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Grant Cerulo
(508) 596-9607 | 508-861-0304 fax | 286 Stanhope St. Apt 3A, Brooklyn, NY 11237 |
grant@cerulo.com
OBJECTIVE
• Freelance 2D/3D animation in TV Commercial and Brand Advertisements
• Staff position as Maya 3D Generalist/ Technical Director
EXPERIENCE September 2008 – present
Freelance Animation Artist: New York, NY
Responsibilities: Performed 3D modeling, animation, and rendering for a variety of brand advertisements. As part of the creative team, duties ranged from pitch concept development through final product, and required participation in film shoots and production meetings. Additional tasks included roto, animation, keying, and compositing.
Studios: Humble.tv, Eyeball NYC, MTV Networks, Kershenbaum Bon Senecal + Partners, WeArePlus
Clients: BMW, Food Network, PBS Kids Go!, MTV, SoftSoap Target, Prilosec OTC, Shoe Carnival
2008-2011 Summer Curriculum
Animation Instructor: Digital Media Academy, George Washington U.; iD Tech Camps, MIT. Responsibilities: Teach courses geared toward use in next generation games: 3D Character Modeling with Maya; 3D Game Design II using the Unreal Tournament 3 Engine and Editor.
2007 – 2008
Texture Artist: “The Incident at Tower 37,” Short Film
http://bitfilms.com/tower37.html
Responsibilities: map UV data and digitally texture models for the film.
Maintained a fast-paced workflow, interacting with a team of 16 artists.
Film was selected as a SIGGRAPH 2009 Prize Nominee.
Intern
Motion Graphics Internship, The Onion, NYC
Responsibilities: Performed After Effects compositing and animation for ‘The Onion News Network’ web video content, including HUD/GUI interfaces. Created 3D set extensions by modeling and texturing in Cinema 4D, and compositing HD footage tracked in SynthEyes.
SOFTWARE Maya: Modeling, rigging, animation, texturing/lighting, rendering,
particles/instancing
After Effects: Compositing, roto/painting, keying, color correction, motion graphics, animation, Particular, Form, 3D stroke
• Illustration, rapid ideation/story board sketching, technical plan drawing
Additional software proficiency: PFTrack, Photoshop, Illustrator, Cinema 4D, Zbrush, Final Cut PRO, Flash (Including Action Script 2.0)
EDUCATION University of Massachusetts Amherst, B.F.A., Computer Animation, May 2008 Chancellor’s Talent Award for Art, 4-year full tuition scholarship
Hampshire College, Dept. of Cognitive Science; Computer Animation III 2007
Lesley College Art Institute of Boston; Traditional Animation program, 2003
PORTFOLIO www.cerulo.com | References are available upon request.
