GARRETT SHIKUMA

CHARACTER ANIMATOR

www.GarrettShikuma.com

garrett@garrettshikuma.com

EXPERIENCE

· CHARACTER ANIMATOR at ELECTRONIC ARTS, Playa Vista, CA:

· May, 2004 – Current

· Animating characters utilizing acting and dialogue

· “Medal of Honor: European Assault”

· “Golden Eye: Rogue Agent”

· INTERN at CARTOON NETWORK STUDIOS, Burbank, CA:

· February, 2004 – May, 2004

· Assisting in production and the handling of artwork for the show “Megas XLR”

· ANIMATOR at IZZY CAR PRODUCTIONS, Fullerton, CA:

· February, 2003 – August 2003

· Traditionally animating humans and animals on “A Place For You,” a TV commercial for the Santa Ana Zoo.

SKILLS

· 2D / 3D animation

· Five years experience with Alias’ MAYA and Adobe Photoshop

· Proficient in the following programs: Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premiere, After Effects, Perforce, Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

· Experienced with both Windows and Mac OS

· Storyboarding

· Layout and background design

EDUCATION

· Cal State Fullerton, Fullerton, CA.

· Bachelor of Fine Arts

· Major: Entertainment Arts / Animation. 2002 - 2004

· Mt. San Antonio College, Walnut, CA.

· Associates in Arts Degree

· Major: Animation. 1999 - 2002

· Dean’s List Honor student (3.98 GPA)

MISC.

· Selected for the ACME Virtual Training Network and their partnerships with Warner Brothers, Dreamworks, and Pixar Animation Studio