Eva Snyder

Current

• VFX Supervisor at Captian Films Inc
• Roto Artist at Motion Theory
• Compositor and Roto Artist at Freelancer

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Past

• Keyer at Royale
• Chief Financial Officer at Midwest Animation Promotion Society
• Jr. Compositor at Gradient Effects LLC

• Roto Artist at Motion Theory
• Jr. Compositor & Roto Artist at Gradient Effects LLC
• Roto Artist at Motion Theory
• Finance Officer at Anime Central
• Jr. Compositor (Graphics Assistant) at Somersault
• Intern at Optimus

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Education

• fxphd
• Columbia College Chicago

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Connections

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Industry

Motion Pictures and Film

Eva Snyder’s Summary

2012 (2009)
Inhale (2009)
Krupp - Eine Familie zwischen Krieg und Frieden (2009)
The Ugly Truth (2009)

Budding VFX artist, self motivated and always learning. I like challenges and get along well with others. I'm always looking to learn from others on my team and hope that I can teach them something as well. Dedicated and detail oriented I'm able to track and manage many projects at once.

Eva Snyder’s Specialties:

Proficient in After Effects, Silhouette, Photoshop, Illustrator.
Working Knowledge of Final Cut, Nuke, Shake, Fusion, and 3DS Max.
Introductory knowledge of Flame, and Combustion.

Eva Snyder’s Experience

• VFX Supervisor

  Captian Films Inc

  (Privately Held; Entertainment industry)

  October 2009 — Present (2 months)

  Handling Comp and VFX for the web series Hurtling Through Space At An Alarming Rate. Managing a small team of artists in various disciplines to make the magic happen.

• Roto Artist

  Motion Theory

  (Privately Held; Animation industry)

  June 2009 — Present (6 months)

  Roto on various spots in Silhouette

• Compositor and Roto Artist

  Freelancer

  (Motion Pictures and Film industry)

  October 2008 — Present (1 year 2 months)

  I'm a freelance Compositor and Roto Artist. I'm available to work on Commercials, Film, or Web video.

• Keyer

  Royale

  (Broadcast Media industry)

  November 2009 — November 2009 (1 month)

  Pulled Keys and created Mattes for the CNN Heroes Opening.

• Chief Financial Officer

  Midwest Animation Promotion Society

  (Events Services industry)

  May 2004 — August 2009 (5 years 4 months)

  Non-Profit Volunteer group which organizes Anime Central, a large event in Rosemont, IL, every May. Manage financial duties while serving on the board of directors. Handle several legal matters.

• Jr. Compositor

  Gradient Effects LLC

  (Motion Pictures and Film industry)

  April 2009 — May 2009 (2 months)

  Comp and Roto on 2012

• Roto Artist

  Motion Theory

  (Privately Held; Animation industry)

  March 2009 — April 2009 (2 months)

  Roto Artist on Black Eyed Peas' video 'Boom Boom Pow' and Green Day's 'Know Your Enemy'.

• Jr. Compositor & Roto Artist

  Gradient Effects LLC

  (Motion Pictures and Film industry)

  February 2009 — March 2009 (2 months)

  Roto, Paint, and Compositing for Film and TV Mini Series using Silhouette, Photoshop, Nuke, and Shake. Monitor inserts and sign replacement composites, plate and beauty touch ups, and roto support for other compositors.

• Roto Artist

  Motion Theory

  (Privately Held; Animation industry)

  January 2009 — January 2009 (1 month)

  Freelance Silhouette Roto Artist on various TV Spots.

• Finance Officer

  Anime Central

  (Events Services industry)

  March 1999 — January 2009 (9 years 11 months)

  Midwest Animation Promotion Society's sponsored event. Duties include budgeting, cash management, inter-department planning, advising and assisting the Convention Chair, working with other officers in event management. Occasionally travel to promote Event.

• Jr. Compositor (Graphics Assistant)

  Somersault

  (Broadcast Media industry)

  October 2007 — October 2008 (1 year 1 month)

  Roto, keying, compositing, matte cutting. File management and product prep. Tape room assisting and dvd authoring.
  Assisting all Somersault staff with various projects and whatever needs getting done.

• Intern

  Optimus

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Broadcast Media industry)

  September 2006 — March 2007 (7 months)

  Help out client services, lunches, cleaning, and sitting in with various employees. DVD duplication and assisting where needed. Kraft services and PA on "Double Back" Shoot.

Eva Snyder’s Education

• fxphd

  Post , Various aspects of Visual Effects and Post Production , 2006 — 2010 (expected)

  Online Post-effects classes.

• Columbia College Chicago

  BA , 3D Animation , 2001 — 2006

  learned from some great teachers and met a lot of great people.

  Activities and Societies:

  Japanese Anime and Manga club, Comic Artist

Additional Information

Eva Snyder’s Interests:

VFX, Music, Anime, Painting, Sewing, Golf, Movies

Eva Snyder’s Groups:

Fxphd, Pixel Corps, Midwest Animation Promotion Society

•    fxphd
•    Visual Effects, Film and Games Professionals (www.vfx-recruit.com)
•    dmala

Eva Snyder’s Contact Settings

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