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Eli Chess

 

E-mail: EliChess.Art@gmail.com

Phone: 720-339-8010

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Career Goals
Languages

Recent 3D Arts BFA Graduate, looking to join a team of passionate individuals, to learn and grow as a professional!

English

French
Spanish (beg)

Swedish (beg)

Japanese (beg)

Education
 

College of Arts and Media

University of Colorado Denver - BFA 3D Digital Animation

​August 2017 - May 2021 (present) - 3.7 GPA

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* Student artist and story facilitator on current senior capstone short film.​

* Successfully storyboarding over four minutes of action sequence between four characters.

* Proactively giving ideas to strengthen plot, combat issues, and block out pipeline.

* Versatile in character animation, rigging, VFX, character modeling, lighting.

Skills

  -ADOBE PHOTOSHOP AND SOFTWARE SUITE
-TOONBOOM SUITE

 -AUTODESK MAYA
-NUKE COMPOSITING

Recent Work experience
 

Indie Freelance Animator & Story Revisionist, 'An Artist's Atonia ' Capstone Short Film (Remote)

Oct 2023 - Present

* Pitch and Revise storyboards focused on animation cleanup of all scenes, punch-up character acting and effects for a 2D digitally animated short film. ​

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Animator, Knightmare Games (Remote)

Feb 2022 - Dec 2022

* Create stylized character animations to match VR gameplay and immersive story for indie video game pitch: 'Die! This World'.

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Barista, Starbucks

July 2018 - Present

* Communicate orders and collaborate with team members for proper timing of delivering merchandise. Provide positive customer experience. Multitask projects in fast paced environment. ​

RESUME PDF

Created award-winning artwork, local art galleries pieces, prints and logos for businesses, contest winner for children’s book illustrator. Received thousands of responses on artwork via social media art platforms.

Activities/Hobbies
Playing instrumental music, painting, sculpting, sewing, exercise, and culinary arts.

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