TAMSEN BRYON
tbryon@sbcglobal.net
(925) 337-1972
ANIMATION EXPERIENCE
June. '09 - current
Freelance Animator
Clients: STP Productions, Easley-Dunn Animation
Remote freelance work creating animations for a children's TV pilot, Facebook and iphone games, rendering sprites, setting up cameras, manipulating game art for backgrounds, rigging characters. (Maya 8.5, 2008, 2009, Photoshop)
Nov '08 to March '09
Freelance Character Animator, CBN Animation Studio
Remote freelance work creating 3D character animations for a children's DVD series. Edited layout and camera moves. Assisted with troubleshooting various technical issues. (Maya 8.5)
Nov '07 to July '08
Associate Character Animator, Electronic Arts
Created character driven in-game shots for Sims 3, worked closely with designers and engineers to ensure that animations fulfilled design and time requirements, made and updated motion trees, used in-house technical tools to set-up and test animations for game. (Maya 8.5, proprietary tools)
June '07 to Sept '07
Junior Character Animator, Autumn Moon Entertainment
Created in-game and cinematic sequences for “A Vampyre Story”, and set up 2D backgrounds in shots. (Maya 7.0)
EDUCATION
Diploma in Advanced Studies in Character Animation, AnimationMentor.com
B.A., Studio Art , Minor in Psychology, C S U Hayward (3.9 GPA)
California Teaching Credential, CalStateTeach (4.0 GPA)
AWARDS
Jan 2007 Most Improved Student, Student Choice Award, Animation Mentor.com
2006 Rotary Outstanding Educator of the Year
PREVIOUS JOBS
Teaching
Graphic Design/Web Design
Exercise Rider and Jockey
REFERENCES
View references on my LinkedIn page at www.linkedin.com/in/tamsenbryon