Reel Breakdown: "Jak and Daxter-Playstation Move Hereos" Responsible for all animation of all characters in these shots. Animation includes facial animation, lip sync and all secondary actions (ears, tails, props and some cloth). Also animated all character walk cycles. "Skylanders" Responsible for all animation. Animation includes facial animation, lip sync and all secondary actions (ears, tails, props and some cloth). Matthew Maners Castaic, CA (661) 607-2822 E-mail: matthew_maners@yahoo.com Objective/Skills: 3d Character Animator/2d Effects Animator/Designer Maya/Softimage XSI/Toon Boom Harmony/Windows XP, Linux, Mac Education: 1996 - Columbus College of Art & Design, Columbus, OH Animation Employment: 4/2011 – present Brainzoo Studios, Van Nuys, CA 3d Character Animator "Skylanders" Spyro In game cinematics "Stratego" Commercial "Star Wars" In game cinematics 1/2011 – 3/2011 Sony ImageWorks, Culver City, CA Senior Digital Artist "Green Lantern" Rough Layout/Final Layout 9/2010 – 12/2010 Brainzoo Studios, Van Nuys, CA 3d Character Animator "Jak and Daxter-Playstation Move Hereos" In game cinematics 8/2010 – 9/2010 Three Legged Legs, Santa Monica, CA 3d Animator/Pre-viz Animator "Georgia Power" commercial 3/2010 – 7/2010 The Jim Henson Creature Shop, Hollywood, CA 3d Animator "Sid The Science Kid" – TV series Mocap cleanup and animation 7/2008 – 11/2009 Walt Disney Animation Studios, Burbank, CA 2D/3D Effects Animator "The Princess and the Frog" "The Ballad of Nessie" Animating special effects using a mixture of 2d and 3d and compositing of all elements 4/2008 – 7/2008 House of Moves/Vicon, Marina Del Ray, CA 3D Animator "Lord of the Rings" – Video Game Keyframe animating game cycles 2/2008 – 3/2008 Zoic, Culver City, CA 3D Animator Internal Project Keyframe animation 12/2007 – 2/2008 Café FX, Santa Monica, CA 3D Animator “Speed Racer” Keyframe animation and final camera 11/2007 – 12/2007 Logan, Venice, CA 3D Animator “Metal Gear Solid 4” In game cinematics Keyframe animation, rigging and scene setup 10/2007 – 11/2007 Buck TV, Los Angeles, CA 3D Animator Vancouver 2010 Olympics "Meet the Mascots" short Keyframe animation and scene setup 5/2007 – 10/2007 Red Eye Animation Studio, Hollywood, CA 3D Character Animator "Tak and the Power of Juju” – 3d series for Nickelodeon. Scene setup, layout, camera and keyframe animation 2/2007 – 5/2007 Arconyx, Sherman Oaks, CA 3D Character Animator Theme Park Ride Scene setup and keyframe animation 6/2006 – 2/2007 Kush Games, Camarillo, CA 3D Character Animator "MLB 2K7 Baseball" – Video Game Mocap cleanup, keyframe animation and rigging 1/2006 - 2/2006 The Third Floor Inc., Los Angeles, CA 3D Animator Pre-viz "Lair” – Video Game "Warhawk” – Video Game Scene setup, camera, layout and keyframe animation 8/2005 - 12/2005 Gorilla Pictures, Burbank, CA 3D Character Animator "Legend of the Sasquatch" – Direct DVD Scene setup, camera, layout and keyframe animation 7/2004 - 8/2005 Universal/Warner Bros. Studios, Universal City, CA 3D Animator/Modeler "Curious George" Scene setup, camera, layout, modeling, rigging and keyframe animation 3/2004 - 6/2004 ReelFX Creative Studios/Freelance, Dallas, TX 3D Character Animator "G. I. Joe Movie - Valor vs. Venom" – Direct DVD Keyframe animation 12/2002 - 4/2003 DreamWorks Feature Animation, Glendale, CA 2D Assistant Effects Animator "Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas" 2d animation 8/2001 - 12/2001 Cartoon Network, Burbank, CA 2D Effects Animator "Power Puff Girl Movie" 2d animation 3/2001 - 9/2001 Sony PictureWorks (Meatball), Culver City, CA Effects Animator: Prop Designer & Special Effects Animation "Eight Crazy Nights" 2d animation and prop design 6/1996 - 2/2001 Warner Bros. Feature Animation, Sherman Oaks, CA 2D Assistant Effects Animator "Osmosis Jones" "Iron Giant" "Quest for Camelot" 2d animation