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| Adam McMahon |
| P.O. Box 111 - Goldens Bridge, NY 10526 |
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Career
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To gain a position as a Modeler at a company that upholds a high artistic standard, and to work with a team of artists to create the next animated film to be loved by audiences all over the world. |
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| Education |
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The Illinois Institute of Art: Schaumburg |
2001-2003 |
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Delta College |
2000-2001 |
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| Skill Set |
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Character, Set, and Prop Modeling |
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Develop CG models to meet the aesthetic, creative and technical quality standards set by team members |
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Create models using polygonal, Sub-D, spline and Nurbs patch modeling techniques |
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Work closely with 2D designers to effectively translate the established visual style into 3d models |
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Background in life drawing, including an understanding of the human anatomy and ability to characterize and stylize such forms |
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Rigging |
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Create basic rigs incorporating the use of wire parameters/set driven keys, IK, custom facial controls, and morph angle deformers/corrective blends |
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Developed morph targets/blendshapes for characters that include emotional expressions, phonemes and visimes |
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Texturing |
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I have used traditional art skills to create custom textures for characters, sets, and props; making use of separate diffuse, specularity, and bump maps |
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Expert knowledge of unwrapping/UVing a mesh to avoid pixel stretching |
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| Software |
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Autodesk Maya |
Autodesk 3ds max |
Pixologic Zbrush |
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Adobe Photoshop |
Corel Painter |
Adobe After Effects |
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| Work |
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Blue Sky Studios |
| Experience |
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Modeler |
December 2006 – Present |
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Model characters, sets, and props on the following films: |
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“Ice Age: Continental Drift” |
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“Rio” |
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“Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs” |
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“Dr. Suess’ Horton Hears a Who!” |
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