*Last Updated... July 10, 2010 2:33
Welcome to my Animation page,
A break down of my Animation and Art work...by Simon G.

Presently..Working on new ZTA video..with music from DJ.X
April 2010..working with West London Community Arts Group..http://www.brownbaby.co.uk/
January 2010..'Mouse'Logo Design for US client.
September 2009.. 'ZTA'' video..'Chips'n'Dips'.. Screened at The Portobello Film Festival 2009
Westbourne Studios..Nominated for Animation Award.
May 2009-Present... Working on freelance projects with Fun Guy Media.com...plus new ZTA stuff
April 2009..ZTA video 'Chips'n'Dips'.........(Zero the Alien. copyright2008)


Model/Animation by Simon G. April 2009....Music is the S3K Edit of... 'You **** with me'...
by London artists...Papa Bravo and Steve Hong, with thanx to Dragonhorseman

March 2009...Pool Xperts... Ft.Lauderdale USA...Logo Designs


Sepember 2008 'Zero' the Alien...Singing a version of 'Clutch'.....(Zero the Alien. copyright2008)

Created and Animated by Simon G.
Music is 'Clutch' by Shea Sega...Remixed Stealth Blak...SK3/Kayotix..Edit..Thanx to Dragonhorseman

2006 Showreel (24mb)wmv... Contains samples of work since 1989...(6mins approx)

http://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,11109/

September 2006...'ZTA' Model completed..Snake Logo 'Kane'...

August - September 2005
Electronic Arts Chertsey UK, Contractor,
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. PSP.
Production tasks/Animation/optimising ps2 ingame props and rigs exporting testing

Aug 02 - Nov 04
Argonaut Software PLC London -Animator -
· Dirty Harry Using Maya 5.1 Producing Concept Animations of Harry Callahan,
first and third person, also Rigging Magnum and Hand...

· Catwoman PS2 for EA
http://www.mobygames.com/game/gamecube/catwoman/credits
Using Maya 5.1 Animating Catwoman Haley Berry various in game animations. Working under EA direction, Responsible for all Whip animations, 360 degree attack system,3 formats..Static, wall cling, half body, varoius ingame moves as required, also work on peripheral characters, and some cut scene work.

· Lego Bionicle PS2 Using 3ds Max 4 / Maya,
http://www.answers.com/topic/broken-sword-the-smoking-mirror
Animating & Riggin a selection of Main in game characters, total range of anims and Attack systems, plus Peripheral Non Player Characters, also working on Cut Scenes. Working closely with with other animators and coders.

22 Feb 95 - Aug 02
Virgin Interactive Entertainment Ltd, London...Animator - Internal Development

· Falcone, into the Maelstrom (XBox/Playstation2)Using Maya 3.1
Animating In game Characters. Robots/Alien beings, On Screen Weapons, Skinning/Rigging for characters.

· ESL European Super League (PC/Playstation)
The sequel to Viva Football , Lead Animator, Creating new in game player moves,
Changing/improving previous anims, Translating Motion Capture data, using '3DS Max'.
Animation and concept art work, story boarding for FMV sequence's,
also creating textures for player strips.

· Viva Football (PC/Playstation) Animating in game soccer players,
translating/utilising motion capture data, cutting up and tweaking using '3DS Max'.
Also created some texture maps for in game use, skinning and Rigging for player models,
also FMV character animation.-Front end concept design work.

· Broken Sword II (PC/Playstation),
http://www.answers.com/topic/broken-sword-the-smoking-mirror
working at/with Revolution Software (York).
Animating Main in game character 'George' and other peripheral characters,
plus some design work. Using 'Animator Pro'.
· Fear the night (PC) in-house game design, Animating in game characters humans and
monsters using '3d Studio'. Designing and animating various in game special FX using 'Danim'…
· Synchronised concept design work for a title featuring Massive Attack.

· Pinocchio (SNES) Disney Interactive, Animating 2d sprites using D'anim, rendering characters.

Aug 94 - Feb 95
- Spidersoft Ltd, Lincoln
· Employed as Animator, working on PC game production, Animating traditionally on paper,
scanning then rendering on 'D Anim', both sprite and title animation.
· Designing characters from concept ideas into finished colour models. Involved in level design, Working closely with programmers and background artists.

April 94 - 20 Jul 94
- Eurocom Entertainment Software, Derbyshire
Animating characters for computer games, SNES/GENISIS, project worked on:
· The Stone Protectors. Concept work WMAC game (World Martial Arts Council)'Cool Spot III' animated new idle pause anims - transferring existing anims into isometric form. Also character design - and additional graphics, Animating traditionally onto paper - scanning into 'Paintshop Pro'producing finished anims in 'D anim' and passing onto artists to render.

Aug 92 - April 94
Freelance Animation /Artwork
· Metropolitan Studios Ltd

'Mr Midnight' Cartoon pilot, assistant animation, plus trace and paint fine roting work for backgrounds, Special fx, artwork for promo packaging.
Halifax Building society, Nottingham
Advertisement for "asset reserve account". Work included the creation and stylising of colour models and lettering, animation/assistant animation, final rendering of artwork onto cell,
working closely with director and also distributing work and liaising to other freelance artists.
· Metropolitan Studios Ltd
Animated sequence for Jersey Tourist Board. Stylised treatment of crosshatched 'Caran Dache' crayon on to paper.
· Metropolitan Studios Ltd
Stylised trace and paintwork for East Midlands Electricity Board advertisement.

'Super Market Sweep'· Metropolitan Studios Ltd. Trace and paint for Titles and animated sequences
· Granada Television/Metropolitan Studios
Title sequence for sitcom 'Mothers Ruin' specially stylised trace and paint of four animated characters duration 1 minute.
· Barking Cat Photography Studio layout design, concept artwork, letterhead/visualisation
· Nottingham Play Forum ...Summer Holiday Arts Project -
3-Day workshop, cartoon drawing basic animation 5 to 11 year olds
Promotional Artwork/Campaign posters
· Queens Medical Center - Nottingham - Department of medicine
Finished artwork for 'Heart Smart' promotion, Logo,· 'Queen of Hearts Theatre Appeal'
promotional posters multi image print masters, for donor card style information card.
· Parentline - registered charity
Bookmark concept designs and finished artwork,2 multi image masters.
· Support After Adoption/Notts County Council
Publicity artwork, posters and booklet cover.
· Nottingham Play forum Ltd
Artwork undertaken for training pack 'Spot the Hazard' cartoon illustration from brief.

Feb 92 - Aug 92
Assistant Animator - Signal Vision, Cheshire

Working on a children's cartoon " Juniper Jungle" Children's BBC, Animating/assistant animation, pencil work xerox treatment onto cell, experience with in-house rostrum camera.

May 89 - Jan 92

Wireless Pictures limited - Nottingham- Assistant Animator (BECTU Union Graded)
3 months spent in the trace and paint department, valuable experience gained in most
aspects of both tracing and painting to a high standard, using various mediums.
Animation - Promoted to the position of Assistant Animator, responsible for clean ups from animators roughs, in-betweening, lip-synch, breakdown from bar sheets to exposure sheets, doping up, line testing animation scenes using chromo colour line test computer.
I also animated scenes, and secondary animation working closely with animators and director,
also given creative space to work on personal animation projects,
other responsibilities included: Credit layouts, Letra setting,
Hand lettering and fine rotring work,

illustration, for story boards and Cookie Comic.
Various, design tasks including production logos, publicity treatments and display work,
fine art work undertaken to a high standard for print.
Productions worked on (including Tasks)

· Coconuts cartoon 10 episodes, ITV network Trace &
paint/Assisted/Animated

· Steel Central TV Game show titles Assisted/Traced
· Yokels Cartoon pilot episode Assisted/Storyboard illustration

· Bim Bam Bino Tele 5 German Children show titles, Assisted/Traced
· The fiddly foddle Bird Cartoon BBC/Wizzline Animated

· Springs Secret Garden Cartoonpilot Wireless/Hanson Animated title
sequence

· Raid Cockroach killer Advertisement Assistand Animation, Trace and Paint
using chinagraph on cell.
· Pop Sweet Advertisement / Egyption TV.

OTHER WORK HISTORY..(non animation)
Feb 89 - May 89
Network Training Agency, Nottingham.
Photograhic/Video course - black and white developing and photographic techniques,
video Camera work, use of a video editing suite.

Feb 87 - Jul 88
Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Brigade, Nottingham
Mapping Assistant Producing a gazetteer of Nottinghamshire.
Duties: Involved transferring road, street, and other information of use to the brigade from ordnance survey and other sources on to blank negatives. My other responsibilities included maintaining quality control, checking the accuracy of drawings, compiling a street index and undertaking various drawing tasks for other departments. Working under the supervision of the senior mapping officer. Experience using the following equipment was gained: Canon, Xerox, Ricon, Photocopiers, Croy lettering machine, Diazio Dyeline printer, laminex laminating machine.design for print course at night school.