Michael Ricks

Current

• Motion Graphics Artist at Stubby Squirrel

Past

• Intern at Shiny Object
• Intern at Music Lane Recording

Education

• The University of Texas at Austin

Recommended

1 person has recommended Michael

Connections

9 connections

Industry

Media Production

Websites

• My Website
• My Portfolio

Michael Ricks’s Summary

4 years of experience in post-production audio and video. Looking to establish a career in post-production media. Anything from online media, to television commercials or title spots, to feature length films.

Also have 4 years of experience in web design.

Michael Ricks’s Specialties:

After Effects and some Cinema 4D.
Pro Tools, Cubase, and Logic.
Final Cut Pro, Avid, and Premiere Pro.
Flash, Photoshop, and Illustrator.
HTML, CSS, usability

Michael Ricks’s Experience

• Motion Graphics Artist

  Stubby Squirrel

  (Media Production industry)

  2005 — Present (4 years)

  Motion graphics, animation, video editing, and audio editing/mixing.

• Intern

  Shiny Object

  (Media Production industry)

  January 2009 — June 2009 (6 months)

  A little bit of everything from taking out the trash to creating motion graphics.

• Intern

  Music Lane Recording

  (Public Company; 1-10 employees; Music industry)

  May 2007 — August 2007 (4 months)

  Keep the recording studio organized, set up recording sessions, and gained experience by recording some musicians on my own.

Michael Ricks’s Education

• The University of Texas at Austin

  BS , Radio-Television-Film , 2003 — 2008

  Focused on post-production video editing/compositing and audio recording/editing/mixing.
  
  Additional studies: 3 semesters of study in Science, Technology, and Society. Snare Drummer in the Marching Band for 4 years. 4 semesters of study in Spanish. 3 semesters of study in Aerospace Engineering.

Additional Information

Michael Ricks’s Websites:

• My Website
• My Portfolio

Michael Ricks’s Interests:

video, graphics, music, new technology, television, video games

Michael Ricks’s Groups:

•    Texas Exes/University of Texas at Austin
•    Creative COW (Communities of the World)
•    UT Communication Career Services
•    Adobe After Effects Group

Michael Ricks’s Contact Settings

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