Rob Ward

http://rob-ward.com

London, United Kingdom
A freelance After Effects artist and animator based in London, with 2 years full time experience at The Mill and have been freelancing since 2007.

Work Experience

Nexus

Freelance After Effects Artist

• Prudential: Live The Longest
• Volkswagen: Autostadt
March 2013 - Present London, United Kingdom

Passion Pictures

Freelance After Effects Artist

• Dove Men+ Care
• Randy Cunningham: Title Sequence
• Kenzo: Kenzonique
• Direct TV
• Playstation 3
August 2008 - Present London, United Kingdom

Munky

Freelance After Effects Artist

• 3 Mobile: Pony Mixer - http://ThePonyMixer.com
• Shameless Titles (Banknote Animation)
October 2012 - Present London, United Kingdom

Trunk Animation

Freelance After Effects Artist

• Volstock
• Take That: Royal Variety performance Visuals
• Keith Urban: Visuals
• France 3: Summer Idents 2010
• The Man with a Cardboard Head
• Ketnet
• Cbeebies Winter
• Hot Chip: One Pure Thought
April 2008 - Present London, United Kingdom

Sparkle Animation

Freelance After Effects Artist

• Ciencia Viva
• Tiny Trips
• The Man with a Cardboard Head
February 2011 - Present London, United Kingdom

Secret Peter

After Effects Artist

• Noel Fieldings Luxury Comedy: Series 1
• Noel Fieldings Luxury Comedy: Pilot
January 2011 - February 2012 London, United Kingdom

Slinky Pictures

Freelance After Effects Artist / Director

• Fairy: Make A Wish
• Comic Relief: FIFA 2010
• We Are Klang
• The Terrible Truth About....
• Cancer Treatment Centres of America
• Tea & Bingo
• Ax-Men
• Bunny & the Bull
• Snow Patrol: A Hundred Million Suns (iPhone App)
• Germ Watch: Grubeye
• Starbucks Chocolate
April 2008 - July 2011 London, United Kingdom

The Mill

Freelance After Effects Artist

• Google: Various TV Commercials
• All The Gold You Can Eat
• Devil May Cry: Video Game Cut Scenes
• Axe / Lynx
• Pepsico: Dreams
• BT Vision
• Ericsson: The Networked Society
• Barclaycard
• Nokia: Futures
• Nokia: Thumb
• Opel/Vaxhall: Helper
• Pokerstars
• Qatar 2022 World Cup Bid
• IPL: Opening Titles
• Your Singapore
• Dr Who: 3D Promo
• Dove: Damage Therapy
• EA: Battlefield
• Olivera
• Mail on Sunday: Tutankhamen
• Puma: Until Then
October 2007 - Present London, United Kingdom

Lambie Productions

Freelance After Effects Artist

• 0800-Z
March 2011 - July 2011 London, United Kingdom

Blue Barracuda

Freelance After Effects Artist

• Chalet Girl: Trailer
January 2011 - January 2011 London, United Kingdom

Zolomo

Freelance After Effects Artist

• Jamie Oliver: Jamie's 20 Minute Meals
September 2010 - September 2010 London, United Kingdom

Warp Films

Freelance Compositor

• The Organ Grinder's Monkey
A short film by Jake & Dinos Chapman.
August 2010 - September 2010 London, United Kingdom

Lambie-Nairn

Freelance After Effects Artist

• This Morning: Titles & elements for the show.
July 2009 - August 2009 London, United Kingdom

LBi

Freelance After Effects Artist

• Vodafone
May 2008 - May 2009 London, United Kingdom

Therapy Films

Freelance After Effects Artist

• MasterCard: Perfect Harmony
• LG: Dancing Baby
• MasterCard: World MasterCard
September 2008 - May 2009 London, United Kingdom

K-Post

Freelance After Effects Artist

• Philadelphia
March 2009 - March 2009 London, United Kingdom

Agile Films

Freelance After Effects Artist / Director

I did the design, storyboard, filming, animation and compositing for a 4 minute recruitment video for The Samaritans.
March 2008 - April 2008 London, United Kingdom

The Mill

After Effects Artist & Support

I was part of a 2 man team running the small but growing after effects department at The Mill.
January 2006 - October 2007 London, United Kingdom

Education

Surry Institute Of Art & Design

BA (Hons) Animation

The flagship animation course at SIAD Farnham is one of Europe's premier degree courses. Established in 1972 by the British Oscar-winning animator Bob Godfrey, it was the first degree course to specialise in the academic study of animation.
September 2002 - July 2005 Farnham, United Kingdom

Northbrook College Sussex

Art and Design Foundation Diploma, Art/Art Studies, General

September 2001 - July 2002 Horsham, United Kingdom

Crawley College

BA Hons, Art & Design

September 1999 - July 2001 Crawley, United Kingdom

Languages

English (Native),

Skills

Adobe After Effects, Adobe Photoshop, Animation, C4d , Cinema 4D, Compositing, Post Production, Special Effects,