Christy Becker
christy.becker@yahoo.com
artbychrys.blogspot.com
(831)-254-4453
EDUCATION
San Jose State University: BFA Animation/Illustration Grad. Date: May
2013
Ventura County Community College: Sculpture, traditional, and digital art:
2004-2006
SKILLS
character design, character concepts, digital
painting, 2-D and 3-D animation, traditional painting, traditional
animation, sculpting, casting in concrete/metal/plastics.
Software: Maya (modeling and animation), Z-Brush, Adobe
Photoshop, Adobe Premier
EXPERIENCE
Laika, Inc. : Asst. Sculptor (2014- Present)
/ Puppets Intern (2013): Sculpted heads, hands and feet,
expressions, and costume pieces for characters on two stop-motion feature
films. Also worked in on fixing and maintaining characters and set items.
·
Films
via Laika Inc.: puppets
intern on:
- Boxtrolls (uncredited) (Directors: Graham
Annable, Anthony Stacchi) (Sept. 2014)
Laika House: (Dec 2013-Jan 2014): Sculptor: Sculpted
characters for detailed sets.
- Commercials via House:
- Jose Cuervo- "History in a
Bottle" (Director: Kirk Kelley) (2014)
(Proximo Spirits | Jose Cuervo)
Lessons Learned (Dir. by Toby
Froud):
Art Dept./ Set Building. (2014): Assisted in building and
painting of props and sets for the 30 min. puppetry film.
Real Life Plus: (Nov.2011- 2013): Independent contractor: Painted
concepts and in-game assets for mobile games. Designed characters and costumes.
- Games via RLP (App/Facebook)
- Jane Austen Unbound (©BBCWW
& Legacy Games): Character art
- Personal Shopper (©RLP,
Inc): Assets and costumes
Recent Commissions:
· SF
Miniatures- produced 6 replicas of
SF houses and buildings from clay. Products are reproduced for commercial
sales.
· Wild
Western Art- Sculpted large wall
mounts for reproduction and drew up designs for large-scale relief sculptures.
San Jose
State: (Aug.2007-May.2013):
Focused in character design, illustration, and animation. Learned the use of
digital software for painting, modeling, and animation.
- SJSU Student
Films: animator and clean-up
artist on:
- No Robots (Directors: Yung-Han Chang, Kim Knoll) (2010)
- Bloom (Directors: Brian Kistler, Emily Johnstone)
(2011)
- Bye-Bye Bruce (Director: Yung-Han Chang) (2011)
- Tule Lake (Directors: Michelle Ikemoto) (2012)
Cast in Stone (Jesus Lopez): (1999-2005), (July.2012): Sculptor: Created
wall moldings, fountain heads, plaques, etc. Sculptures are cast in concrete or
metal, and reproduced as architectural details and indoor/outdoor décor.
Janis’s Art Garden Gallery: (2003-2007): Gallery manager, private
art instructor, artist: Produced art on commission. Instructed classes
for all ages. Logged inventory, ordered and maintained art supplies, handled
phone calls, helped organize art shows and sold art for local
craftsmen/craftswomen.
AWARDS
- Tule Lake:
- Excellence in Animation, College Student Film (2012 ASIFA-SF)
- 1st Place, Animation (2012 CSU Media Arts)
- Best Student Film (2012 CreaTiVe Awards)
- Bloom:
o Best
of Bay Area (2011 SJ Short Film
Festival)