Sarah Carmichael • Animator
Software
Toon Boom Harmony • Adobe Photoshop • Adobe After Effects • Adobe Flash • Adobe Illustrator • Adobe Premiere • Autodesk Maya
2D/3D Character Animation • Motion Graphics • Illustration • Previsualization • Critique Driven • Team Player • Eye for Detail • Fluent Spanish Speaker
Skills
Professional Experience
Optym
Motion Graphics Artist
June 2017 - Present
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Responsible for creating appealing motion graphics, software animation, and character animation
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Assisted in Previsualization of videos by creating storyboards and animatics
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Created Illustrations used throughout the company’s videos and software
Freelance
Generalist
October 2019 - Present
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Used After Effects to animate client logos for use in online videos
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Illustrated custom signage used inside a local business
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Created new logo design for local company, to be used on store signage, website, and other collateral
UF Digital Worlds Institute
2D Animator
January 2016-May 2017
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Used Toon Boom Harmony to animate character puppets
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Animated Spanish and English graphics and subtitles for Early Learning Florida educational courses
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Performed compositing, edited sound and video in preparation for final renders
2010 - present
Key Projects
Convergence 2017
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Created storyboard and animatic for conference opening video
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Lead animator on logo animation
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Assisted in animating 2D assets throughout all conference videos
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Convergence campaign was the recipient of a Silver Addy
SkyCAST Marketing Video
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Lead Rigger and Character Animator on project
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Responsible for creation of storyboard, animatic, and production pipeline
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Produced various props and environments
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Assistant Animator on Mandala closing animation
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Lead rigger
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Animated characters and props for multiple scenes
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Created final Behance page for project
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Video was the recipient of a Silver Addy
SkyPLAN Marketing Video
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Educational course for teachers in the state of Florida
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Responsible for animation of text and graphics as well as editing and compositing
Early Learning Florida
2010 - present
Education
Savannah College of Art and Design
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Bachelor of Fine Arts Animation
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Cum Laude
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Received Academic and Artistic Honors Scholarship throughout enrollment.
September 2011 - May 2015