Ben Halstead
Glendale, CA, USA
810-610-7527
www.halsteadart.com
I am a character animator with experience in a variety of software and techniques, and I pursue web design and music as hobbies. My ultimate objective is to develop the art of animation while combining traditional principles with digital techniques and web standards.
Work Experience
Thunderbean Animation
Animator
Animated roughs, clean-up, and color for three mouse characters in a 2D
animated commercial for Vito’s Pizza, using Toon Boom Animate Pro 2.
animated commercial for Vito’s Pizza, using Toon Boom Animate Pro 2.
August 2012
- August 2012
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Mariposa Pictures
Assistant Animator
Animated roughs, clean-up, and ink and paint for the character Baby Goat, for
the theatrical short “Barbie Jean,” using Toon Boom Animate Pro 2.
the theatrical short “Barbie Jean,” using Toon Boom Animate Pro 2.
March 2012
- August 2012
Los Angeles, California, United States
Lakeshore Learning Materials
Flash Animator
Animated characters and other assets for children's educational Flash-based games and cartoons
October 2011
- October 2011
Carson, California, United States
Littlest Angel, LLC
Storyboard Artist
Boarded select scenes for a feature-length 3D-animated film
November 2010
- November 2010
Novi, Michigan, United States
CADcorporation
Lead Animator
Modeled, rigged, textured, and animated 3D human and non-human characters
and objects for the Vmerse, a virtual campus commissioned by the University of
Michigan Office of Undergraduate Admissions, using 3D Studio Max.
and objects for the Vmerse, a virtual campus commissioned by the University of
Michigan Office of Undergraduate Admissions, using 3D Studio Max.
July 2006
- June 2008
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Education
College For Creative Studies
Bachelor of Fine Arts
Studied Character Animation in the Entertainment Arts program, including techniques in 3D animation, 2D animation, and character design.
September 2008
- May 2011
Detroit, Michigan, United States
University Of Michigan
Studied various subjects with a focus in Film & Video and Musical Performance.
September 2002
- May 2008
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Languages
English (Native),
Spanish (Beginner),
Awards
Skills
3D Studio Max,
After Effects,
CSS,
Final Cut Pro,
Flash,
JavaScript,
MAYA,
MySQL,
PHP,
Toon Boom ,
Traditional Animation,
XHTML,