General Information:

Name: Mike Dobson
Company Name: MINDMEDIAWORKS
Location: Midland, On., Canada
Professional Status: Professional
Online Portfolio: http://www.myspace.com/mindmediaworks

Specialising/Interested in: Topless/Lingerie, Artistic Nude Figure, Explicit Nude, Toys (explicit), Girl/Girl Simulated, Girl/Girl Hardcore, Boy/Girl Hardcore, Video - Softcore, Video - Hardcore, Private Shoots (for photographer's personal use.

Producer's Comments:

Mike Dobson

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Animator Artist Designer Director Historian Producer Researcher Storyboards Writer

Hello,

I have worked as an animator, designer, historian, a documentary filmmaker, a storyboard artist, and a college instructor amongst other things. I'm ready to create quality photos and video.

I have a broad base of entertainment knowledge from working in animation pre-production and multimedia for 11 years. I would bring well-developed interpersonal, writing and organizational skills to the shoot and editing suite.

I look forward to hearing from you. Sincerely,

Mike Dobson

SKILLS

Art I illustrate and animate traditionally, in Flash and AfterEffects. I paint digitally and in acrylic. I sculpt in Sculpy, wood, iron, bone and soapstone.

Computers I am competent in the use of both PCs & Macs. I know Aftereffects, Excel, Final Cut Pro, Outlook, PhotoShop CS4, Premiere and Word at a professional level. I have a working knowledge of Animo, AXA, Illustrator, Flash MX, 3D Studio Max, Maya 6, Powerpoint and SketchUp.

Co-ordination I can lead a team and produce results.

Instruction I have given many professional and volunteer classes on art and animation. I have given tours to thousands of people of every different age group and ability level at the historic sites Ste. Marie among the Hurons and Discovery Harbour .

Writing I can research, organize and write effectively.



WORK EXPERIENCE


The Dunlop Team Midland , ON .

Create all marketing materials in Photoshop. Video Edit with MovieMakerPro Write and edit most copy.


Simcoe Video Midland , ON .

Shoot and edit video open houses and webmercials.



Life Capture Interactive Toronto , ON .

Illustrations for Roots Canada Leather. www.rootsleather.com/index_CAN.html Storyboards for Spongepockets commercial and interactive web narrative ZOS.



The Art Institute of Toronto Toronto , ON .

Instructed classes in Intro to Game Design, Scriptwriting & Storytelling and Background Design & Layout.



Naked Broadcasting Network Toronto , ON .

Graphics Editor at the Naked News.


Smiley Guys Studio Toronto , ON .

Storyboarded on Sons of Butcher animated series.



Noble Home Studio Lunenburg , NS .

Wrote and produced The Boys from Nova Scotia historic documentary.



Kate Church Mahone Bay, NS.

Assistant maquette maker for Cirque de Soleil miniature figures.



The DaVinci Institute Halifax , NS .

Instructed life drawing, storyboards, layout, sculpture, animation history and classical animation techniques.



Canuck Creations Toronto , ON .

Location and Prop design on Adventurers.


Red Rover Animation Toronto , ON .

Storyboard revisions on Roboroach. Assistant Animator on KFC commercial.


Yowza Animation Toronto , ON .

Assistant FX Animator on Osmosis Jones.



Sullivan Animation Toronto , ON .

Storyboard revisions, posing and layouts for the animated Anne of Green Gables series.



Slightly Bent Productions Vancouver , BC .

Storyboarded the stop-motion/computer animation short Capitalism.



Bardel Animation Vancouver , BC .

Assistant animator, checker, line-tester and production assistant for Stickin’ Around and PA. on the short, Stories from the Seventh Fire and the feature Marco Polo Return to Xanadu.



Nelvana Toronto, ON.

Digitally painted on the shows, Sam and Max, Pippi Longstocking, Rupert and Little Bear using Animo software.


EDUCATION



The Canadian Film Centre Toronto , ON . Interactive Arts & Entertainment Program.

Learned Game Design, Interactive narrative writing and Final Cut Pro. Produced interactive narrative game Interference.


Capilano College Vancouver, BC. Commercial Animation Program.

Learned key animation, inbetweening, clean-up, posing, special effects, character and prop design, layout, storyboards, film technique, editing and 3D modeling, animation and FX in 3D Studio Max.


Sheridan College Oakville , ON . Part-time Animation Program.

Learned basic animation techniques and history. Averaged 8 hours of life-drawing a week.


McMaster University Hamilton , ON . Bachelor of Arts. History degree.

Learned to organize, research and write effectively. Specialized in military history and film. Did intensive studies of art, anthropology, politics and architecture.


Arnold Nogy Coldwater , ON .

Did in-depth studies of animal and bird anatomy with pencil and watercolor for eight months with professional wildlife artist.