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                                        Resume

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I enjoy using my creativity to develop my skill and knowledge in animation, story boarding, and concept art. I am a hard worker and am very dedicated to the time and commitment on progressing a specific subject and having it finalised for the deadline. I am passionate about working in the animation industry. Currently seeking a challenging and rewarding industry experience as a storyboard, concept artist and 2D Animator, to broaden my knowledge and skills within the animation industry.

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I am also currently open for any upcoming opportunities in 2D Animation, Storyboarding, and Character and Background Design, if you want to reach out, you can e-mail me at nicholascostelloe@gmail.com or you can message me here just on the Contact section of my webpage. Thanks!

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Education

 

Central Saint Martins, London                                                                                        Sep 2016 – Jun 2018

MA, Character Animation (B, 2:1)

 

Wimbledon College of Art, London                                                                                 Sep 2013 - Jun 2016

BA Honours: Fine Art Painting (2:2)

 

Camberwell College of Art, University of the Arts, London                                             Sep 2012 - May 2013

Diploma in Foundation Studies (Art & Design) (Merit)                        

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Skills Technical

  • Excellent hand drawing skills, very confident in quick illustration within a time limit.

  • ​Experience in oil and watercolour painting. 

  • Confident in frame by frame animation.

  • Excellent skill with Cintiq.

  • Creative and imaginative thinking.

  • Strong skill in editing.

  • Competent and creative photographer.

 

Business

  • Teamwork skills.

  • Friendly, approachable, confident and good at communicating. 

 

I.T.

Efficiently trained in the following:

  • Adobe Photoshop 

  • Adobe Flash

  • TV Paint

  • After Effects

  • Z-Brush

  • Toon Boom

  • Mac and PC

  • Premiere Pro

  • Microsoft Office, Excel, Outlook

      

Work Experience 

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After my graduation, I completed a ten-week ‘Drawing with Words’ course at The Prince’s Drawing School, which focused on the use of language in a story-based setting.  My experience in the industry, has been working at Cartoon Saloon for an intensive internship, working as a location and character designer on their upcoming feature film (at the time)’My Father’s Dragon.’ Along with the opportunity of working in one of the industry’s major studios, I met some of the key players, which was an invaluable experience. I had the opportunity to work as a full-time animator and storyboard artist on a sequence for a short documentary on psychosis, that tells the story of a young man and his experiences with having a psychotic breakdown, and the affect it had on his life. The film will hopefully be shown in a private cinema and a few festivals at some point later in the year, one of which is Raindance Film Festival. I had applied for a position at UKTV/Gold, where I was working as a colourist for a two-part BBC documentary on the life of British comedian Tony Hancock. Since then, I have been working as a Freelance Painter and Illustrator for Paul Costelloe Design, producing watercolour illustrations for homeware collections, whilst currently collaborating with a film director again as a full-time animator and artist on an upcoming short psychological sci-fi drama film, which will be a combination of live-action and 2D Animation.

 

Interests​

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  • I enjoy visiting art exhibitions in London and when I am travelling. 

  • I am an avid follower of developments in the world of film. 

  • I am a keen tennis player and compete in local competitions in Putney, London.

  • I enjoy travelling and visiting new places.

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