KEVIN KOLODINSKY
Los Angeles, CA
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WORK EXPERIENCE
Gentleman Scholar
CG Lead (Staff)
Lead a team of freelance 3D and 2D artists in the creation and execution of multiple commercial spots for high level clients. Balancing Time, efficiency and budget.  
Gentleman Scholar
CG Lead / Light & Comp
Execute high level NDA projects and toolkit for Globalization. Previs/Light/Comp. 
Help lead a team of lighters to execute client asks. 

Trailer Park Group
Art Director / VFX Supervisor: Theatrical  I  Animation & Motion Graphics
A lead designer in theatrical main titles as well as Promos and VFX. Design and create style-guide templates for the team to execute efficiently.  

We Are Royale
Sr. Nuke Compositor / 3D Artist
Senior compositor on two Oculus fully animated character spots for the release of the new Rift. Production of Three character animated spots for Pokemon. Nuke compositing for effects and endtags, toolkits for client. Maya/Vray/Nuke/AE.

Trailer Park Group
Sr. Designer / 3D Lead
Design main titles, trailers, concepts, credit sequences for pitches and production for Disney, Warner Bros, Lionsgate and Sony. Maya/ AE / Adobe

Gentleman Scholar
Sr. CG Artist / Project Lead / Previs
Execute high level NDA projects and toolkit for Globalization. Animation/Previs/Light/Comp. 
Create previs animatics for approval of client, then move shots to production.

Johnson & Johnson
Sr. CG Artist / Sr. Designer
I am responsible for lighting, rendering and compositing all products for the J&J companies portfolio including
Neutrogena, Band-aid, Listerine, Tylenol and more. I was brought in to make the pipeline more efficient, help
create a templated workflow, bringing production efficiency and quality up, and creating a standard for global leading class imagery.

Suspect TV
3D Artist: Light & Comp
Provide Lighting, Rendering, and Compositing for Product spots for various Clients and campaigns. 

Game7 Films
Visual Effects Supervisor
I was tasked with providing 32 VFX Shots for a feature film on Lifetime. This was over the course of 2 months and there was around five full minutes of footage to add VFX to, Including Adding Snow, Changing footage to fall colors, Logo/Brand removal, Stabilizing cameras, and 3D Tracking

CIA - Conceptual Intelligence Agency
Sr. CG Artist / Animator
Created 3D Show packages for upcoming SCRIPPS Network Shows. Opens/Bumpers/Transitions/Lower Thirds

Walt Disney Animation Studios
Animation Technical Director: DisneyToon Studios
Supported Disney Consumer Products. Executed all character poses through final output for consumer products licensing. Tasked with producing and supplying a bank of final character publicity poses for the “World of Cars” franchise to be used by licensees for posters, packaging, and merchandise of Planes and Planes 2 characters. Ensured that the quality and integrity of the CG artwork stayed true to the film.
Walt Disney Animation Studios
Animation Generalist: DisneyToon Studios
Supported the Shorts and Ancillary Department and Domestic and Global Marketing Division. Responsible for the production of a shot that introduced the “World of Planes” with Pixar’s cars, including lighting, texturing, rendering, and compositing the entire shot in stereo through final output.

GreenhausGFX
Art Director and CG Supervisor
Oversaw a team of artists in the production and design of motion graphics, main titles, and visual effects for theatrical movie trailers and commercials in multiple formats, including stereoscopic. Tasked with design of all CG style frames needed for studio pitches and client meetings.
Selected Project List: The Amazing Spider-Man, Snow White and the Huntsman, Twilight Breaking Dawn: Part 2, The Smurfs, Immortals, Anonymous

GreenhausGFX
Visual Effects Supervisor
Responsible for on set planning of visual effects in a three spot shoot for Hamilton Beach. Designed and executed all visual effects and endtags for the commercial campaign.

Panda Panther
Character Animator
Responsible for creating quality character animation through acting and storytelling for Kellogg’s Pop-Tarts commercial.
Bombastic Inc
3D Generalist, Animation Lead
Broadcast projects and pitches for clients including CBS Sports, VH1 Network, EA Games, and BET Network.


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