Jeff Clifton Orange CA Cell (714)280-3739 E-mail: Jeff@Clifton3D.com

Objective: To contribute high quality character animation and 3D art for creative 3D animation studios

Work Experience:

♠ Current Character Animator and Head of Character Development at Ocean Visual FX

♠ Character animator for contract job with Clear Crown Studio working on character animation, rigging, texturing and model optimization with 3DS Max on the PC title “Wild Life”

♠ 3D artist for 30-second pre-visualization animatic for Betty Crocker Warm Delights commercial

♠ Contract graphic and web designer for Victory Display

♠ Contract web and graphic designer for AMJ Plumbing Company and current web master

♠ Instructive aid at CSU Summer Arts to provide technical direction for college students in all areas of 3D animation using Lightwave 3D

♠ Intern at CSU Chico as an instructive aid to provide help to all students enrolled in the advanced animation courses instructed by Rick Vertolli

Education: B.A., 3D Computer Animation, 2003, Chico State University, Chico, CA

Skills:

♠ 3D Character & rigid body animation

♠ Pre-visualization and diagrammatic animation

♠ Character rigging

♠ 3D Modeling, Texturing & lighting

♠ 3D Dynamics & effects

♠ Graphic design

♠ Web design

♠ DVD authoring

♠ Non-linear video & audio editing

♠ Video & audio effects, enhancement

♠ Photographic clean-up, enhancement