Resume

Katerina Pantela

Animator/Visual Development Artist/ Character Designer

Phone: 00353 860880416     Email: katerinapantela@yahoo.com
Website: 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: 
  • 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)
2D DESIGNER. Props, sets and visual development for pre-school TV series for Nickelodeon.

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 INTERNWork 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.
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.
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-