Tracy Reynolds (434)242-0278 Charlottesville, Virginia tracy.reynolds@usa.net SUMMARY Lead artist and animator with over 9 years of increasing responsibilities in a software and video production environment. Strong drafting and design skills with attention to detail. Works equally well with others as well as with a team, with little to no supervision. Skilled with Flash and Photoshop, character design, animation, and storyboarding. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE LX LIMITED 2000- Freelance Artist Designer of creatures and characters for television, film and live performances. TEACHER CREATED RESOURCES 2005- Freelance Artist Illustrator for "Reader's Theatre: Fairy Tales", "Phonics Word Sorts", and "Mysteries in History: American History." KNOWLEDGE ADVENTURE 2000 - 2004 Lead Artist Managed a crew of 10 artists and animators for "Jumpstart Languages", and "Jumpstart First Grade". Brainstormed with the producer and programmer to design new games and fresh new storylines. Designed new characters when needed. Animated old and new characters during production. Storyboarded animatics for the "Jumpstart Toddler Sing-Along" video. Accelerated the Jumpstart brand by designing games and characters based on elective courses, rather than grade-based curriculum. Worked closely with the producer to trim content of a project whose budget had been slashed in mid-production. Product was delivered on time, with the lowest budget ever for a Jumpstart title. Improved product quality and speed by 20% by restructuring the production team for "Jumpstart Languages". Analyzed current trends in the children's market to design new characters for the company, increasing the appeal and marketability of future products. Created model sheets featuring character turn-arounds to facilitate artists and vendors in creating content and merchandise. WALT DISNEY TELEVISION ANIMATION 1998 Freelance Lead Character Layout Created animation layouts of Winnie the Pooh and Tigger for "The Tigger Movie". Studied model sheets and learned how to draw the characters. Drew and animated the characters according to specifications. Worked closely with the director to ensure highest quality. PROLIFIC PUBLISHING 1998 Prototype Artist Animation Consultant for various projects. Prototype artist for game treatments in development. Analyzed market trends to design new characters for the company, increasing the audience of future products from adults to all ages. Oversaw and proofed character animated elements for strategy games. Critiqued animation to a higher level of realism and appeal. Worked closely with the president and producer to brainstorm new projects to be pitched to clients. Created artwork as a visual aid in project pitch presentations. CLASS 6 ENTERTAINMENT 1997 Lead Character Animator Animator for "Jump Start Fourth Grade", "Reader Rabbit Toddler", and "I Can Be a Veterinarian". Redesigned the Learning Company's flagship character, "Reader Rabbit" to current, competitive levels of draftsmanship and appeal. Animated key character scenes for "Reader Rabbit", "Jumpstart Fourth Grade", and "I Can Be a Veterinarian". VORTEX MEDIA ARTS 1995 - 1997 Lead Character Animator Lead character animator on "Tonka Jobsite", "Madeline's Puppet Show", "Madeline and theVery Magical Lamp", "Virtual Springfield", and "Book of Virtues" CD ROM games. Character designer and storyboard artist for various game developments. Created storyboards based on a written script. Designed characters for video games. Created character model sheets to ensure consistency in animated product. Produced animated content for video games on time and to specifications. CLASS 6 ENTERTAINMENT 1996 Clean up / Ink Artist Cleaned and inked pencil animation drawings for Disney's "The Lion King Online Storybook." Created final line artwork for integration into digital media. COMPLETED ANIMATED FILM, "The Still Life" 1994 EDUCATION Bachelor of Fine Arts, Character Animation California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA Coursework Including: Animation, Character and Story Development, Life Drawing, Computer Animation SPECIALIZED SKILLS Flash, Adobe Photoshop, Amiga DeluxePaint IV, 3d Studio Max, Sound Designer, SoundEdit 16, Casual knowledge of SoftImage and Maya AWARDS CalArts Scholarship, 1994 Walt Disney Scholarship, 1994 CalArts Scholarship, 1993