117 West Park Ave, Apt D                                                         elmer.chris@gmail.com
Savannah, GA   31401                                                                            401-486-0371

                                                                                                                       

Objective
              Looking for a position as a VSFX artist in the commercial and film industries.

Education
            • Savannah College of Art and Design: B.F.A Visual Effects (GPA: 3.45)
            • Marlboro College, Marlboro, Vermont: Pursued Liberal Arts Degree. (2001-2002)

Technical Skills
            • Render techniques such as final gather, caustics, and ambient occlusion
            • Creating and compositing specialized render layers such as material
               passes, RGB light passes, and object mattes
            • Experience using keyframed animation alongside particle and rigid-body simulation
               to achieve dynamic effects
            • Efficient high poly modeling and clean-up

Software
    Experienced                                Knowledgeable                                       Platforms
         AutoDesk Maya                           SideEffects Houdini                                 OSX
         MentalRay for Maya                     Maxon Cinema 4D                                  Linux
         Apple Shake                                                                                           Windows
         Apple Final Cut Pro                                                                      
         Adobe Photoshop
         Adobe After Effects

Experience

Junior Lighting TD: Rhythm and Hues Studios (June '07 - present)
            • Scene lighter on the motion picture "Alvin and the Chipmunks"

Lighting Apprentice: Rhythm and Hues Studios (3 weeks, April '07)
            • Internship program as a scene lighter

Motion Graphics Artist: Farmer's Almanac TV (26 episodes - Sept '05 - Present)  
            • Created logo builds, transitions, and segment graphics for a nationally
               broadcasted series on PBS
            • Created a render farm running Maya using Apple's Qmaster