Lauren Krieger

Los Angeles, CA, USA

Work Experience

Freelance

Freelance Animator, Character Designer, Illustrator

Projects I have worked on have ranged from concept images for music videos, illustrations/character design for iPhone games and the medical community.

Clients have included: DoVoCo, Cinopt, Back to 1 Media, Denver Medical School
July 2011 - Los Angeles, California, United States

VidLit

Freelance Production Artist, Animator

Responsible for both design and animation of various e-cards based off animatics sent through e-mail. Ability to be flexible with design changes and successfully created all e-cards within the 2 week deadline.

Projects worked on:

JibJab Birthday Wishes E-Card: "Eat What You Shouldn't"
JibJab Birthday Wishes E-Card: "Fun Medical Fact"
July 2011 - September 2011 Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Machine Perception Laboratory

Character Design, Animator

Worked with Marian Stewart Bartlett on creating games for kids with autism to understand faces and emotion, through use of webcam, CERT software and Flash CS5.

I was responsible for 6 characters that kids could choose from ranging from inanimate objects to humans. I was also responsible for animating 6 different emotions for each character as well as creating an intro video for the game and game layout.
June 2010 - September 2010 San Diego, California, United States

Northwestern College

Teacher's Assistant-Art History

Art History Teaching Assistant. Collected art history images, came up with quizzes, and graded tests.
August 2009 - May 2011 Roseville, Minnesota, United States

Tom Richmond

Caricature Artist

Caricature artist at Valleyfair! Amusement Park
May 2008 - August 2008 Shakopee, Minnesota, United States

Education

University Of California - Los Angeles

School of Theater, Film and Television-Animation(MFA)

September 2012 - Present Los Angeles, California, United States

Northwestern College

BS-Digital Media Art, BS-Studio Art

September 2007 - May 2011 Roseville, Minnesota, United States

Awards

Five16 Film Festival

Best Animation

201104

Five16 Film Festival

Best Animation

201004

Skills

AfterEffects CS6 , Flash CS6, Photoshop CS6, ProTools 9, Traditional Animation, TVPaint 10,

Shows

2012-"Sweet Escape"-Solo Exhibition at Caribou Coffee
2011-Northwestern College Studio Art Senior Exhibition “I’m Really Sorry”
2011-Rick Love Gallery “Zoetrope”
2011-Five16 Film Festival
2011-Northwestern College DMA Showcase
2010-Five16 Film Festival
2010-Northwestern College DMA Character Design Competition, 2nd Place
2010-Northwestern College DMA Showcase
2010-Northwestern College-XVI Student Juried Show “Art Monster I”
2010-Joint Show in the Rick Love Gallery “Art is A Monster”
2010-Minneapolis Institue of the Arts, “Foot in the Door Show”
2009-Northwestern College DMA Showcase
2008-Northwestern College DMA Showcase