Ivy Flores
Cell: 909-248-3561
ivyflores@gmail.com
www.ivyflores.com
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| Education:
California Institute of the Arts (CalArts)
M.F.A. Experimental Animation/Integrated Media
Expected Graduation Date: May 2013
Escape Studios Summer Apprenticeship Program
3D Visual Effects and Compositing Intensive
Summer 2011 - Santa Monica, CA
University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)
B.A. Visual Arts - Animation
B.A. Psychology - Developmental Psychology and Human Services
Graduation Date: May 2008
GPA 3.63/4.00 - Cum Laude |
Technical Skills:
Windows, Macintosh:
Maya, After Effects, Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro, Photoshop, Dragon Stop Motion, Avid Pro Tools, MotionBuilder, Dreamweaver, Flash, MatchMover
-Designed and constructed own website: www.ivyflores.com
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Experience:
Lead Animator "Short Ride" – CalArts – Valencia, CA
September 2011 – Present
- Animates monkey/human characters, and models, rigs and animates bicycle models.
- Directed by award winning filmmaker and animation professor, Eric Dyer.
Animation Teaching Assistant – CalArts – Valencia, CA
September 2011 – Present
- Assists teaching students 3D character animation, animation production workflow, and 2D/3D technical, stereoscopy and stopmotion courses.
Pipeline Technical Director/Previsualizaton Intern – The Third Floor, Inc. – Los Angeles, CA
May 2011 – October 2011
- Animates characters, cameras; utilizes mocap and 3D assests to create pre-vis shots of upcoming feature films.
- Assists with programming tools and designing UIs in MEL and Javascript to enhance pre-vis workflow.
- Researches alternative methods for more efficient workflows.
- Assist with rigging characters, motioncapture sessions and mocap clean up.
NASA Media Specialist, Animation - UMBC - Baltimore, MD; NASA Goddard Space Flight Center - Greenbelt, MD
July 2008 - September 2010
- Animated and designed conceptual illustrations for NASA Goddards's Special Projects and Earth Science Divisions.
- Supervised and instructed student interns on 2D and 3D projects, also taught students about mocap and 3D animation.
Lead Animator "The Bellows March" - UMBC - Baltimore, MD
September 2007 – October 2008
- Animated, rigged and modeled accordion character and zoetropes and prepared zoetropes for 3D printing for Eric Dyer's zoetrope film.
Primary Animator "The Choice v2" - UMBC - Baltimore, MD
February 2007 – August 2008
- Responsible for entire production and completion of 3D animation.
- Collaborated with award winning political cartoonist Kevin "KAL" Kallaugher of The Economist and UMBC/IRC Fellows. 3D Graphics Illustrator Intern - SimCen of the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research - Forest Glen, MD
June 2007- August 2007
- Utilized motioncapture data to animate soldiers for war environment simulations.
- Modeled, textures and animated low-poly characters and objects for stereoscopic and haptic interactive simulations. |
Collaborations, Screenings, Exhibitions, Publications:
"Prosper Springs" (collaborative effort)
CalArts, 2011.
"convoluted space graffiti"
CalArts 2011 Experimental Animation Bijou Screening, CalArts 2012 Experimental Animation Showcase.
"Take a Virtual Tour of NASA Goddard"
NASA, 2011.
"Know Your Earth: Earth Observing Fleet Studies Climate"
NASA, movie theater kiosks across the US, 2010.
"NCCS Hyperwall Show" (collaborative effort)
NASA, 2010.
"Rain, Drought, Urbanization Contributing Factors for Storms"
NASA, Wired Blog, The Weather Channel, Wall Street Journal, National Geographic Channel, 2009-2010.
"Supercomputing the Climate" (collaborative effort)
NASA, 2010.
"The Carbon Cycle"
NASA, 2009.
"The Water Cycle"
NASA, 2009.
"Return to the Moon" (collaborative effort)
NASA, Science on a Sphere Theaters across the world, 2009.
"Frozen" (collaborative effort)
NASA, Science on a Sphere Theaters across the world, 2009 Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival, 2009.
"Honeybees and Climate Change"
NASA, 2009.
"Earth Science Week"(collaborative effort)
NASA, 2009.
"Science for a Hungry World Title Sequence"
NASA, 2009.
"The Bellows March" (collaborative effort)
SIGGRAPH 2008 New Technology Demonstration Exhibitor, 2009 Maryland Film Festival, 2009 Ottawa International Animation Festival, 2010 AniMazing Spotlight! Shorts Festival.
"Try to Believe" (collaborative effort)
Brooklyn Philharmonic 2008 "Try to Believe" Contest Winner.
"The Choice" (collaborative effort)
Rosebud Film and Video Awards 2009 Nominee.
"Making a Landing"
UMBC Visual Arts Senior Exhibition 2008-Animation Category 1st Place, SIGGRAPH 2008 SpaceTime Student Animation Exhibitor. |
| Honors:
CalArts Interdisciplinary Project Grant, 2012;
Women In Animation Phyllis Craig Scholarship, 2011;
CalArts Grant, 2011-2012;
J. Michael Brinkman Scholarship, 2010;
CalArts Scholarship, 2010-2012;
Imaging Research Center Post-Graduate Fellowship, 2008-2010;
UMBC Exceptional Graduates Class of 2008;
Cum Laude, 2008; Dean’s List 2007-2008; President’s List 2007;
Golden Key Honor Society; Psi Chi Honor Society;
Visual Arts Imaging Research Center Fellowship, 2006-2008;
Maryland Distinguished Scholarship Talent in the Arts, 2004-2008;
Linehan Artist Scholarship, 2004-2008. |
Extracurricular:
dog walker, dog trainer, ping pong, archery, tennis, bowling, frisbee, hiking, biking
UMBC Visual Arts Council of Majors Promotions and Historian officers
Filipino American Student Association Member – Football Center Defensive Line
YMCA Child Care Center Volunteer |