Christopher Birkenstock

885 N.W. 97 Ave, Plantation, Fl. 33324 ¨(954) 625-6731¨cbirkenstock@hotmail.com ¨

GOAL To use my skills and education as a traditional animator and artist in the field of television and film.

EDUCATION Savannah College of Art & Design

B.F.A. Bachelor of Fine Arts August 2003

Computer Art: 2D Animation

School of Film & Digital Media

Focused on Layout and Character Development, Animation, Flash, Motion Studies, 2-D Animation, 3-D Animation, Storyboard and Concept Art, Stop Motion Animation, Mixed-media Animation, Art Direction, Art Production, Movement, Pre and Post Production, Sound Design, Animation History, Graphic Design

Miami-Dade Community College, Miami, Fl.

A.A. Degree in General Arts and Art Education May 1999

Focus on Figure Drawing, Life Studies, Art

EXPERIENCE School Projects 1999-Present

Joe Cocker’s Christmas Special – Flash Animation

Website: http://bellsouthpwp.net/m/a/martyrr

9 to 5 – Project Leader for Stop Motion Animation

Cycle Animations (6) – Flash and 2-D

Motion Studies Group Film made with Bolex Camera

Character Maquettes

Murals

Baseball Video Game in Flash

University of Miami, Department of Information Technology 1998-1999

Coral Gables, Florida
Duties included billing of Phone systems for the Coral Gables and Medical Campus.

American Bankers, Miami, Florida 1996-1998

Duties included layout & graphic design of literature

SKILLS Drawing, illustrator, conceptual artist, character animator, clean-up artist, in-betweener, background/layout, painter, scriptwriter, mural painting, stop motion, animator, graphic design

Computer applications: PhotoShop, Illustrator, Premiere, Director, Flash, Dreamweaver, Sound Forge, 3DS Max, Lightwave, Flipbook, After Effects, Quark, Front Page, Publisher, Animo, Microsoft Office Suite, Pro Tools, Page Maker, Media Cleaner, Final Cut Pro, Avid DV Xpress

*References and demo reels available upon request