeeper
Fraserway RV, Bedford, NS, May 2008 - August 2008
Clean and maintain RV's
Laundry
washing of dishes
Clean local facility
Cashier
Zellers, Bedford, NS, November 2006 – 2008
• Excellent customer service (serving 100-200 customers per shift)
• Inventory
• Pricing stock
• Balance daily cash flow
• Process Debit and Credit card payments
• Promote HBC rewards, Credit, and master cards
Cashier
Great Canadian Dollar Store, Upper Tantallon, NS, June 2005 – July 2006
• Excellent custom service (serving 50-100 customers per shift)
• Inventory
• Process Debit and Credit card payments
• Balance daily cash flow
• Stock and price merchandise
Primary Child Care
Marion Gillespie, Hammonds Plains, NS, April 2004 – Present
Jennifer Levangie, Hammonds Plains, NS, June 2004 – Present
• Ensuring proper schedules for children
• Preparing nutritional snacks
• Providing fun and educational entertainment
• Providing a save environment
• Light housework
Scorekeeping
Charles P. Allen High School, Bedford, NS October 2004 - March 2007
• Keeping accurate scores
• Identifying personal points and fouls
• Submitting accurate paperwork
• Consulting with coaches
Extracurricular Leadership Activities
• 1 of 8 to represent Nova Scotia and Canada at Girl Guide centre in Mexico
• Volunteered for Special Olympics
• Volunteered to score keep basketball provincials and tournaments
• Girl Guide spark leader (2 years)
• Organized a fundraiser for local family in need
• Volunteered as Girl Guide leader for various camps around the country
• Awarded Highest Honour in Girl Guides by receiving Canada Cord presented by the Lt Governor of Nova Scotia
Extracurricular Activities
• Swimming
• Field hockey
• Skiing
• Softball
• Girl Guides of Canada
• Travelling
• Camping
• Being creative through drawing and writing