References available upon request.References

University: Bournemouth University:[September 2012 - June 2015] BA(Hons) Computer Animation Arts - (Received a 2:1)

Education

Terrorbite Interactive Intern – 3d Generalist[1st June 2013 - 5th September 2013] Produced a series of asset models, character models, uv maps and textures for an Indie Games company in Portsmouth.

Accounts-Team Marketing - Freelance 2d Animator/Graphic Artist[Summer 2013 , Summer 2014] Created a 2 minute 2D animation and range of graphics for a local business, helping to rebrand their website over a period of 3 weeks during the early summers of 2013 & 2014. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LZFglir8Zg

BFX Competition 2014 - Rigger & Character TD[7th June 2014 - 28th August 2014] Worked with a team of 5 highly skilled students (Team Beard) from Bournemouth university for 7 weeks to produce a 30 second animation piece for the national BFX competition 2014. http://vimeo.com/106957638

Outpost VFX - Rigger & Animator[26th May - 30th May 2015] Rigged and animated a photo-realistic butterfly for use by McLaren at car shows. Displayed on a 360° panoramic screen. Wrote rigging scripts in python.

Work Experience

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BFX Competition 2015 - Director & Rigger[July 2015 - Present] As part of the BFX competition I am working with a team to develop a CG 30 second advert for the charity Anthony Nolan . I am currently developing an auto-rigging system which will be applied to our three main characters My other roles include; directing, modelling and compositing.Final Major Project - Rigger, Animator and Character Modeller[15th September 2014 - 15th June 2015] Worked with a team of 4 other Bournemouth 3rd Year Students to create a 1 - 2 minute short film about a love story between the sun and moon. Received a first.

Projects

Maya

Python

MEL

nCloth

Nuke After Effects

Photoshop

Mudbox

3d Coat

Zbrush

Adobe Flash

Adobe Premiere Pro

Uv Layout ProCapable of realistic & stylised animation/rigging.

Writing scripts to increase maximum efficiency.

Deep understanding of anatomy.

Sociable, easy to work with.

SoftwareRole SpecificSkills

website: www.alextavener.co.uke-mail: a_tavener@hotmail.com Phone: (+44)7833569360

Rigging TD | AnimatorAlex Tavener