Nickson Phosy
2061 W 18th stSan Bernardino CA, 92411
Professional Summary
Talented animator honed with great drawing skills and visual thinking. Creative with many different forms of animation, from traditional 2-D animation to After Effects based animation. Experienced in production from storyboard conception to final touches.
Core Qualifications
- Experienced in storyboarding and creating animatics for clients.
- Strong drawing and painting skills to be able to produce assets and visual conception.
- Proficient in a wide range of software such as Photoshop, Flash, After Effects, Premiere.
- Can Apply advanced rigging techniques for After Effects.
- Some 3D experience in Maya. Modeling, Rigging and Animation.
Experience
September 2014-October 2015. Xposure Foundations Inc. - Animation Instructor.
- Work with middle school students to introduce them to the animation artform.
- Plan and execute projects along with the students.
- Animate, edit and promote content that the class creates.
November 2014. Having a Party! - Freelance Animator
- Children’s music video for Alex Mitnick, for use in promoting his new single.
- Storyboarded and created an animatic for the client.
- Created all the assets.
- Animated and cleaned up in a traditional 2D style for one of the characters.
- Animated in After Effects.
February 2014. AVC Productions. Freelance Animator
- Created two animated music video segments for “Alex and the Kaleidoscope.” Winner of 2015 New York Emmy for Best Children’s Programming.
- Storyboarded and created animatics for the segments.
- Created all backgrounds and assets for the music videos.
- Animated all of the assets using After Effects.
Education
2009-2013. The University of the Arts, Philadelphia. BFA in Animation.