RESUME

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 Filmsanimator 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)