Kate Burgess
San Francisco, CA ;)
415 728 8113
burgess.kate1@gmail.com
Summary of Qualifications - 8 years of experience in game and cartoon art with an emphasis on 2D
- Strong creative thinking and problem solving skills
- Team management and art direction skills
- Nice person
Software and Skills - Location, Prop, and Character Design
- Flash and Photoshop expert (former full time Flash Animator)
- Maya, Zbrush, and XSI
- Classical Animation and 3D experience
Professional Experience
LEAD ARTIST - Wonderhill - Jan 2009 - present
I direct and manage 5 artists across a variety of games. I do the hiring, scheduling, conduct performance reviews and guide the look of the games - both by facilitating an open, critique friendly atmosphere and by giving direct and specific feedback to each person. I'm also a full time artist.
INSTRUCTOR - ACADEMY OF ART UNIVERSITY - 2008 Visual Development Instructor (graduate) and experimental animation instructor (undergraduate.)
- Writing and delivering complex course material – character design, perspective, composition, environment design, and color theory – in a short time frame
- Tracking progress of over 50 students, and communicating their progress to them
NATIONAL FILM BOARD OF CANADA, (Remote), 2008 Storyboard and Location Designer – Short Film
- Worked remotely as the principle storyboard artist and location designer for this short film
- Responsible for defining style and medium of piece
- Worked closely with live action director to improve the visual story telling
LEAP IN ENTERTAINMENT, 2007 Visual Development Artist, “Just Leap In” MMO
- Designed, modeled, and textured original environments for the game
- Defined style of characters by designing initial set of avatars
- Provided continuous feedback and suggestions on structure of gaming experience
BARDEL ENTERTAINMENT, 2006/2007 Location Designer, “Chaotic” TV series
Location Designer, “Edgar and Ellen”
- Created 3-5 new location designs per week
- Held weekly meetings with the episode director to determine specific needs of the designs
VANGUARD ANIMATION -2006 Layout Artist – Space Chimps feature film
- Interpreted script and storyboard into 3D using Maya
- Took direction from Creative Director and Cinematographer
BARDEL ENTERTAINMENT -2006 Prop Designer, ‘Viva Pinata’ TV series
- Created 1-8 new prop designs per day
- Creatively interpreted prop design to include more humor
- Took feedback directly from series director
STUDIO B PRODUCTIONS-2005/2006 Flash Animator, “Pucca” TV series
- Responsible for full sequences of broadcast quality animation
*** Interlude For 3D Training at Vancouver Film School *** 2005 GENERALISED FLASH 2002-2004 I spent two years animating and designing in Flash. I worked as a UI Artist at EA, a Flash animator on Mucha Lucha, (and a couple of unsuccessful pilots) and as an interactive animator and designer at an exhibit design firm.
Education
3D Animation and Visual Effects, 2005
Vancouver Film School
Bachelor of Media Arts – Film Animation Major, Graduated Honors 2002
Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design
Art Fundamentals, 1997
Sheridan College
Awards
Elan Award - best production design in a cartoon series , 2007
I was on the six person production design team for Star Farm's "Edgar and Ellen."
Electronic Arts Reveal Contest, 2006
Second Prize in the Modeling and Texturing Category
BC Student Animation Festival, 2002
First Prize in the Public Service Announcement Category
References Available on Request
