Eric J. S. Epstein
Email: ericepstein@earthlink.net
Website: http://www.najork.net/
Phone: (917)797-9734

OBJECTIVE
Seeking creative employment involving moving images.

SKILLS
• Software: Photoshop, After Effects, Final Cut Pro, Electric Image, Elastic Reality, Dreamweaver, Illustrator.
• 16mm film production (camera, sound, lighting, flatbed editing), Canon XL1.
• A wide variety of traditional 2D and 3D media; metal, airbrush, acrylic, oil, charcoal, etc.

EXPERIENCE
Broadcast/Film
• Bigstar Motion Design: Freelance animator. 2006-08
• UVPhactory: Freelance animator. 2007-08
• Thornberg & Forester: Freelance animator. 2007
• Viewfinder Productions: Sole or supervising graphic artist on seven documentaries, including episodes of MovieReal and Biography for A&E. In addition to animating moves (at least 100 per show) of varying depth and complexity and retouching/extrapolating copious archival material, work occasionally included hiring, designing a title sequence, lower thirds, or promotional material. For the ‘Antietam’ episode of The History Channel’s “10 Days That Unexpectedly Changed America,” I began in preproduction designing a treatment and planning effects crucial to the success of the filmed battle reenactments. 2004-06
• mtvU: Reconstructing a website as an AE document, easily customized & animated, to serve as the packaging of a countdown show. 2006
• Black Canyon Productions/Clear Channel: Animating archival material for 2 A&E Biography episodes, as well as designing lower thirds and map graphics for various other shows. 2004-05
• Edgeworx: Environmental motion graphics for MTV’s Miss Seventeen. 2005
• InCite Pictures: Graphics for an episode of Court TV’s ‘The System’. 2003
Music Video
• Waverly Films: Effects and compositing on 6 projects, including clips for ‘VHS or Beta’ & ‘The Juan Maclean.’ 2005-06
• Saline Project/HSI Productions: AE/PS artist on clip for ‘Blue October’ (Universal Records). 2004
DVD
• Freelance AE/PS artist at gNET, working on the DRIV3R iGuide. 2004
• Menu animation for ‘Four Licks,’ a Rolling Stones live DVD set. 2003
• Graphics for 'Bubba Ho-tep' DVD extras. 2004
Web & Misc.
• At Edgeworx, executed 2 corporate motion pieces for American Express. 2005
• Lead visual designer and animator on a flash website for VeriLogix Inc. 2004
• Website re-skinning and construction for gNEt. 2004
• Storyboard artist on on NJ anti-smoking PSAs for Chelsea Pictures. 2004
• Intern at Amoeba Proteus (visual research, concept art, scanning). 2002-03
• Intern and PA on a feature film at Greenwich Street Productions. 2003
• Three years (in high school) teaching a PTA workshop on cartooning for students in 3rd through 8th grade.

AWARDS AND HONORS
• Trophy winning video in the Rochester International Film Festival. – Spring 1998
• Student finalist in the 2002 Macworld Expo Digital Art Gallery.
• Scholarship from Imation in a nationwide digital art competition. - April 1998
• Denison’s Vail Arts Scholarship and Heritage Scholarship. Fall 1998-Spring 2002
• Two silver keys, Rochester Scholastic Art Show, ceramics and metal sculpture. - February 1998

EDUCATION
• Bachelor of Arts, Denison University - 2002.
• Cinema Major with studio art concentration.
• Studied at the University of Westminster in London. -Fall 2000.
• Pre-College Art Program at Carnegie Mellon University. -Summer 1997.