DANIEL VINCENT BIGELOW
Resume / Curriculum Vitae
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My objective is to manifest thoughtful, visual solutions from concepts to final effects,
across the media spectrum; tapping a myriad of dramatic styles and imaginative techniques.
PROFICIENCY
• Skills - Illustration, Info graphics, Key Art, Storyboards, 2D Animations, Anamatics, Matte Paintings,
Concepts, Texture Maps, Composites, Video Effects, Camera work, Producing, Teaching...
• Applications - Photoshop, Illustrator, AfterEffects, Flash, Dreamweaver, InDesign, Premiere, Freehand,
Quark Express, MS Office, ToonBoom, Deep Paint 3D, both PC an Mac Environments...
EDUCATION
• Los Angeles Fire Department - certification - Community Emergency Response Team
• University of Southern California - certification - How to Start/Run a Small Business
• Los Angeles Community College- certification - Silk Screening
• School of the Art Institute of Chicago - BFA Film/Video - Presidential, Musicfest Scholarships
WORK HISTORY
Music Video Animation Director / Split Red Records, Chicago / 09-10
Conceived, boarded, and illustrated for Oh My God's "Bring Yourself"
Animated every frame to HD format with Adobe AfterEffects CS4
Video Game Writer / Electronic Arts, Los Angeles / 09-10
Wrote copy and shot outlines of 50 lessons for a Nintendo Wii experience.
Music Video Animation Director / Master Cylinder, Los Angeles / 08-09
Conceived, co-directed shoot for DragonForce's "The Last Journey Home"
Art Directed 4 CG modelers/animators, developed effects, composited
Illustrator/Video Designer / Titmouse Inc., Los Angeles / 06-08
Designed the props for the Cartoon Network show "Metalocalypse"
Designed backgrounds for Comedy Central pilot "Alligator Boots"
Illustrated backgrounds, composited for George Clinton's "Bounce To This"
Comic Colorist/Digital Artist / Schneppzone, Los Angeles / 2008
Inked, painted the 8 page story "Nails" for Boom Studios' Zombie Tales
Drew backgrounds for "Tales from the Dark Beyond", a short toon series
Comic Colorist / Wild Boar Media, Los Angeles / 2008
Inked, painted for an 8-page comic short for Boom Studio's Chtulu Tales
Illustrator/Designer / N Da Hoz Records, Chicago / 2008
Designed logos, CD package, poster for Adero Neely's "Animated" album
Illustrator/Layout Artist / Disney Softlines, Burbank / 2007
Illustrated designs for the Tinkerbell line of clothes for tween girls
Laid out art on board games for Princess, Playhouse Disney lines
Video Compositor / King Robot, Los Angeles / 2007
Composited effect shots on an apocalyptic music video for the band Exodus
Music Video Co-director / Master Cylinder, Los Angeles / 2006
Co-directed shoot, designed, animated for Eleeven's "You Can Buy Me"
Animator / Fugu Studios, Los Angeles / 2005
Inked, composited on "Oogloo & Anju", a short series for Cartoon Network
Feature Art Director / KTK Productions, Scottsdale / 04-05
Designed props, logos, magazine layouts for undisclosed indie feature film
Co-produced, directed B-roll shoots in Chicago
Media Instructor / YWLCS, Chicago / 2005
Taught digital photography, video, design for charter high school seniors
Illustrator / PGI Inc., Chicago / 2004
Illustrated proposal art for Lean Cuisine's "Lean on Me" marathon events
Illustrator / CEL Inc., Chicago / 2004
Illustrated promo images for a Shure Microphone national DJ event series
Video Co-Creator / Novo Records, Chicago / 2003
Art directed, produced, shot, effected for Oh My God's "Get Steady"
Video was screened in Tower Records, Virgin stores, and on MTV in 2004
Graphics Instructor / Robert Morris College, Chicago / 01-03
Taught Drawing, 2-D Design, Adobe Illustrator to Bachelors students
Consulted on tech issues and curriculum for the Graphics Department
Graphic Designer / Philo Awards, Chicago / 2002
Designed logo for Chicago Philo Awards; honoring excellence in television
Production Designer / TriArts Theatre, Chicago / 2002
Designed poster, painted a 10'x30' set for the play "A Temporary World"
Digital Artist / Astropolitan Pictures, Chicago / 01-02
Designed backgrounds, texture-maps on DJ? Acucrack's "So to Speak"
This, the first CG music video in HD, aired on MTV2 in 2002
Digitally painted background plates for Anheuser-Busch TV ad, "Blast Off"
Illustrator / KBA Marketing, Chicago / 99-00
Story boarded successful proposals for multimillion dollar, 10 city event series
Conceptualized, illustrated branding, fashion, displays, ads for bars, events
Packaging Designer / Midway Games Inc., Chicago / 98-99
Created, laid out cabinet art on 5 Midway arcade games, 3 Atari arcade games
Laid out packaging for 3 of Midway's home game system releases
AWARDS
• Lexington Film League Awards: Best Animated Video ("You Can Buy Me") 2010
• Midwest Indy Film Fest: Best Music Video ("Get Steady") 2007
• South Bay Music Awards: Video of the Year ("You Can Buy Me") 2007
• Visual Effects Society, Best Effects in a Music Video ("So To Speak") 2003
• HDFEST Award for Best Visual/ Special Effects in a High-Def Project ("So To Speak") 2003
• Chicago Community Cinema Golden Can Award for Best Music Video ("So To Speak") 2003
CLIENTS
Electronic Arts, M&M Mars, Anheuser-Busch, Midway, Atari, Columbia College,
Robert Morris College, UDV, Interscope Records, Warner Bros, McDonald's, Cartoon Network,
ABC Family, Nickelodeon, Gibson, Shure, Sony Pictures, Disney...
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