CV and showreel

I have ten years experience as a compositor in the Animation industry using Adobe After Effects, Combustion and Animo. I have contributed to a large number of well known TV commercials in a wide variety of styles from the traditional, such as Silentnight, Charmin, and Mr. Sheen, to art-house such as ADM, Mall of America, and the Euro 2004 for the BBC. I have also worked on numerous short films such as "Meat and Electricity" directed by Martyn Pick, "Mr. Rivet" directed by Luc Chamberland, and "Eva Goes to Foreign" directed by Neil Ross. Click on the images below to see examples of my work.



I have recently joined the new London based production company Rubber as a director. Located in the heart of Covent Garden, Rubber specialises in animation, mixed media and visual effects for commercials, TV idents, and digital branded content. Above are examples of my work as director and animator, created with Adobe After Effects. Click on the images to see a quicktime movie.





Above are examples of my work as an animator working with companies such as Bermuda Shorts, Uli Meyer Animation, Th1ng and Slinky Pictures. Most of the above work was done with Adobe After Effects or Flash. My work on the BBC's Euro 2004 campaign was done with a combination of Corel Painter and Adobe After Effects. Click on the images to see a quicktime movie.









I began compositing in 1996 using Cambridge Animation System's Animo. Since then I have graduated to using Adobe After Effects and Combustion. My work varies from traditional 2D animation to 3D, live action effects and stop motion. Companies I have freelanced for include Bermuda Shorts, Th1ng, Foreign Office, Passion Pictures, Slinky Pictures, C.H.A.S.E. and Uli Meyer Animation. Click on the images to see a quicktime movie.

I recently taught myself how to use Final Cut Pro in order to edit my short film "The Visitation", and now have a good working knowledge of the program. I also edited "Eva Goes to Foreign" using AVID.

I have nine months experience as a web designer and developer working for online fashion retailer figleaves.com. The job involved designing pages in Adobe Photoshop and hand coding them in HTML and CSS.

I completed a PGCE in Art and Design Education at De Montfort University, and so am fully qualified to teach art and design from primary school level up to 'A' Level standard. Once or twice a year I fly to Denmark to teach Adobe After Effects and Animo to degree-level students at the Animation Workshop in Viborg.

As a youth I was heavily involved in amateur dramatics. I won several prizes for poetry and prose reading as well as attaining two LAMDA examination passes; Grade 5 with distinction and Grade 6 with honours.

For a full CV, send an email to: jason@groundchuck.co.uk