Shervin Etaat

Animation Artist

RESUME

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2011

Animator for Psyop. Created 2D digital animation to be used in commercials for Reebok Zigtec campaign and Norton Antivirus.

 

Designer & Animator for Shilo. Created design and animation to be used in commercial for Spin Master.


Illustrator & Designer for Logan. Created style frames and illustrations to develop various commercials and pitches.

 

Compositor & Animator for Duck Studios, on various commercials and short form projects.

 

Animator for TrailerPark. Created 2D digital animation to be used in commercial for Ambercare.

 

Animator for Blacklist. Developed animatic for Above the Influence, a public service announcement.

 

2010

Animator for SDF-1 Studios. Created 2D digital animation to be used in commercial for Yahoo.

 

Art Director of visual development, for an animated feature,
produced by James Young Entertainment.

 

Designer & Animator for PreHistin, a commercial for Motor Entertainment. Creating design, layout and animation.

 

2009

Designer of Video Game for Konami Digital Entertainment.
Creating asset design, UI art and conceptual design for game.

 

2008

Director of Animated film, Bandits of the Egg, creating the story, preliminary art, color styling, storyboards, 2D/ 3D integration, editing, compositing, design and animation, while over seeing a group of animators, colorists and modelers.

 

2007

Intern for Nickelodeon Studios, Avatar The Last Airbender,
Working with the production team to prepare material for the artists.

 

2006

Animator. Created visual effects for music video, Attack. A 30 Seconds to Mars video for FM Rocks.

 

2005

Intern for G7 Animation, working with a development team to conceptualize pitch ideas and design bibles in Adobe Photoshop.

 

2004

Animator. Created animation for the promotion of Hygienie, a show For childrens’ programming, including storyboarding, animation, digital painting and editing.

SELECTED SPECIALIZED SKILLS

Traditional animation
Storyboarding
Conceptual Design
Color Styling
Character Design

Compositing

Illustration
Painting
After Effects CS5
Photoshop CS5
Premiere CS5
Flash CS5
Maya 8.0

EDUCATION

2004-2008            

University of Southern California, Master of Fine Arts, Division of Animation and Digital Arts.

 

1999-2002

California Institute of the Arts, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Character Animation.

 

1998

University of Los Angeles California, Fine Arts major, School of the Fine Arts and Architecture.