Animation Portfolio of Martha Murrie
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MARTHA MURRIE

www.marthamurrie.com                    781-292-0883          martha.murrie@gmail.com

ANIMATOR

With 7 years’ experience in

Character Animation            Game Animation       Creature Animation          Cinematic Animation

Experience includes:

  • Uncharted 4
  • Infinite Crisis
  • Dungeons and Dragons Online: Menace of the Underdark expansion
  • Lord of the Rings Online: Riders of Rohan expansion
  • Brain Beat

Works through animation tasks with diligence and a strong commitment to the highest quality possible while still delivering work on time.

Takes feedback extremely well, known for having a great attitude.

Excellent teammate with great instincts for how to tackle any animation task.

 

EXPERIENCE

SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT AMERICA, San Diego CA, 09/15 to 09/16, 07/18 to present

Cinematic Animator (temp)

  • Currently working on cinematics and facial animation solves
  • Completed multiple cinematic animations that used motion capture data
  • Completed facial animation solves using proprietary software for multiple projects
  • Selected to be on the skeleton crew at the end of Uncharted 4

 

FREELANCE ANIMATOR, working remotely, 04/16 to 02/17

  • Worked remotely on keyframe animations for the Healthimation Why WAIT health app.

 

WB TURBINE, Boston MA, 12/11 to 07/15

Mid-level Animator

  • Animated characters and creatures for multiple projects.
  • Fixed animation bugs in both Maya and Havok Behavior Tool
  • Tested animations in game to ensure functionality
  • Provided critiques to peers, participated in group art reviews
  • Implemented feedback from peers and art directors in a timely fashion
  • Replicated animations, transferred animations from one rig to another

 

GREEN GRASS STUDIOS, Dallas TX, 07/11

Remote Animator

  • Animated a 12-second cinematic sequence for the game Brain Beat
  • Implemented feedback in a timely manner

 

RIVERKEY CREATIVE, Kansas City, MO, 03/11 to 04/11

Versionizer

  • Versioned baseball stadium animations in After Effects
  • Edited raw footage in Final Cut Pro
  • Designed graphics in Photoshop

 

EDUCATION

Anim Squad – Expert Workshop, 05/13 to 08/13

Tutor: Brent Homman – Walt Disney Animation Studios

 

Pixar Animation Master Class – Character Animation and Story Seminar, 10/12

Two-day seminar presented by Andrew Gordon and Matthew Luhn

 

Animation Mentor – Master Class in Animal and Creature Animation, 03/11 to 09/11

Mentors: Scott Carroll – Blue Sky, Keith Sintay – Digital Domain

 

Animation Mentor, 09/09 to 03/11

Diploma for Advanced Studies in Character Animation

Mentors: Sean Sexton – Dreamworks, Brett Coderre – Pixar, Steve Cunningham Dreamworks,

Wayne Gilbert – Vanarts, Justin Barrett – Reel FX, Don Kim – Corus Entertainment

 

Santa Monica College, 01/06 to 12/06

Studied animation and art

 

University of Virginia – Bachelor of Arts with Distinction, 08/99 to 05/03

Majored in Archaeology and Psychology, minored in Astronomy

Graduated Phi Beta Kappa

 

SOFTWARE

Maya, Photoshop, Final Cut Pro, After Effects, MS Office, Hansoft, Test Track Pro, Havok Behavior Tool, Shotgun, Perforce

 

REFERENCES

Available upon request