Web: www.tararaboom.com
Email: tararaboom@gmail.com
Phone: 0421576634

Skill Set:

Software -

Maya
3D Studio Max
XSI
Toon Boom Animate

Work History:

(2005) March – June
Compositing – Illoura Digital Pictures: Seven Swords (Film)

Wire and Rig removal.
Cleaning up scratches and removing unwanted artifacts.
Compositing 3D Elements into sequences.

(2005-2006) September – August
3D Character Animator – The Lab Sydney: Erky Perky – Series 1 (TV series)

Character animation for an average quota of 3 minutes every 5 weeks. About 30 seconds a week.
Layout, posing and final animation
Some rigging and setups.
Modeling assets.

(2006) August
3D Character Animator – Monkey Lab: A-League (TV Commercial)

Animation in 3D Studio Max (using Biped)
Working with Motion Captured Animation
Cleaning up skins after binding.

(2006 – 2007) November – September
3D Character Animator – The Lab Sydey: Erky Perky – Series 2 (TV Series)

Character Rigging and Modeling
Character animation from layout to final animation.
Quota was about 2 and a half minutes over 5 weeks. Approx 200 frames a day.

(2007 – 2008) November – April
3D Character Animator and Generalist – Flying Bark Productions: Zigby (TV Series)

Cleaning up assets and managing them.
Modeling, texturing and rigging.
Animation and layout.

(2008) April – November
Senior Animator – Flying Bark Productions: Zeke’s Pad (TV Series)

Animation from layout to final.
Quota was approx 4 minutes of animation over 8 weeks.

(2009) January – July
Senior Animator – Ambience Entertainment : Erky Perky – Series 3 (TV Series)

Character animation from layout to final animation.
Quota was about 2 and a half minutes over 5 weeks. Approx 200 frames a day.
Created the style guide to the character Cecil and gave a seminar on how to animate him.

Education:

(1997 – 2001)
Year 12 Certificate (VCE) with ENTER of 71.75

(2001 – 2002)
Certificate IV in Applied Design – Box Hill Institute of Tafe

(2002 – 2005)
Advanced Diploma of Animation – Holmesglen Institute of Tafe

(2009 – Current)
Animation Mentor

Class 1 Mentor – Leigh Rens
Class 2 Mentor – Mike Walling
Class 3 Mentor – T.Dan Hofstedt

Achievements:

(2003)
Won Best 2D Animation for “Little Dog Blue” – Victorian Student Animation Festival

(2003)
Won Best Stop Motion Animation for “Animal Attraction” – Victorian Student Animation Festival

(2004)
Won Best Character Animation for “Miner Irritation” – Victorian Student Animation Festival.

References:

Tim Golsby Smith
Director: Zekes Pad and Erky Perky
Ph: 0416133123
Email: tgolsby@gmail.com

David Webster
Director: Erky Perky
Email: david.webster@ambienceentertainment.com

Tracy Lenon
Producer: Erky Perky (Series 3)
Email: tracy.lenon@ambienceentertainment.com