DERICK DRESSEL

SUMMARY

Digital effects artist and instructor. Specializing in compositing and digital graphics. Consistently seeks creative solutions utilizing new tools and methodologies.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Digital Effects Artist and Assistant Instructor, Florida State University (FSU) Film School, October 1, 2005 to present.

  Facilitates students' learning of digital effects design and implementation, through instruction and demonstration, using Shake, Maya and other graphics software.

  Creates digital effects and collaborates with students in their development of effects for use in student films.

  Provides technical support to students and maintains equipment and software for the visual effects lab.

  Creates tools and work flows to help streamline production.

• Digital Effects Artist, FSU Film School, March 1, 2005 to July 26, 2005.

  Completed more than 80 effects shots ranging from crew removal to creating and integrating CG elements.

• Digital Effects Artist, FSU Film School, October 20, 2004 to December 10, 2004.

  Created a wide variety of shots requiring CG/live action compositing, particle scripting, 3D camera tracking, green screen keying, etc.

• Director of Special Effects, Oak Harbour Productions, March 25, 2003 to October 20, 2004.

  Completed over 300 digital effects for the movie Vampyre Rock.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Maya

  Significant production experience modeling Sub-D/Polygon/NURBS, rigging, shaders, MEL, particles, dynamics, and PaintFX. Understanding of Maya Fur, Mental Ray, fluid and hair work flow. Seven years of experience.

• Shake:

  Significant production experience compositing shots. Strong knowledge of scripting and macro creation. Seven years of experience.

• Photoshop

  Significant production experience creating textures for 3D models and matte painting. Strong knowledge of scripting and macro creation. Thirteen years of experience.

• Other Software

  Mudbox, After Effects, Processing.org, Avid Express, Final Cut, Flash, Illustrator, Anime Studio Pro, 3D Studio MAX R4, Motion, DVD Studio Pro, Wings 3D, Silo, Boujou 3, Ableton Live, XHTML1.0(strict), CSS, Javascript, PHP, C++.

EDUCATION

• Full Sail Real World Education, Winter Park, Florida

  Associate of Science Degree in Computer Animation

  Graduated with Director's award for animation.