Steven J. Brooks Resume
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Steven J. Brooks
Phone: 818-415-6728.
For an extensive on line resume, reel, and portfolio, visit my web site:
http://www.ColorInAble.com/resume
E-Mail: FX at ColorInAble dot com
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Summary of Qualifications
Adobe: After Effects, Photoshop / ImageReady, Illustrator, Flash
NewTek: Lightwave 3D v8
Misc: Digital Fusion v5, Final Cut (limited VFX support), DV Studio (basic DVD disc)
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Notable Projects
2008 - The Legend of Sasquatch
2007 - The Last Sentinel
2006 - The Guardian
2005 - Dark Water
2005 - Threshold
2004 - Drew Carey Green Screen Show
2003 - The Last Samurai
2003 - Dragon Storm
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EXPERIENCE:
2006 - 2008 - Composite Artist / 3D Animator / Web & Graphic Designer
Gorilla Pictures, Burbank, CA
Composite Artist, Lead VFX Artist, Shepherded the 3d animated film “The Legend of Sasquatch” from near theatrical completion to DVD with Lionsgate, Principal VFX artist on "The Last Sentinel", worked on promotional and interstitial for Disney networks spots.
2003 - 2006 - Composite Artist / 3D Animator
Flash Film Works, Hollywood, CA
Animating and modeling using Lightwave and compositing and rotoscoping with Digital Fusion for “The Last Samurai”. Composite, rotoscope & paint for “The Guardian”, “Dark Water”, “Man of the House”, “Into the Blue”, “The Darkening”
2005 - 3D Animator / Composite Artist
Eden FX, Hollywood, CA
Photo-real animating with Lightwave, and compositing with After Effects for CBS's “Threshold”
2004 - Compositor / Matte Cutter
Acme Filmworks Hollywood, CA
Compositing and matte cutting, using After Effects for “The Drew Carey Green Screen Show”
2004 - Compositor
Tigar Hare Studios, Sherman Oaks, CA
Compositing motion graphics and toy previz animations using Digital Fusion for Mattel’s 2004
Toy Fair presentations.
2004 - 3D Animator
Super 78, Hollywood, CA
Animating and modeling forensic animations using Lightwave for UPN’s “I’m Still Alive”.
2002 - 2003 - 3D Animator / Composite Artist
UFO Films, Burbank, CA
Animating and modeling using Lightwave and compositing in After Effects for photo-real sci-fi and action films “Dragon Storm”, “Silent Warnings”, “Maximum Velocity”, “Epoch Evolution”, “Rapid Exchange” and “Dark Waters”.
2002 - 2005 - Comp Artist, Flash Guru, Web Designer
Smorgasbord Productions, Hollywood CA
Freelance work including the film “Weapons of Mass Destruction”, PSA “Henrietta Heron”, and the web sites “TheBCompany.com” and “FeastOfLA.org”.
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EDUCATION: / AFFILLIATIONS:
Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Photographic Illustration with a concentration in Film & Video:
Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY. August 1984.

Associate of Applied Science degree in Photography:
Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY. May 1984.

Member: ASIFA-Hollywood, April 2002 to present.

Member: L.A. ACM SIGGRAPH Professional Chapter, May 2005 to present.
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