Don Sparks

Current

• Motion Graphic Designer / Editor at Viewstream
• Motion Graphic Designer / Editor at Ooyala

Past

• Sr. Designer at MobileCast Media
• Motion Graphic Designer / 3D Generalist at Design Reactor
• Art Director at Elise, Feature Film

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Education

• Academy of Art University
• Callenwalde Art Center
• The University of Georgia

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Recommended

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Connections

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Industry

Design

Don Sparks’s Summary

Software:

Maya 8, Photoshop CS3, Illustrator CS3, InDesign CS3, After Effects CS3 Pro, Premier Pro 2, Audition 2, Sound Forge, EncoreDVD 2, Dreamweaver CS3, Flash CS3, Microsoft Office

Don Sparks’s Specialties:

Art Direction, Film, Design, Web, Animation, Motion Graphics, Visual Effects and 3D

Don Sparks’s Experience

• Motion Graphic Designer / Editor

  Viewstream

  (Media Production industry)

  August 2008 — Present (3 months)

  Graphic Design | Motion Graphics | Video

• Motion Graphic Designer / Editor

  Ooyala

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Computer Software industry)

  June 2008 — Present (5 months)

  Graphic Design | Motion Graphics | Online Video

Don Sparks’s Education

• Academy of Art University

  Master of Fine Arts, Animation & Visual Effects, 2003 — 2006

  Some of my mentors:
  
  - Tom Bertino, Animation Supervisor - ILM
  - Linda Bel, Animation Supervisor - Disney, ILM, Dreamworks
  - Chris Armstrong, Animation Supervisor - ILM, Hannah Barberra
  - Steve Segal, Animator - Pixar, Spumco
  - Charles Keagle, Animator/Writer - Pixar, South Park

• Callenwalde Art Center

  Certificate: Fine Art, 2001 — 2002

• The University of Georgia

  Bachelor of Arts, 1997 — 1999

Additional Information

Don Sparks’s Interests:

Animation, 3D Modeling, Film, Character Design, Graphic Arts, Drawing, Painting

Don Sparks’s Groups:

ACM/SIGGRAPH, CGSociety, Bay Area Maya Users Group, ASIFA

Don Sparks’s Honors:

University of Georgia, Dean's List (1999)

Don Sparks’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

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