Digital Artist / Animator at Studio Venus
London, United Kingdom
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- Course Director at Central Saint Martins
- Digital Artist / Animator at Studio Venus
- Education
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- London Metropolitan University
- Glasgow School of Art
- University of Glasgow
- University of the Arts London
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- Industry
- Animation
- Websites
Birgitta Hosea’s Summary
Artist and animator, Birgitta Hosea is a freelance senior presentation artist for Adobe and organises Adobe Inspired Media, a post-production user group at the Curzon Cinema Soho. She is the Course Director of Pg Dip Character Animation at Central Saint Martins and the author of "The Focal Easy Guide to Flash" series.
Originally working as an Art Director / Assistant Designer on films, TV series, pop promos, fringe and west-end theatre, she did an MA in Computer Imaging and Animation in the mid-90s and went on to work as a freelance web designer and motion graphic animator.
CLIENT LIST (abridged)
MOTION GRAPHICS:
Adobe, BECTA, Cartoon Network, Central Saint Martins, Chiat Day, Design Lab, Focal Press, John Millar & Sons, Les Trois Palmes Film Festival, Nickelodeon, Replay Ltd, Xube
OWN SHORT FILMS featured in:
1era Bienal Internacional de Performance [Santiago de Chile], 291 Gallery [London], Adobe Inspired Media [London], Adobe Live [South Africa], CCA [Glasgow], Chicago Underground Film Festival [USA], Cosmic Zoom Festival [Copenhagen], the Design Museum [London], IBC [Amsterdam], ICA [London], the Ikon Gallery [Birmingham], Keigo Arts [Japan], London Electronic Arts, LoveBytes [Sheffield], Lux Centre [London], Northern Exposure [Newcastle], Raindance Festival [London], Raya [Athens], San Diego Museum of Photographic Arts [USA], Technarte [Bilbao], Transmission Gallery [Glasgow], Video Forum [London], You Tube
CONSULTANCY / STAFF TRAINING:
Albion Computers, Amethyst Television, Apple, Aquent, AT Computers, BBC, Black Rock Games, Bloomberg TV, BSkyB, Carlton TV, Carlton Interactive, Cartoon Network, Colyer Graphics, the Guardian, Disney Interactive, HTV, Institute of Videographers, Macmillan Media, Mekon, Mothercare, MTV, Soho Editors, Sony Games, Tate Gallery, Television Consultancy, Transmedia, Vidal Sassoon, Video Rescue, Yes TV
Birgitta Hosea’s Specialties:
Flash, After Effects, Premiere Pro, Encore, Soundbooth, Photoshop, Illustrator, Fireworks, Dreamweaver
Art direction, design / concept, animation, compositing, lay-out, clean-up, project management.
Birgitta Hosea’s Experience
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Course Director
Central Saint Martins
(Educational Institution; 501-1000 employees; Animation industry)
2000 — Present (9 years )
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Digital Artist / Animator
Studio Venus
(Animation industry)
June 1999 — Present (10 years 6 months)
Specialist in After Effects and Flash animation providing consultancy, freelance motion graphic design, animation and staff training
Birgitta Hosea’s Education
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London Metropolitan University
MA , Computer Imaging and Animation , 1997 — 1998
- Activities and Societies:
- Financed my studies through odd jobs like art direction, web design and teaching theatre design.
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Glasgow School of Art
Postgraduate Diploma , Theatre design , 1986 — 1987
- Activities and Societies:
- Also studied illustration and video, made a short film, was part of a all-girl punk band
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University of Glasgow
MA (Hons) , Drama, Film & TV Studies , 1982 — 1986
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University of the Arts London
Additional Information
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Birgitta Hosea’s Groups:
BECTU
Birgitta Hosea’s Honors:
Fellow of the Royal Society of the Arts (fRSA)
Birgitta Hosea’s Contact Settings
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