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2D Animation

Classic animation, Cutouts

3D Animation

Character Animations, Prop modeling, Textures

Design

Concept Art, Character, Storyboard

Story/Script

Comedy, Comedy Punch-Up

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Voice Talent

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I'm a professional clean-up artist, cut out animator using Digital Pro and Flash and I also TRY to do illustration. I've been working in the industry for about two years now, and have six General Mills commercials under my belt and also worked extensively on the short films for the Expanded Trix Universe on their official site. http://blog.idesofmerch.com is the site where most of my updates go to.

Education

Bachelors of Fine Arts in Media Arts and Animation at the Illinois Institute of Art - Chicago.

Software Knowledge

On and off freelance work for Calabash Animation doing clean up work on several General Mills spots. Also worked on the "Trix Toons" cut out animation shorts in Harmony

Employment History

.ToonBoom Digital Pro, ToonBoom Animate, ToonBoom Harmony, Adobe Flash, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Premiere, GiMP, ArtRage 2.2, Freehand

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Learning Can Be Fun Electronegativity

A short film I made for a science class originally and then redid with ToonBoom Animate

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ianmerch's Animations (6)

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Timothy Slumbercatessen

Competition: aniBoom Awards 2007

A short film I made at the end of my college career. I never finished it, and only recently updated a sloppy walk cycle. It is still unfinished but not unworkable. It is a small stuffed rabbit dreaming of food. If you could not tell.

2d, Timothy Robbins, idesofmerch

Views 895 | Rate

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Hadron of Hearing

Spry, a pig at a zoo, gets bored at night and bothers the other denizens of the zoo. Today he learns about the potential end of all things

may, chris, idesofmerch, spry, hadron collider, zoological follies

Views 95 | Rate

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What is Patriotism

Competition: History Phase 1 | Rank: 32

This is my entry to "The People Speak" competition. I really liked this piece and wish I could do the full thing. I used ToonBoom Animate to make this animation I find it pretty interesting the recurring theme that these clips seem to have

animatic, history, Emma Goldman, The People Speak, unfinished animation, HistoryCompetitionStage1

Views 814 | Rate

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Striking Flint

Competition: History Phase 1 | Rank: 81

This is my second animatic for this contest I made this one a little more animated than the other. Remember that this one is rough

animatic, history, The People Speak, rough animation, HistoryCompetitionStage1

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Competition Index

Fox Challenge

History – The People Speak

Marvel motion comics

Radiohead Competition

Creators Spotlight

Featured Animations

Steven Theis Character Animation Demo Reel 2008

Burning Safari

Silly Beast and the Chicken

The choice

"A Kiss From Tokyo" Theatrical trailer

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