Graphics Designer and 3D animator
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Total years of experience :19 years, 4 Months
Photography & Motion Design Graphics
• Varied freelance work has given me the ability to further develop my skill and generate contents that engage audience.
• Marketing/Advertising Agency. Pitching Idea, Enhance brands, experiences across digital platforms and transform consumer/customer experiences.
• Assigned on advertising campaigns for commercials: 'Hybrid Regeneration, Core Sphere, RED studio and 2TV'.
• Promo video creation for Cutting edge Network & Power Solution Provider, virtual platforms, cloud computing, solar tech, new business establishments.
• Produce/integrate motion graphics working with filmed stop motion footage Synced to audio and Voice over.
• Within design team, I’m responsible for creation and design of art, graphic assets using Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, Working with Adobe After Effects, Cinema 4D.
• I created a variety of stylistic Motion Graphics, animations, following client approved storyboards.
• Oversaw the quality and progress of audio and vision editing, consulted with the director, producer and client throughout the post-production process, experimented with styles and techniques, selected the most effective shot of a scene in terms of drama, story relevance or continuity. Other responsibilities included: Assembling the final video production sequence, consisting of shots taken from the raw camera footage, providing non-linear video editing, image manipulation and color correction of all assigned productions.
• Collects, organizes, and maintains media library assets and developed graphics layouts, product illustrations, company logos for prints.
• Commercial and Corporate photographer.
• Photograph a multitude of events and product sale promotions.
• Evaluated, trained and instructed photography.
• Planned, scheduled and executed all aspects of conventional photography including ‘on-location’ procedures and studio shoots.
• Exercised artistic sensitivity and skill to plan the composition, lighting, background and color values of each assignment.
• Responsible for controlling focus, lighting, and gray balance through the digital camera software.
• Edited and the distributed all selected and unselected images.
• Prepared images for posters, brochures, fashion magazines and media, also maintained high standards as per client requirements.
• Retouch photos using Photoshop Lightroom, Edit, tone and upload photographs to websites and servers.
• Film and edit slide shows and videos for other events.
• Liaise with marketing department on visual marketing strategies
• Other client’s incl. Davidoff, Jean Paul Gaultier, Toyota, Dubai, Moroccan and Oman tourism For Trip-advisor Travel, City Of London - Prepare 2012, Broadgate Estates.
• Created News contents for print and online.
• Managing all art for the Business & Finance section.
• Monitoring news flow and liaising with editors.
• Advising/problem solving for design layouts.
• Setting up templates and power point presentation slide to Design specifications.
• Visualizing and sourcing data for graphics.
• Creating front page graphics and charts for print and web.
• Photo editing and research, sourcing/buying images from agencies.
• Uploading photos/creating promo images for web and magazine.
2005 - 2008 Mta Int - Motion Graphics & 3d Character Animator (TV Avatar)
• Concept designs/Character development & Research, Brainstorming.
• Pre-visualizing using Animatic and Storyboarding.
• Modeling, Texturing, Rigging (Character studio) & Lighting, Animating CGI character to Dialogue (Lip-Sync) and acting.
• Animated the 3D character to inspire kids for Upcoming new programs
• Applied traditional animation techniques and ideas and to directly incorporate them into my workflow.
• Troubleshooting/solving the technical issues to delivering final renders to render farm onsite. Liaised closely with art directors keeping the animation on consistent story flow.
• Contributed at Post-production VFX compositing stage of every project.
2001 - 2004 University of Portsmouth BA Hons 3D Computer Animation - Degree Software Photoshop, Lightroom, Illustrator, After Effects, Cinema 4D, Final Cut Pro, InDesign (Basic)
