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Seth Hippen (310) 754-5206 (801) 789-7097 seth.hippen@gmail.com
EXPERIENCE
Lumenas Animation Studios (February 2009 – present)
Character Animator
I animated pre-production animation tests for The Legend of Santa Claus.
Avalanche Software (Disney Interactive) (June 2007 –January 2009)
Senior Artist
I animated for Bolt and Hannah Montana World Tour video games, along with other undisclosed projects. I also lead the cinematics teams for Bolt with animation direction.
Sony Pictures Imageworks (February 2005 – May 2007) (March 2004 – August 2004)
Senior Character Animator
I animated on Surf’s Up, Monster House, The Polar Express and Beowulf.
Waterford(October 2004 – February 2005) (April 2001-February 2004)
Character Designer/ Animation Artist
I did many things: character animation, character design, storyboards, modeling, lighting, texturing, rigging, and compositing. I also taught training classes in animation principles and character design.
Toonstruck –in association with Reel FX (September 2004 – December 2004)
Digital Character Animator
I created character and creature animation for the feature film Action Man. Lots of fun!
Film Roman (June-August 2000)
Character Layout Artist (Internship)
I “cut my teeth” doing character layout work on The Simpsons. This was through the internship program with the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.
Ricks Brothers Animation (May-September 1999)
Concept Artist
Character design, storyboard, and children’s book illustration.
EDUCATION
BrighamYoungUniversity(1999-2002)
BFA Degree: Industrial Design (Animation emphasis)
Taught training sessions for general drawing skills, and Maya software.
Two projects shown at 'Final Cut' film festival; one included in 'The Best of Final Cut'.
Earned four academic scholarships.
RicksCollege(1997-1999)
Major: Illustration
Earned academic and talent scholarships.
SOFTWARE
Maya (9 years), Softimage XSI (< 1 year), PhotoShop (9 years), After Effects (4 years), Painter (1 year).
REFERENCES
Available upon request.
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