contact: aeitchen @ gmail.com
Experience
2023: Animation demonstrator at UTS, assisting students learning Maya and providing creative feedback and technical support
2023: Contributor to Spiderman Reanimated by Reanimation Station
2022: Co-contributor to Batman Reanimated by Reanimation Station with Miles Mazzocato
2021: Public Screen Commission Shadow Play for Exhibition at Hyundai Genesis Flagship store in Pitt St Mall, Sydney
——– Awards: Highly Commended in Animation
2021: Animator, Previs, and BG Artist for On Shift award winning short film in collaboration with Spinless Wonders
——– Awards: Best Animation (CCIF 2021), Official Selection (Canberra Short Film Festival 2021), Honourable Mention (Capricorn Film Festival 2022)
2018: Led a Mangazine Workshop at Casula Powerhouse for The Japan Foundation
2018: Comic Lab/Open Studio at Campsie Library, Burwood Library, Kogarah Library, and Cronulla Library
2017: Comic Lab/Open Studio at Liverpool Library, Campsie Library, Chester Hill Library, and North Sydney Library
2017: Head Editor and contributor for the Sydney Comics Guild Annual Anthology (Apocalyptic Fantasy)
2016: Comic Lab/Open Studio at Leichhardt Library, and Liverpool Library
2016: Head Editor and contributor for the Sydney Comics Guild Annual Anthology (Silence)
2016: Spot Illustrations for Sydney Comics Guild
2015: Promotional Illustrations for Sydney Comics Guild
2013: Workshop Leader How to Make Manga panel at SMASH!con
2012: Promotional Illustrations for Sydney Comics Guild
2011: Workshop Leader Introduction to Manga panel at SMASH!con
Artistic Skills
+ Animator and concept and/or background artist for a number of short film projects since 2020, turnaround of 4 – 8 weeks
+ Project manager for a community focused comics anthology in 2016 and 2017
+ Worked in a collaborative environment with like-minded peers on story, sequential art analysis and production
+ Produced art and designs for print and digital use (merchandising and promotion), including posters, bookmarks, badges, web banners, spot illustrations and more
Technical
3D modelling and UVs — Maya
3D character animation — Maya
Rough Layout — Maya
Render — Arnold, Renderman
Compositing — Nuke, After Effects
Editing — Premiere Pro, Da Vinci Resolve
2D character animation — Toon Boom Harmony, Photoshop, After Effects, Clip Studio Paint EX
Digital Painting — Photoshop, Clip Studio Paint EX
Shotgrid
Google Suite
Microsoft Office
OS — Windows, Mac
Education
2023: University of Technology Sydney (UTS) – Bachelor of Design in Animation
2017: Production Art Department (PAD) – Advanced Visual Development
2017: Sydney Comics Guild – Comics Development Camp
2015: Production Art Department (PAD) – Diploma of Visual Arts