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R E S U M E
Chansoo Kim
2472 Geary Blvd, San Francisco, CA 94115
kimchansoo@hotmail.com www.chansookim.com (323) 219-0052
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To work as a Character Animator in the field of computer animation.
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Work Experience |
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| Industrial Light & Magic - San Francisco (Nov 2006 - Current) |
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Character Animator. "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End".
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| Rhythm & Hues Studios - Los Angeles (Apr 2005 - Current) |
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Character Animator. "Garfield: the Tale of Two Kitties".
Character Animator & Matchmove TD. "Charlotte's Web".
Animation Layout TD. Layout setup for "the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe".
Character Animator. Animated short "Highlight Real" - Directed by Lyndon Barrois.
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| Rhythm & Hues Studios - Los Angeles (Feb 2005 - Mar 2005) |
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Animation Apprentice. Trained as a character animator with realistic CG characters
for "the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe".
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| Commondeer Studios - Los Angeles (Apr 2004) |
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Animator - Stop-motion Animation for music video, The Faint "Desperate Guys" |
| Jellyman Productions, Catching Kringle - Los Angeles (Nov 2003 - Feb 2004) |
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Ink & Color - Computer 2D animation - Directed by Jeff Wadlow - 14 min |
| Mama Boy Productions, Oedipus - Los Angeles (Jun 2003 - Oct 2003) |
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Animator - Stop-motion Animation - Directed by Jason Wishnow - 7 min |
| USC Division of Animation and Digital Arts - Los Angeles (Sep 2001 - Aug 2004) |
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Teaching Assistant. Taught and assisted students in animation classes.
Technical Support. Supported computer maintenance in the department.
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| Equation - Los Angeles (May 2001 - Aug 2001) |
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Storyboard Artist for a live action short film – Directed by Anuj Majumdar – 15 min |
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| Films |
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| Vaudeville, 2005 - Director and Animator - 2D hand-drawn animation (5 min) |
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Student Academy Awards Regional Finalist, Ottawa Animation Festival |
| Woman in the Attic, 2003 - Director and Animator - Stop-motion animation (5 min) |
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World Fest Houston, Ottawa, Annecy, Zagreb Animation Festival, SXSW Film Festival |
| Rainy Day, 2002 - Director and Animator - 2D & 3D computer animation (1 min) |
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Showcased in SIGGRAPH 2002 Intel Booth |
| Floating, 2001 - Director and Animator - 2D hand-drawn animation (2 min) |
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Official Selection: Student Academy Awards Finalist, Palm Springs Int'l Festival of Short Films, Hiroshima Animation Festival, Holland Animation Festival
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| Education |
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| University of Southern California, Los Angeles |
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Master of Fine Arts in Animation & Digital Arts, 2004 |
| Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea |
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Bachelor of Fine Arts in Visual Communication Design, 1994
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Honors & Awards |
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Fulbright Scholarship, 2000 - 2002
Gene Autry Scholarship, 2001 - 2002
Hollywood Foreign Press Award, 2001 - 2002
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| Skills |
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Maya
Voodoo (R&H)
Final Cut Pro
Shake
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Photoshop
Illustrator
After Effects
Premiere
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Avid
ProTools
Painter
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Environment: strong knowledge in computer working environment: Linux, Windows, Mac and scripting language in general. |
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