KevinRuckerAnimation

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EXPERIENCE

Ready At Dawn Studios, Irvine, CA
Senior Animator - January 2009 - Present
• God of War: Ghost of Sparta for the Sony PlayStation Portable.
Blue Sky Studios, White Plains, NY
Animator - September 2008 - December 2008
• Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs.
FJORG! Iron Animator Competition, SIGGRAPH 2008
Animator - 1st Place Team, “The Red Truck”
• Competed for 32 non-stop hours to create 45 seconds of character driven animation.
• Worked with a team of three to shape solid story idea, layout and animation.
Ready At Dawn Studios, Irvine, CA
Animator - September 2006 - September 2008
• Animated exaggerated but realistic key framed in game animations on a wide variety of character types.
• Shipped God of War: Chains of Olympus for the Sony PlayStation Portable.
The Collective Inc., Newport Beach, CA
Animator - August 2005 - September 2006
• Responsible for creating dynamic key frame in game animations for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.
• Involved in creating in game cinematic cut scenes to help drive the story of the game play.
Sony Computer Entertainment America, Foster City, CA
Animator - February 2005 - April 2005
• Responsible for key frame cinematic animations on Rise to Honor 2 (working title) for PlayStation 2.
• Worked closely with storyboard artist to create character layout and camera animation.

SKILLS

• Strong traditional drawing skills with color, composition and design.
• Knowledge of Principles of Animation showing weight, balance, timing, spacing, exaggeration, etc.
• Ability to animate using Maya, applying traditional animation skills.
• Proficient with Linux, Photoshop, Premiere and Sony Vegas.

EDUCATION

Academy of Art University, San Francisco, CA
1999 - 2003 Bachelor of Fine Arts - Illustration/Animation
• Courses included Life Drawing, Layout, Traditional and Computer Animation.

AWARDS

• First Place FJORG! Iron Animator Competition, “The Red Truck”
• 11 Second Club Winner March 2008 “My Perfect Music”
• 10 Second Club Winner May 2006 “Lost in Translation"