Dean Rasmussen
deanras@gmail.com
SKILLS
Software : Maya, 3ds Max, Nuance, Voodoo (R&H Proprietary), Photoshop, Boujou 3D, After Effects, MEL Scripting
Hardware : Windows, Mac OSX, LINUX
EMPLOYMENT
Rhythm & Hues Studios, Los Angeles, CA
10/10 to Present
Position : Animation Layout
Responsibilities: Set up scenes, props and cameras in a CG environment for animators, provide support and technical assistance
Sassoon Film Design, Santa Monica, CA
6/10 to 10/10
Position: 3D Maya Generalist / Matchmover for Stereoscopic 3D
Brown College, Mendota Heights, MN
6/06 to 5/10
Position: Animation Instructor using 3ds Max covering modeling, rigging, lighting, texturing, animation and particles
Rhythm & Hues Studios, Los Angeles, CA
12/05 to 4/06
Position : Animation Layout
Responsibilities: Set up scenes, props and cameras in a CG environment for animators, provide support and technical assistance
Credits : Garfield 2
Rhythm & Hues Studios, Los Angeles, CA
11/04 to 6/05
Position : Motion Editor
Responsibilities: Animate on top of motion capture animation using Nuance
Credits : The Narnia Chronicles: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe
Rhythm & Hues Studios, Los Angeles, CA
9/03 to 5/04
Position : Technical Animator
Responsibilities: Secondary Animation / Animation Clean-up / Fur Dynamics / Collision Objects
Credits : Garfield
Rhythm & Hues Studios, Los Angeles, CA
2/01 to 9/03
Position : 3D Matchmover
Responsibilities: Camera Tracking / Matchmoving / Rotoscope Animation
Credits : Harry Potter, Dr. Dolittle 2, Cats & Dogs, Planet of the Apes, Lord of the Rings, Men In Black 2, Stuart Little 2, Scooby Doo, X-Men 2, Cat In The Hat
Catalyst FX, Los Angeles, CA
8/00 to 2/01
Position : 3D Matchmover / Animator
Credits : Nickelodeon's 100 Deeds For Eddie McDowd
EDUCATION
Animation Mentor, Emeryville, CA
Character Animation Graduate
Thomas Edison State College, Trenton, NJ
BA in Art
Academy of Art University, San Francisco, CA
Studied Character Animation
Academy College, Bloomington, MN
AAS in Computer Animation
University of Minnesota, Morris, MN
Studied English
For a PDF copy of my resume or to contact me, please send an email to deanras@gmail.com.
