Brion A. Long

 

Atlanta, GA ¨  (410) 303-8986 ¨ BrionLong@gmail.com

 

CAREER OBJECTIVE

Seeking a freelance position that will allow me to utilize advanced skills in concept and development, animation, and motion design

 

EDUCATION

Savannah College of Art & Design            Savannah, GA, 2005

Bachelor of Fine Arts, 3D Animation    

 

EMPLOYMENT

Animator

Planit Agency, Inc.             Baltimore, MD,                                                             2005-2007

 

Member of an animation team responsible for the concept and development of 3D characters, design, modeling, texturing and lighting for web based applications, television, and print advertisements.  Demonstrate proficiency in meeting project deadlines. Supervise and train newly hired animators in career-related tasks and assigned projects.

 
Broadcast Designer, Animation

Family Network & Television                             Atlanta, GA                               2008-Present

        

Broadcast designer responsible for designing logos, animated intros, product promotions, and graphics packages for live and pre-recorded cable television.

 

QUALIFICATIONS SUMMARY

Maya, Cinema 4D, Photoshop CS4, After Effects CS4, Mocha, Illustrator CS4, Adobe Premier, Zbrush, Real Flow, Boujou, Dreamweaver, HDRI, Mac/Windows OS

 

EXPERIENCE HIGHLIGHTS

 

2009     Family Net Television – Jot the Dot – Character redesign and animated series

2008     Family Net Television – motion graphic packages for the following:

            Wretched with Todd Friel

            Every Day with Marcus and Lisa

            Life in the ATL           

            The Venue

2007     Bully Entertainment – Stunt Frog – Nickelodeon pilot animation

2007            Chartwells Dining  – Water Consumption Ad – Zbrush print advertisement

2007     Wall Street Institute – Language School DVD – After Effects animation

2006            Chesapeake Club – Crab Kwan Do – viral video for Internet

2006     Shaded Box – Socom 4 for Playstation 3 - cinematic scenes

2006     New Psalmist Baptist Church – www.NewPsalmist.org - 3D Church Render            `

2006             Caterpillar – Cat Reman Project – video demonstration of product

2006     Johns Hopkins Hospital – Kennedy Kreiger Spinal Research – “The Gamma Knife”

2006            Pangloss Films – Science of Surveillance Explorer – infrared cameras and x-ray devices

2005 - 2006   National Geographic Television

        Edfu Project – Egyptian temple for a museum in Egypt

        Insect Wars – Transitioned various insects from live footage to 3D

                   Ultimate Bridges Sweden – Oresund Bridge connecting Denmark & Sweden

       Ultimate Bridges China – Lupu, Runyang, and Sutong Bridges

       Ultimate Bridges Greece – Rion Bridge

       Fire Ants – Fire Ant invasion of Texas and the Phorid Fly solution

 

 

HONORS/AWARDS

2008     Create Award – Wretched animation– Silver

2007            Chartwells- Addy Award-Gold

2006            Savannah College of Art and Design– career showcase, Poetter Hall

2006     Silver Davey’s Awards – National Geographic Bridges & Fire Ants

2006     Gold & Silver Addy Awards

            Special Effects – Crab Kwan Do viral web video-Gold

            Special Effects – Caterpillar Reman animated product demo-Gold

            Flash Based Consumer Website – Team Lexus Online-Silver