www.randygossman.com
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OBJECTIVE:
Create films through the medium of animation and share my craft with others.
QUALIFIED BY:
● Over 27 years experience in Traditional Animation.
● Over 16 years experience in 3D Computer Animation.
● Over 20 years experience in Computer Graphics.
ACCOLADES & AWARDS:
● Awarded Bronze Flamingo for “Shutterbird”, 2007 Annual South Beach International Animation Festival.● Awarded Honored faculty Member, 2002 at Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale.
● 2 pieces showcased in Siggraph 2000 Animation Festival:
“The Game Room” – Director.
“Skiddles” - Lead character animator for ‘Tropical’.
SOFTWARE:
Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere, After Effects, Dreamweaver, Toon Boom Studio, 3D Studio Max, Microsoft Word.
EXPERIENCE:
1998-2005 Exodus Entertainment, Inc. Miami, FL An animation and production firm for television, film and video games.
Director / Producer
Supervising and organizing various productions, scriptwriting, storyboarding, creating animatics, voice acting,
character design, traditional cel animation, 3D computer animation, compositing, editing.
Special projects include:
● “Starkist”- 3D animated pitch piece: Director.
● “Googles”- traditionally animated children’s music videos: Animation Director.
● “Harry Potter”- 3D animated pitch piece for Mattel: Modeling, Animation, Camera.
● “The Game Room”- animated video game review show: Director.
1997-Present
Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale, Fort Lauderdale, FLA commercial art college.
Media Arts and Animation Faculty
Design and teach courses in computer graphics, scriptwriting, storyboarding, character design, sculpting, traditional cel animation, 3D computer animation and general animation production.
1995-1998
Animation Factory of South Florida, Inc. Hollywood, FLAn animation and production firm for television and CD ROM.
Senior Animation & Art Director
Supervising animation staff, creating traditional and 3D character animation, designing and developing characters, storyboards and sculpted character maquettes.
Special projects include:
● “Van-pires”- 3D animated television series: Animation Director.
● “Am I Dreaming”- children’s interactive CD ROM: Project Director.
● “Witchaven”- 3D animated game intro: Modeling, Animation and Effects.
● “Computers for Psychiatrists”- traditionally animated commercial: Director.
Freelance
● “Tastee CHAMPS”- Lower 3rd Animation: Director● “O.I.L. Animation”- Web Commercial: Voice Actor- Narrator/Louie
● “Get Smart”- Hollywood Film: Previs Animator- Skydiving Sequence
● “The Diet Game”- Nutrition Book: Art Director
● “Call of Duty”- PC Game Cinema: 3D Character Animator- British Campaign Intro
● “Spongebob Squarepants”- PC Game Cinemas: 3D Character Animator
EDUCATION:
2003-2007 Miami International University of Art and Design, Miami, FL Master of Fine Art in Animation.
2001-2003
Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale, Fort Lauderdale, FLBachelor of Science in Graphic Design.
1994-1996
Keiser College, Fort Lauderdale, FLCompleted courses in drafting, 2D and 3D animation, computer graphics design, 3D modeling, computer sound
editing, lingo-based programming and word processing.
1986-1988
Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale, Fort Lauderdale, FLAssociate of Science in Visual Communications.
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