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 2012 – present
Blue Sky Studios, Greenwich, CT
-Ice Age 4 (2012)

Animator, May 2, 2011 – October 25, 2011
Rhythm & Hues Studios, El Segundo, CA
-Alvin & the Chipmunks: Chip-wrecked (2011)

Intermediate Animator, January 2011 - April 2011
Sony Pictures Imageworks, Culver City, CA
Quickly established myself as a go-to animator for subtle hero acting shots.
-The Smurfs (2011), Feature

Senior Animator, 2003 - 2008, Freelance Animator, 2011
Anzovin Studio, Northampton, MA
Animated across a wide range of genres and animation styles on nearly two dozen different projects, learning the value of excellent time management and meeting deadlines with high quality work.
Notable Projects:
-Black Eyed Peas Super Bowl Commercial (2011)
-Eleven (2010), In house animated short
-Lego Star Wars (2008), Animated shorts for online viewing
-Monopoly (2008), “Monopoly Man” commercials
-Shloer Fairies (2008), Animated commercials for UK broadcast
-Mercenaries 2 (2008), Game cinematics mo-cap cleanup
-T-Mobile Music Monsters (2007), Dancing monster commercials
-Sid Meier’s Railroads (2006), Game cinematics
-Da Vinci Code Game (2006), Game cinematics
-Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Game (2005), Game cinematics
-Halo 2 (2004), Game cinematics
-GI Joe: Valor vs. Venom (2004), Feature on Cartoon Network

Animator, January 2010 - September 2010
Seven45 Studios, Boston, MA
Entered during crunch and hit the ground running, learning a new animation package as I hit my deadlines with impressive quality. Game cycles and cut scenes.

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.

-Winner of the 2010 Rhode Island Dragon Boat Festival
-Gold medal winner in the 2010 Montreal International Dragon Boat Festival
-Animator on colleagues' short, “Caldera” (2010), currently in production
-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, Softimage, After Effects, Photoshop, Windows, Linux

Animation Mentor – Polishing & Portfolio Refresher Class 2010
Animation Mentor – Advanced Character Animation Studies 2009
Hampshire College – Bachelor of Arts 2003

Nature Photography, Travel, Hiking, Kayaking

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