Marceia Patterson
Character Artist :: marcyp2art@gmail.com
RESUME
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
Digital illustrator and story artist with 5+ years experience in multimedia development. Capable of working in both individual and group settings while maintaining a “can do” attitude when faced with an adverse scenario or difficult timeline.
SKILLS
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Character design
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Visual development art
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Digital illustration
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Screenwriting
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Video and animatic editing
SOFTWARE
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Adobe Photoshop
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Toon Boom Harmony
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Adobe Flash
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Adobe Premiere Pro
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Final Draft
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Celtx
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Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, Power Point
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
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Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Filmmaking, with a concentration in Animation
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University of North Carolina School of the Arts (May 2015), Winston-Salem, North Carolina
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
What a Bee Studios Nov. 2017 - Dec.2018
Character Designer and Concept Artist (2D)
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Worked alongside with the creative director and developed character concepts and studies for an upcoming animated series pitch.
Mighty K Bot Industries Dec. 2016 - Mar. 2017
Lead Character Designer (2D)
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Assisted the staff by developing intriguing mascots for their creative corporation.
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Revised and enhanced early character concepts provided by the company.
"Magda y Lenna" (cartoon series) June 2015 - July 2016
Lead Designer, Story Artist, Video Editor
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Collaborated with the Trafigura petroleum company to compose animated shorts for a local community in Colombia, South America.
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Devised storyboards that carefully guided the company through the shorts’ narrative plot and development of each animated episode.
AWARDS & ACCOMPLISHMENTS
3rd Year film, UnCandy , was selected for screening at the following film festivals:
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Cucalorus Film Festival (Nov. 2014, Wilmington, North Carolina) NC Carrboro Film Festival (Nov. 2014, Carrboro, North Carolina)
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Real to Reel Film Festival (Dec. 2014, Kings Mountain, North Carolina)
4th Year film, A Gothic Tale, was selected for screening at the following film festivals:
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Full Bloom Film Festival (Sept. 2015, Statesville, North Carolina)
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Cucalorus Film Festival (Nov. 2015, Wilmington, North Carolina)
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Beaufort International Film Festival (Feb. 2016, Beaufort, South Carolina)
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Cannes Film Festival (May 2016, Cannes, France)