Cristin McKee

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Professional and highly motivated animator with a passion for animated storytelling. Enjoys learning from others and excels in a team environment.

Animator, January 2010 - present
Seven45 Studios, Boston, MA
Animated game cycles and cut scenes for “PowerGig: Rise of the Six String” (2010) with the complex actions of rock stars performing very active shows. Significantly improved quality by volunteering a plan to overhaul facial animation.

Lead Animation Instructor and Course Developer, September 2006 - March 2010
Sessions Online School of Design, NY, NY
Guided students through the course with detailed advice and critiques. Repeatedly performed in the top percentage of instructors at yearly reviews.

Senior Animator, September 2003 - December 2008
Anzovin Studio, Northampton, MA
Animated across a wide range of genres and animation styles, in addition to modeling, lighting, and story as needed. Improved studio efficiency to meet client deadlines.

Notable Projects:
-Eleven (2009), In house animated short
-Lego Star Wars (2008), Animated shorts for online viewing
-Monopoly (2008), “Monopoly Man” commercials
-T-Mobile Music Monsters (2007), Dancing monster commercials
-Sid Meier’s Railroads (2006), Game cinematics
-Faith of My Fathers (2005), Broadcast feature airplane animation
-Halo 2 (2004), Game cinematics
-GI Joe: Valor vs. Venom (2004), Feature on Cartoon Network

-Gold medal winner in the 2010 Montreal International Dragon Boat Festival
-Creator of “Falling Up” (2010), an animated short currently in production
-Animator on colleagues' short, “Caldera” (2010), currently in production
-Animator on the Zoetifex short, “Alfred Hitchcock Presents: The Birds” (2009)
-Featured student in Animation Mentor July 2009 newsletter
-Animator on the award winning Bit Films short, “Incident at Tower 37” (2009), appearing in dozens of festivals and winning 19 awards so far
-Invited to guest lecture on character animation at Umass Lowell (2008)
-Panelist in the 2004 Northampton Film Festival
-Panelist in the 2003 Siggraph Educator’s Program
-Lead Animator on Bit Films short, “Displacement” (2002), appearing in 6 festivals

Maya, 3DS Max (including Biped and CAT), Softimage, After Effects, Photoshop

Animation Mentor – Advanced Character Animation Studies 2009
Hampshire College – Bachelor of Arts 2003

Photography, Travel, Kayaking, Dragon Boat Racing

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