Katerina Pantela
Animator/Visual Development Artist/ Character Designer
Phone: 00353 860880416 Email: katerinapantela@yahoo.comWebsite: http://katerinapantela.blogspot.ie
SKILLS
An aspiring visual development artist and character animator. I am classically
trained in animation, concept design, layout, background, storyboarding and painting
both traditionally and digitally.
My aim is to keep learning and growing as an artist and a professional.
Software Experience: My aim is to keep learning and growing as an artist and a professional.
- Adobe Photoshop (design and illustration, storyboarding)
- Adobe Flash (2D hand-drawn and digital cut-out animation, design & illustration)
- Toon Boom Harmony (2D hand-drawn and digital cut-out animation)
- Autodesk Softimage (3D animation)
- ZBrush (Modelling, Sculpting)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Brown Bag Films. January 2016 - Present. (Ireland)
Brown Bag Films. January 2016 - Present. (Ireland)
2D DESIGNER. Props, sets and visual development for pre-school TV series for Nickelodeon.
Boulder Media. January 2015 - November 2015. (Ireland)
Boulder Media. January 2015 - November 2015. (Ireland)
CHARACTER ANIMATOR. Animation for Disney XD “Wander Over Yonder” - Annie Awarded series for best children's TV animated show 2016.
Boulder
Media. October 2013 – December 2014. (Ireland)
CHARACTER
ANIMATOR. Animation for Disney XD “Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja”, season
2.
FREELANCE ILLUSTRATOR. June 2013 – July 2013. (Cyprus/ Greece)
Contracted as a children’s book Illustrator on project “Ntoulapinitsa” (not yet published).
La
Fabrique d’Images. August 2011 - September
2011. (Luxembourg)
BACKGROUND
ARTIST and PROP DESIGN INTERN. Work Placement. Creating and painting
backgrounds and props for children’s TV production ‘Michel’.
Bug
AS. July 2011. (Norway)
VISUAL
DEVELOPMENT INTERN. Work Placement. Responsible for early character designs and visual
development for the animated intro of sports TV show ''FC Football''.
La
Fabrique d’Images. January 2011 - March 2011. (Luxembourg)
ANIMATION INTERN. Work Placement. I did effects and character animation,
both hand- drawn and digital cut-out using Toon Boom Harmony for children’s TV production
‘Grenadine and Peppermint’.
ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE AND FILMOGRAPHY
National Centre of Computer Animation. Short Film. January 2013 - March 2013. (UK)
CONCEPT
ARTIST and CREATURE ANIMATOR. “Assassin” - a 3D animation and VFX group
project.
AUCB.
Graduation Film. October 2011- June 2012. (UK)
PRODUCTION
DESIGNER, ANIMATOR and CO-DIRECTOR. “Holy She*p” – award winning short film for which I was responsible for part of the animation, the production design, as well as co-directing and producing.
EDUCATION
Animation SkillNet (Ireland). November 2014 - December 2014.
Animation SkillNet (Ireland). November 2014 - December 2014.
Business for Animation.
CGMA 2D Academy. 2014 - 2015
-Character Design for Animation
-Fundamentals of Environment Design
-Character Design for Production
National Centre of Computer Animation - Bournemouth University. September 2012 - February 2013.
Completed the following classes in 3D Computer Animation: Computer Animation Techniques (Distinction), Group Project
(Distinction), Moving Image Theory (Merit).
The
Arts University College at Bournemouth (AUCB). September 2009 - June 2012.
-Character Design for Animation
-Fundamentals of Environment Design
-Character Design for Production
National Centre of Computer Animation - Bournemouth University. September 2012 - February 2013.
Completed the following classes in 3D Computer Animation: Computer Animation Techniques (Distinction), Group Project
(Distinction), Moving Image Theory (Merit).
BA (Hons)
Animation Production, with a First Class Honours.
FRAMESTORE.
2012.
VFX
short course: an
eight-week course
taught by Framestore professionals,
designed
to teach the fundamental entry level skills of Paint and Roto,
Camera and Body Tracking.
AUCB.
2010.
Acting
Workshop, short course. A ten-week practical workshop that provided me with
basic acting knowledge and understanding, developing my performance skills in
animation.
University
for the Creative Arts, Epsom (UCA). 2008 - 2009.
Foundation
Diploma in Art and Design, with a Distinction.
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
Cyprus Association of Cancer Patients and Friends (PASYKAF). March 2013 – 2014
Assisted in preparing and pulling
through fund-raising events.
-References available
upon request-