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

 

Sassoon Film Design, Santa Monica, CA

6/10 to Present
Position: Matchmover for Stereoscopic 3D

 

Brown College, Mendota Heights, MN

6/06 to 5/10
Position: Animation Instructor

Rhythm & Hues Studios, Los Angeles, CA

12/05 to 4/06

Position : Animation Layout

Responsibilities: Set up scenes for animation / 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

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

 

REFERENCES

Available upon request.

For a PDF copy of my resume or to contact me, please send an email to deanras@gmail.com.