Kevin Barrett

Sr. Art Director of Animation

Edmond, OK, USA
Emmy Award Winning Motion Graphic Artist (2011 & 2012)

Outstanding Achievement In Broadcasting Award (2005)
O.A.B. (Oklahoma Association of Broadcasting)

My whole life has evolved around art.
I have a passion for 2D and 3D animation.
I extremely proficient in Maya, After Effects, Photoshop, MatchMover, and Illustrator.

Work Experience

Ackerman McQueen

Sr. Art Director of Animation

Development, Design, and Animation of Graphics, Visual Effects, and Virtual Sets using Maya, After Effects, Photoshop, and Illustrator for Branded News, Interactive, and Broadcast Television
January 2012 - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States

Freelance

3D/2D Motion Graphic Artist

I can do a large variety of work consisting of monitor wall graphics & motion graphics, 2D & 3D animations (with or without alpha channels), still graphics, virtual sets, billboards, print ads, broadcast graphics (SD & HD, still or animations), logo designs, 3D (modeling, textures, animations, lighting), special effects, commercials, and promotional spots
November 2009 - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States

KFOR News Channel 4

Sr. Motion Graphic Artist

ANY KIND OF BROADCAST ANIMATION & DESIGN
Opening animations, Animated lower 3rds, Animated name supers,
Animated tail graphics, Animated text (with alpha channel) within the commercials, Animated graphics for transitions between video shots, Animations business presentations, Looping animations for HDTV monitors, Virtual sets, Commercials, Promotions, Looping animated backgrounds, Animated typography, Logo design, Still graphics, Print ads, Billboard Ads, MAYA 3D (models, textures, animations, lighting, cameras), Compostiting, Color keying and Special effects, Motion tracking, and Motion stabilization.
October 1998 - January 2012 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States

2 Movie Guys

visual effects

Visual effects, opening credits animation, movie poster, movie ticket, composting
October 2011 - December 2011 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States

Education

The Art Institute Of Dallas

Associates Degree In Computer Animation And Multimedia

July 1994 - September 1996 Dallas, Texas, United States

Chickasha High School

High School Diploma

May 1994 Chickasha, Oklahoma, United States

Awards

The National Academy Of Television Arts And Sciences (NATAS)

Emmy Award ( for visual effects and segment producer)

2012

The National Academy Of Television Arts And Sciences (NATAS)

Emmy Nomination (for Promotional Image Spot)

2011

OAB (Oklahoma Association Of Broadcast)

Outstanding Achievement In Broadcasting Award

2005

Skills

2D Animations, Adobe Photoshop, After Effects, Compositing, Logo Design, Multimedia, Visual Effects, 2d Animator, 3D Animations, Adobe After Effects, Advertising, Animation, Art Directing, Art-direction, Branding And Visual Identity, Broadcast, Broadcast Design, Computer Graphics, Graphic Artist, Graphic Design, Graphic Designer, Graphics, Keying, MAYA, Motion Design, Motion Graphics , Photoshop, Sets, Television, Virtual,