David Saber 3d generalist, 3d character animator 3D Freelancer Resume 2011 Personal Information Email: davids@davidsaber.com , Web: www.davidsaber.com , www.davidsaber.tel Phones: +33 6 26 13 25 98 , +33 5 16 16 57 07 , +33 2 98 69 28 26 . Address: 2 Rue Léonard Jarraud, bat D apt 422, 16000 Angoulême, France Born: 28/04/71, french citizenship. Freelancer: in France, registered to “La Maison des Artistes”. Working Experience JUNE 2011 TO AUGUST 2011: THE GARFIELD SHOW SEASON 3, 3d animated children TV series Work place: Once Upon a Toon, Angoulême, France (http://www.onceuponatoon.fr/). Position: 3d character animator. Tasks: animated characters according to the storyboard, 8 seconds per day. Software used: Softimage 7.5 with the “Ellipse ToonMan” plugins. Client: Dargaud Media, series broadcast on TV channels worldwide (http://www.thegarfieldshow-diary.com). SEPTEMBER 2010 TO JULY 2011: 2D GRAPHICS AND WEB DESIGN TEACHING Work place: Greta & LISA, Angoulême, France. Position: teacher. Tasks: taught several 2d graphic applications including Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign, and how to build a web site. Software used: Adobe CS3: Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign, Quark Xpress, Dreamweaver. Client: Greta Charente (http://www.gretacharente.com) and LISA (http://www.lyc-lisa.ac-poitiers.fr). JANUARY 2009 TO MARCH 2011: AUTODESK SOFTIMAGE XSI TEACHING Work place: École des Métiers du Cinéma D’animation, Angoulême, France, and ESTEI, Bordeaux, France. Position: teacher. Tasks: taught general 3D including Autodesk Softimage, Zbrush, character animation, etc. In Angoulême: the students were employed in a company switching to Softimage. In Bordeaux: they were in their Master years. Software used: Softimage 7 to 2011, Zbrush 3.5. Client: École des Métiers du Cinéma D’animation (http://www.angouleme-emca.fr/) and ESTEI (http://www.estei.fr). DECEMBER 2008 TO JANUARY 2011: RUSTICA SWALLOW BIRD Work place: teleworking from home, and at Spirale Productions, Brest, France (www.spirale-production.fr/). Position: modeler, rigger, animator, tester. Tasks: creation of a swallow bird for a real time engine, a demo clip, and a documentary: modeling, skeleton, textures, ICE tests for the body feathers, rig in collaboration with Jo Plaete, animations, rendering, plugins testing, team communications, reports writing, and various other tasks. Software used: Softimage 7.5 to 2011, custom Softimage plugins, Photoshop CS4. Client: Spirale Productions, Brest, France. OCTOBER 2008 TO JANUARY 2009: MEDICAL VISUALISATIONS Work place: teleworking from home, for Melody Publicis Healthcare (www.melody.fr), Montpelier, France. Position: 3d all-rounder. Tasks: modeled, textured and rigged a pair of glasses. Modeled, textured, rendered a human eye, animated particles in the inside of this eye and created other medical items. Software used: XSI 7. Client: Essilor and Alcon. MARCH 2008 TO JUNE 2008: CANTOCHE LIVING ACTOR AVATARS Work place: teleworking from home, for Cantoche (http://www.cantoche.com), France-USA. Position: character animator. Tasks: animated real time 3d actors. Software used: XSI 5. Client: « Centre de formation de la profession bancaire », for their personnel’s training. NOVEMBER 2007 AND JANUARY 2008: NEOSHIFTERS, TV commercial Work place: teleworking from home, for Skuad Studios (www.skuadstudios.com), Montreal, Canada. Position: rigger. Tasks: rigged complex 3d transformer robots that are toys in real life. Software used: XSI 6.5. Client: Mega (toys manufacturer), Neoshifter TV commercial broadcast in North America (www.neoshifters.com). DECEMBER 2007: THE STRETCHTOES & THE RONDOS, 3d animated children’s TV series Work place: Pinka Productions (http://www.pinka-prod.com/), Annecy, France. Position: modeler. Tasks: modeled 3d props and settings. Software used: XSI 6.5. Client: TV channels, broadcast in France and abroad. French name: “Elasto-Culbuto” NOVEMBER 2006 TO AUGUST 2007: DARKFALL, online multi player role playing video game Work place: Aventurine, Athens, Greece, http://www.aventurine.gr/ . Position: 3d character animator. Tasks: animated humanoid and 4 legged creatures, skinned characters, animated particles for explosions. Software used: 3dsMax 8 and especially the Character Studio part, XSI 6. Client: Aventurine, game sold worldwide (see http://www.darkfallonline.com/ ). OCTOBER 2006: MISTER GLUESOME, animated short Work place: from home, personal project Tasks: modeled, textured, created materials, lighted, animated the character, used the animation mixer, rendered, sound edited, video edited, DVD authored, and everything else. Software used: XSI 5, Photoshop 8, Sony Vegas 6 & DVD Architect 3. Client: personal project, broadcast on the web (http://www.davidsaber.com ). MAY 2006 TO SEPTEMBER 2006: PET ALIEN 2, 3d animated children’s TV series Work place: Antefilms, Angouleme, France, http://www.antefilms.com/ Position: 3d modeler. Tasks: modeled characters, cloths and props. Software used: XSI 5. Client: Cartoon Network, series broadcast on TV channels worldwide (http://www.petalien.com/). JANUARY TO OCTOBER 2005 & JANUARY TO MAY 2006: CODE LYOKO 2 & 3, 3d animated children TV series Work place: Antefilms, Angouleme, France, http://www.antefilms.com/ Position: 3d character animator and layout operator. Tasks: animated characters and organized layouts according to the storyboard. Software used: XSI 4 & 5. Client: Cartoon Network, series broadcast on TV channels worldwide (http://www.codelyoko.com/). DECEMBER 2004 AND OCTOBER TO DECEMBER 2005: INVISIBLE MAN, 3d animated children TV series Work place: Antefilms, Angouleme, France, http://www.antefilms.com/ Position: 3d animator and layout operator. Tasks: animated characters, vehicles, organized layouts according to the storyboard. Software used: XSI 4, Digital Fusion 5. Client: Cartoon Network, series broadcast on TV channels worldwide (http://im.brb.es/). OCTOBER 2004 TO DECEMBER 2004: RENAULT MEGANE TROPHY, car presentation Work place: Pagecran, Versailles, France, http://www.pagecran.fr/ Position: 3d all-rounder. Tasks: textured, created materials, and rendered a prototype of a Renault sport car, created particles for its aerodynamics, animated the car and its engine. Software used: XSI 5. Client: Renault, cdrom given to partners and documentary broadcast on French TV (http://www.renault-sport.fr/fr/world_series/megane_trophy/). SEPTEMBER 2004 TO OCTOBER 2004: L’OBESITE, TV documentary Work place: Les Astronautes, Paris, France, http://www.l-a-prod.com/ Position: 3d all-rounder. Tasks: modeled, textured, animated and rendered the effects of obesity on the human body. Software used: XSI 4, Photoshop. Client: TV5 channel, documentary broadcast on French TV. SEPTEMBER 2004: JOHNSON FRESHENER, TV commercial Work place: Cube Creative, Paris, France, http://www.cube-creative.com Position: 3d all-rounder. Tasks: animated particles to represent a spray chasing the smell of shoes. Software used: XSI 4. Client: Johnson, commercial broadcast on French TV. AUGUST 2004: HUBER, corporate movie Work place: Cube Creative, Paris, France, http://www.cube-creative.com Position: 3d all-rounder. Tasks: modeled and animated the inside of the human body, on which the HUBER machine strengthens the spinal column. Software used: XSI 4. Client: LPG Endermologie, movie supplied on DVD and web for buyers JUNE 2004: PARIS BREST, short movie Work place: teleworking at home for L’Age d’Or, Paris, France, http://www.agedor-prod.com Position: 3d all-rounder. Tasks: animated leaves flying over a camera mapped video scene of the movie. Software used: XSI 4, Photoshop. Client: L’Age d’Or, movie broadcast in festivals. MARCH 2004: TOMTOM ET NANA, animated children TV series Work place: teleworking from home for Jufox, Paris, France, http://www.jufox.com/ Position: 3d all-rounder. Tasks: recreated in 3d modeling and materials a character of the famous comic strip, toon rendered the character. Software used: XSI 4, Photoshop. Client: Jufox, series broadcast on French TV. FEBRUARY 2004: FURNITURES MODELS, for architectural visualizations Work place: teleworking for 3dgoyon, Paris, France, http://www.3dgoyon.com/ Position: 3d modeler. Tasks: modeled furniture for 3d building interiors. Software used: XSI 4. Client: 3dgoyon, movie supplied on DVD for real estate promoters. OCTOBER 2003 TO JUNE 2004: ARCHITECTURAL VISUALISATIONS Work place: Bcome, Paris, France, http://www.groupeb.com/ Position: 3d all rounder. Tasks: constructed 3d buildings from the architects’ plans, textured, lighted them, reproduced their environments, animated cameras, photoshoped textures, managed network rendering. Software used: XSI 4, Photoshop. Client: Ocde, Coprim, Cogedim, Mab, movies supplied on DVD for real estate promoters. AUGUST 2003: NOBLE ART, French rap band I AM’s video clip Work place: API, Paris, France, http://www.api-productions.com/ Position: 3d all rounder. Tasks: animated 3d characters, mixed existing animations, animated vehicles, organized scene layouts, rendered scenes, managed network rendering. Software used: XSI 4. Client: I AM, video clip broadcast on MTV and other worldwide channels. JUNE 2003 TO JULY 2003: CHOC INFO, magazine Work place: teleworking for Choc Info, Paris, France Position: desktop publishing operator. Tasks: created the layout of a magazine. Software used: Indesign 2, Photoshop. Client: Choc Info. NOVEMBER 2002 TO DECEMBER 2002: THE FROG 2, animated short Work place: from home, personal project Tasks: modeling, texturing, materials, lighting, character animation, animation mixer, rendering, sound editing, DVD authoring, and everything else. Software used: XSI 3, Photoshop, Soundforge, Premiere, Reel DVD. Client: personal project, broadcast on the web and on various TV channels. FEBRUARY 2002 TO SEPTEMBER 2002: GREANWOLD, movie project Work place: teleworking from home, for You And Me, Canada Tasks: modeled 3d characters according to reference drawings. Software used: XSI 2 & 3. Client: You and Me. DECEMBER 2001 TO JANUARY 2002: SKIPPY THE OCTOPUS Work place: teleworking from home, for Crystal Productions Position: 3d all rounder. Tasks: modeled, toon textured, rigged, animated, toon rendered a cartoon style octopus. Software used: XSI 1.5, Photoshop. Client: Octopus used in a TV commercial about sodas, broadcast on RFO, French TV channel. MARCH 2001 TO NOVEMBER 2001: OAKIS, permanent job Work place: Oakis, Paris, France Position: 3d all rounder. Tasks: modeled, textured, lighted, rendered the room of the “Eraser head” movie, and created other various 3d graphics for clients of Oakis. Software used: Maya 3, Photoshop. Client: Oakis. 1995 TO 1998: DESKTOP PUBLISHING Work place: various companies, Rennes, France Position: desktop publishing operator. Tasks: layouts for magazines and documents. Software used: Quark XPress, Photoshop, CorelDraw. Client: various. 1993 TO 1995: SCHOOL SUPERVISOR Work place: various schools, Bretagne, France, during my studies years. Education - DESS Images de synthèse: level 5 Master in 3d graphics, 2d, VRML, animation, cinema, story board, Softimage 3D 3.8, XSI 1, at the University of Strasbourg, France, 2000. - Diplôme Universitaire Multimedia: level 4 Master in Cdrom editing and web design, at the University of Strasbourg, France, 1999. - Licence d'Arts Plastiques: Degree in Visual Arts, Plastic Arts (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plastic_arts) University of Rennes, France, 1996. - Evening drawing lessons: At the Fine Arts School: Ecole des Beaux Arts of Rennes, France, 1990-1992. - Languages: French, English, Greek (learning). - Driving license: French “Permis B”, owning a car. Computer Skills 3D GRAPHICS Autodesk Softimage XSI 2012: used during 11 years, used currently, character animator and 3d all-rounder, user and instructor. Zbrush 3.5: used during 1 year, last used in 2010. 3dsMax 2008: used during 1 year, last used in 2007, especially the Character Studio part Maya 3: used during 1 year, last used in 2003. 2D GRAPHICS Photoshop 12 cs5: used during 15 years, used currently, user and instructor. Illustrator 15 cs5: used during 6 years, used currently, user and instructor. Corel Draw 12: used during 6 years, last used in 2003. COMPOSITING AND VIDEO EDITING Autodesk Softimage 2010: used during 10 years, used currently. Sony Vegas Pro 9: used during 6 years, used currently. Virtual Dub 1.9: used during 6 years, used currently. Adobe Premiere 6: used during 5 years, last used in 2003. Digital Fusion 5: used during 2 years, last used in 2006. INTERACTIVE DESIGN (WEB SITE, CDROM & DVD VIDEO) Dreamweaver 10 cs4: used during 6 years, used currently. Flash 9 CS3: used during 2 years, last used in 2008. Sony DVD Architect 4.5: used during 4 years, last used in 2006. Adobe Director 7: used during 2 years, last used in 2000. AUDIO EDITING Sony Soundforge 9: used during 11 years, last used in 2010. PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES Xhtml, Css, Action Script 3, JavaScript, VBscript, Xsi scripting, Wsh DESKTOP PUBLISHING Indesign 7 CS5: used during 6 years, used currently, user and instructor. Quark Xpress 8: used during 6 years, used currently, user and instructor. OPERATING SYSTEMS Windows 7, Dos, MacOs X, Windows Mobile 6.5.