CHARLIE CANFIELD, ANIMATION ODDMENT & SUNDRIES                                          415-254-0083

Website- http://www.charliecanfield.com Email- charlie@charliecanfield.com

 

Objective: Animation and Direction, with an emphasis on drawing and painting with digital tools

 

Summary: 22 yrs of experience creating ideas and art for the commercial/film industry      

 

Relevant Experience-

• Direction, Creative Direction, Pitching, Design, Storyboarding for 2D and 3D Animation and Live Action

• Traditional and Digital Drawing, Cartooning, and 2D Animation

• Have Studio Set Up With Digital Drawing Tablet for Fast Art and Digital Delivery

 • Know PhotoShop, After Effects

 

Work Experience-

 

Recent – Created animated sequences for “The Bridge So Far”, a documentary by David L Brown.

            Animated “The Misadventures of Little Arnie”, PSA for Progressive Artist’s Group.

            Created short music film  “Hide & Seek”, online version: http://www.charliecanfield.com/chopin/hideandseek.mov   

Also, various Designs, Boards and Animation for Wild Brain, MTV, Vinton Studios, Nickelodeon, Carl’s Fine Films, The Orphanage, and others.

 

June – September 2004 Leapfrog, Emeryville CA, Games

Art Director and Lead Animator Recruiter while Dept Head Was On Sabbatical

 

August 1999 – (and currently rep’d by) Wild Brain, Inc., San Francisco, CA

Commercial Director, Art Director, Character Designer, Animation Director, 2D Animator, Storyboard Artist, Pitch Developer

 

June 1991 - June 1999 Colossal Pictures, San Francisco, CA

 Commercial Director, Art Director, Character Designer, Animation Director, 2D Animator, Storyboard Artist, Pitch Developer

 

July 1989 - June 1991   Industrial Light & Magic, San Rafael, CA

2D FX Animator, Motion Control Camera Operator

 

July1983 - July 1989    Alpha Cine, Seattle, WA

 Commercial Director, Art Director, Character Designer, Animation Director, 2D Animator, Storyboard Artist, Pitch Developer, Motion Control Camera Operator

 

Awards/Selections/screenings For Commercials and Films

• Ottawa Animation Festival ’05 & ‘98, • Sundance New Media Festival • Film Arts Foundation Festival, • The San Francisco International Film Festival Golden Gate Award, • Gold Creativity Award, • World Animation Celebration Silver Award, • World Animation Celebration Director Showcase, • Addy Award, • 2 Emerald City Awards,

• NW Film and Video Festival Award

 

Education

1981 – 1983   Certificate of Achievement, Advertising Art, Dean’s List –

                       Seattle Central Community College

 

Courses/Lectures  (Attended)

•Animation - Richard Williams   •Animation - James Baxter and David Feiss,  •Story - John Stevenson  •Acting For Animation - Ed Hooks  •Computer Skills For Multimedia

            •The Voice Factory (various classes) – Taylor Korobow

Other

Informal 1/2 – 2 Day Animation Classes for Jr High and Sr High School Students

3 yrs juror for San Francisco Int’l Film Festival Golden Gate Awards, animated shorts category

 

 

 

CHARLIE CANFIELD, ANIMATION ODDMENT & SUNDRIES                                          415-254-0083

Website- http://www.charliecanfield.com Email- charlie@charliecanfield.com

 

Work Highlights

            • 9/05 – Animated sequences for “The Bridge So Far”, a doc by David L Brown.

            Animation of “The Misadventures of Little Arnie”, PSA for Progressive Artist’s Group.

• 2/05 – “Hide And Seek” Short Film: Story, Design, Animation, Direction

View the online version: http://www.charliecanfield.com/chopin/hideandseek.mov

 

Work Highlights WILD BRAIN, INC. 

•12/02 - Hasbro “Merbabies” Ad: Direction, Boards, Layout, Co-designer

• 5/01 -  SF Int’l Lesbian and Gay Film Festival, “25th Anniversary” Trailer:    Creator/Animator of an Animated Sequence

• 2/01 -  Olgivy & Mather/NY, Reese sticks “Limbo” Ad: Boards, Designer, Animation Director

            • 8/00, 2/01 -  Cartoon Network, “Great Big Cartoony Club 1 & 2”, “Philo the

               The First TV”, Web Cartoons: Designer/Artist of Backgrounds and 130 Characters

• 6/00 -  Universal Pictures, “Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle” Animated Tail Credits: Co-Creative Director, Director, Boards, Designer, Animation Director

• 5/00 -  Century Theaters, “Searchlights” Curtain Riser for 700 Screen Theater     Chain: Concept, Director, Boards, Designer, Animation Director

• 10/99 -  Waste Management, “Recycle”, “Landfill” Ad Campaign:

   Creative Director, Director, Boards, Designer, Animation Director

 

 Various other directing, design, pitching and animation for ads & films

 

Work Highlights COLOSSAL PICTURES 

•5/99 -  Olgivy & Mather/LA, Alpha-bits “I Scream” Ad: Director, Boards, Designer,     Animation Director

•8/98 -  Cartoon Network, “Superchunk” Animated Show Open, Close, and 6   Interstitials: Director, Boards

•5/96, 8/98 -  Nickelodeon, “Rhino” & “Slap’s Fleck”, 2 Theatrical Movie Opens:    Co- writer, Director, Boards, Animation Director

•6/98 -  Edge Creative, “Coke: Happy Fizz” Ad: Co-writer, Director, Boards, Designer,   Animation Director

•10/97 -  Cente Services, Samsung “Rabbit” & “Jump” Ad Campaign: Designer,   Director, Animation Director

•10/96 -  Locomotion, “Locomotion” 20 Animated Interstitials: Co-writer, Director,   Designer, Animation Director

 

Various other directing, design, pitching and animation for ads & films

 

Work Highlights INDUSTRIAL LIGHT & MAGIC

• “Rocketeer”:  Motion Control Camera FX and 2D animated FX

• “Back To The Future 2 & 3”: Motion Control Camera FX and 2D animated FX

• “Kurosawa’s Dreams”: Motion Control Camera FX

• “The Doors”: Motion Control Camera FX

• “Ghost”: Motion Control Camera FX

• “The Hunt For Red October”: Motion Control Camera FX

 

Various other camera FX and animation for films

 

 

Showreel and references available upon request