Melissa Baldwin

Current

• Contract Animator at Amerra

Past

• Animator/Rigger at Digital Roar Studios
• Animation Contractor at PSR Outdoors
• Animation Intern at Last Straw Productions

• Animation Contractor/Intern at Amerra

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Education

• Full Sail Real World Education
• Kansas City Art Institute

Recommended

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Connections

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Industry

Animation

Websites

• My Website
• My Portfolio

Melissa Baldwin’s Summary

I have 10 years of traditional art and design experience. I am experienced in Animation and Rigging for game development. My goal is to utilize character animation and art skills as a character animator in a production setting.

I have knowledge and experience in Character Animation and Motion Capture.

Melissa Baldwin’s Specialties:

Maya, Character Animation, Artist

Melissa Baldwin’s Experience

• Contract Animator

  Amerra

  (Media Production industry)

  September 2009 — Present (4 months)

  Medical Animation to match reference.

• Animator/Rigger

  Digital Roar Studios

  (Animation industry)

  2008 — September 2009 (1 year )

  Developed rigs for animation in the Unity game engine.

• Animation Contractor

  PSR Outdoors

  (Computer Games industry)

  October 2008 — August 2009 (11 months)

  Correct existing models. Create new creature models. Rig and animate models to Torque limitations. Software used: Maya and Lightwave.

• Animation Intern

  Last Straw Productions

  (Computer Games industry)

  December 2008 — March 2009 (4 months)

  Developed concept art for development of game art, created models based on concept art for game, planned animations for game, worked within game engine limitations.

• Animation Contractor/Intern

  Amerra

  (Animation industry)

  November 2008 — December 2008 (2 months)

  Animate medical sequences, light, render, rig anatomy. Software used: Maya 2008.

Melissa Baldwin’s Education

• Full Sail Real World Education

  BS Computer Animation , Animation , 2006 — 2008

  Game Design Animal Cycles

  Activities and Societies:

  SIGGRAPH Student Chapter

• Kansas City Art Institute

  Illustration 2001 — 2003

  Took courses in illustration and foundations of art, art history, and philosophy.

Additional Information

Melissa Baldwin’s Websites:

• My Website
• My Portfolio

Melissa Baldwin’s Interests:

Animation, Drawing

Melissa Baldwin’s Groups:

Real2Reels, Orlando Student SIGGRAPH Chapter

•    Animation, Media & Entertainment
•    Full Sail Game Development Industry, Students and Alumni
•    Animation Army
•    Full Sail University Alumni
•    Professional Maya Users
•    Full Sail University
•    Motion Capture Society
•    Full Sail Linked
•    FOR ALL YOUR 3D ANIMATION, VFX, GRAPHICS & 3D GAME ART REQUIREMENTS
•    Freelance Artists and Designers
•    GameRecruiter
•    K6 Educational Games Group
•    Animation and Film Jobs
•    Jobs In Games
•    Digital Roar Studios Inc.
•    Entertainment Networking society
•    The Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences
•    CreativeHeads.net Digital Entertainment Career Network

Melissa Baldwin’s Honors:

Course Director Award for 2d Animation, Course Director Award for Animation Pre-Production, Course Director Award for Demo Reel Creation

Melissa Baldwin’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• career opportunities
• consulting offers
• new ventures
• expertise requests
• reference requests
• getting back in touch