Benjamin F. de Leeuw
70 Woodfin Place
Asheville, NC 28801
(415) 552-2344
bfd@bendytoons.com
SKILLS :
3D modelling, rigging, animation
Film and animation direction
Character design
Realtime/Game production
Team management
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Animator/Consultant , Contract, San Francisco CA, 2001-present
Clients include animation content companies, animation tool companies, film production companies, and web content companies. Contracts have included:
Design and Animation ,On24, 2008
Created assets and animation for architectural visualization.
Character Animation ,Present Creative, 2006
Animation for mobile platform games.
Editor/Technical Editor , CMP, San Francisco CA, 2006
The book, “Game Character Modelling and Animation with 3DS Max”.
Director/Editor , False Gods Productions, San Francisco CA, 2003-2004
Co-developed, directed, and edited award winning short film “Bubble”.
Other duties have included: character modeling and design; application and workflow design; film editing; story editing; and teaching.
Producer/Director , Shout Interactive/Eyematic Interfaces, San Francisco CA, 2000-2001
Created real-time and rendered 3-D animations highlighting the use of facial motion capture and the creation of realistic 3-D characters. These animations were created for a wide variety of platforms including, rendered video, accelerated real-time Internet, plug-in-less Java, and Next Generation wireless devices. Tasks include animation direction, 3-D modeling and character animation, character rigging, directing performance animation & voice acting, scriptwriting, and project & team management.
Creative Director / Technical animation lead , infoplasm, San Francisco CA, 1997-2000
infoplasm was a six-person studio focused on real-time, Interactive 3-D content development for the computer and advertising industries. My tasks included art direction, character design, 3-D modeling and animation, technical direction, scriptwriting & dialogue, as well as team & project management. Key clients included: Eyematic Interfaces, Intel, ZDNet, Ogilvy & Mather, Datafusion, CMP Media and others.
Instructor , San Francisco State University MSP, San Francisco CA, 1997-2003
Courses included Principles of Animation, Character Studio,and Advanced 3DMax animation workshop
In-house Consultant , Intervista, San Francisco CA, 1996-1997
Brought in to focus on animation and 3D design, for a cutting edge developer of web 3D. Duties included various animation and design tasks, including the "VRML Circus", a very early exploration of characters and art in web 3D.
Freelance Animator\CG Artist , Contract, San Francisco CA, 1995-1996
Worked on a large variety of CG projects. Primarily character and environment design and construction, as well as animation for CD- ROM games, game prototypes, broadcast animation, and even the Rolling Stones Voodoo Lounge CD-ROM.
3D Artist , Amazing Media, San Anselmo CA, 1993-1995
Created art and animation for the CD-ROM game "Frankenstein: through the eyes of the monster", starring Tim Curry, and published by Interplay. Acted as lead artist on the unpublished “Aftermath”.
PUBLICATIONS:
”Digital Cinematography” (1997) AP Professional, isbn 0-12-208875-1
An introduction to the basics of cinematography for CG animators. This award-winning book was published in foreign editions as well.
PANELS & PRESENTATIONS:
SFMOMA , San Francisco, CA, March 13 2003
Machinima, a panel in the Seventh Art series of film lectures.
Game Developers Conference , San Jose CA, 1996,1997,1998
Presented a variety of classes focused on Animation and Cinematic Design, and a two day 3DSMax intensive.
3-D Design Conference , San Francisco, CA, 1995, 1996,1997,1998
Presented a variety of animation and design classes, including “Virtual Lighting” and “3D Storytelling”. Also participated in ”Building a 3D Team”, a panel on team design and work strategy for web 3D.
ACADEMIC PREPARATION:
Computer Arts Institute , San Francisco CA, 1992
Animation and 3D training, including: 3D Studio, the predecessor to 3DSMax; and Video Game Animation, in the sprite based era.
Vassar College , Poughkeepsie, NY, 1988
Bachelor’s degree in Film and Drama.
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