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Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Character Design - Sketchbook

Just getting back into the rhythm of things. Page taken from my sketchbook and colored with a Cintiq.

Sunday, January 29, 2012

Hey everybody! I will be posting some new art soon. Just been trying to get my life and my things in order and dealing with some family emergencies. Thank you everyone for your support! It is very much appreciated! :D

Wednesday, June 22, 2011

VOTE FOR US!!!

Please go to here to Animation Magazines website and vote for us! We have entered Animation Magazine's 2011 Pitch Party Contest! If we win, we will have the chance to pitch our story to a major network executive of our choice! If it all goes well, we may have the chance to get a cartoon series! Voting in only this week and ends on Sunday, June 26th! We need all the votes we can get so tell your friends and family!!! Spread the word! Help us get our show on the TV!

Monday, June 20, 2011

Emulation - Ragnar

Looking through my artbooks and decided to do something in the style of Ragnar.

Sunday, May 29, 2011

Wild Kratts: Jon!

I krattified my friend Jon! Ha ha! Wild Kratts is a fantastic, educational and artistic children's show on PBS Kids go! Check it out here.

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Wild Kratts: Joe!

Watching more Wild Kratts! My friend Joe requested that I "krattify" him. So here is Joe in Wild Kratts style!

Monday, May 23, 2011

Wild Kratts!

I have been watching a lot of Wild Kratts on PBS Kids Go!, so I decided to do my own Kratt character...me! Hope you like it.

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Melinda Davidson
melinda.davidson@hotmail.com

EXPERIENCE

Freelance Graphic Design
June 2011 - Present
Juxta Labs
Create assets for online social games.

Project Team Specialist
June 2002-Present
Best Buy - Retail
Display product and set up vendor displays, ensure functionality, price items. Implement planograms, send off recap emails to management. Travel to other stores to help them set up for new store openings. Recently went to London to help with an international NSO.

Story Artist/Character Designer/Penciller/Colorist
Mar 2010-Present
Too Many Legs Animation Studios - Freelance – www.tmlanimation.com
Designed characters and created main story beats for a retelling of Snow White and The Emperor’s New Clothes. Images for this project used in a video for deaf children.

Character Designer/Penciller/Inker/Story Development
Sept 2008-Present
Crow Bar Media - Freelance – http://www.stranglerbrothers.com/
Designed characters for an upcoming comic book. Worked with clients on style, poses, and discussed changes to the artwork. Developed story ideas. Brokedown story, created page composition, then cleaned up in Photoshop and Painter. Created book layout and cover, sent off to publisher. Had a booth at the San-Diego Comic-Con to promote Strangler Brothers Comic in 2010.

Extra
April 2010
Rapid Films - 127 Hours / Directed by Danny Boyle
Was an extra on film production set for the film 127 hours, followed direction of the director, remained professional in the presence of big name actors and film crew.

Set Dresser/Extra: Dracula’s Mistress
September 2009
Independent Film - Monster Bash / Directed by Stephen Simmons
Gathered Halloween themed materials, props, furniture, etc. to decorate set. Dressed sets to create a look suited for the shots. I was an extra and played Dracula’s Mistress and took direction from the director.

Set Dresser/Props
August 2009
Independent Film - Z / Directed by Tsuyoshi Ishida
Gathered materials, props, furniture, etc. to decorate set. Dressed sets to create a look suited for the shots.

Illustrator/Character Designer
June 2009
James Saley - Freelance
Designed characters for a multimedia based website. Worked with client on style, poses, and discussed changes to the artwork.

Extra
Summer 2008
Disney - High School Musical 3:Senior Year / Directed by Kenny Ortega
Was an extra on film production set for HSM3, followed direction of the director, remained professional in the presence of big name actors and film crew.

Animator/Camera Setup/Character
Designer/Story/Storyboard Artist
Brigham Young University “Pajama Gladiator”
Aug 05-Apr 07
Pajama Gladiator
Used Maya 7.0 to animate, followed direction from director, created a sense of emotion in characters movements. Used Maya 7.0 to do camera setup. Read script and designed characters. Did research and drew characters in different styles. Collaborated and created a script and storyboards for a Senior Animation project. Worked in a “pipe-line” process. Pajama Gladiator won several awards including the 2009 Oscar Student Gold Medal for Best Animation from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the 2009 Animated Student Emmy Award, and the Viewers’ Choice and Producers’ Choice Awards at the 2008 Nicktoons Network Animation Festival.

EDUCATION
BFA Degree - Animation
Brigham Young University - 2008
Continuing Independant Study @ BYU - Present

AS Degree - General Studies
Salt Lake Community College - 2007
Film and Japanese Independent Study
Japanese Study Abroad Program

AAS Degree - Animation/Multimedia/Film
Salt Lake Community College - 2002

SKILLS

Computer Programs
Maya 7.0, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere, Corel Painter 9, Final Cut Pro, After Effects, Cintiq
Microsoft Excel, Word, Works

Design Skills
Digital/SLR Photography, Color Theory, Crafts, Sculpting, Costume Design, Layout, Cinematography.

Business Skills
Sales, Customer Service, Presentations, Leadership, Training

Language Skills
Moderate Japanese

AFFILIATIONS & AWARDS
BYU Animation Club, MPAU (Motion Picture Association of Utah).
J.C. Hackett Car Cruisers Association
Sterling Scholar Award in Art, Hillcrest High School, 2000
Talent Award for Art, Brigham Young University, 2007
DeLorean Owners Association

ACTIVITIES & INTERESTS
-Watching my favorite TV series, going to movies, listening to music, playing video games.
-Voice Acting on a regular basis, Photographing friends and old rusty vehicles, Studying Cinematography, Doing special effects makeup projects for fun, Designing and creating costumes, Going to thrift stores for props, costumes, and books, Finding cool restaurants and coffee houses.
-Reading and writing Poetry, Reading, Writing and Illustrating a graphic novel, Reading Children’s Books.
-Speaking Japanese, Studying Japanese Culture.
-Snow Boarding, Long-boarding, Going to Car Shows with my
DeLorean, Traveling.