Angus Oakes
EDUCATION
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Bachelor of Fine Arts, Experimental Animation
California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA; expected May 2025
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Highschool Diploma
New Vista High School, Lyons High School, St. Vrain Online Global Academy, received May 2020
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SKILLS
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Proficient in Blender 3D, Premiere Pro, After Effects, Animate CC, Touchdesigner, Resolume Avenue
Knowledgeable in HoudiniFX, Photoshop, DragonFrame
Familiar with TV Paint, Adobe Illustrator, Autodesk Maya
Trained Hip-Hop and modern dancer of 10+ years
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EXPERIENCE​​
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3D Animator, Director, Open the Portal, Los Angeles, CA (June 2024 - September 2024)
Pitched, directed, and animated a TV bumper short titled “Fish Tank” for Adult Swim, produced by Open the Portal.
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3D Assistant: Animator, Designer, Generalist, Yaloo Ji Yeon Lim, Hybrid/In-Person, Valencia, CA (January 2024 - Present)
Assisted New Media Artist and CalArts Professor Yaloo Ji Yeon Lim for her solo exhibition in the Gyeonggi Museum of Modern Art, in Ansan, South Korea. Modeled, animated, and simulated CG assets in HoudiniFX and Blender to use across multiple softwares, including Unreal Engine, Substance Painter, and Blender. Assisted with general 3D technical direction.
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3D Animator, Designer, and Protectionist, California Institute of the Arts Halloween Party 2023, Valencia, CA (August 2023 - November 2023)
Pitched, directed, animated, and projected 3D and 2D visuals displayed on a 16ft x 9ft LED screen as part of the CalArts Halloween Party 2023. Worked and collaborated with DJs, lighting designers, actors, and dancers to create an immersive rave experience that more than 800+ people attended.
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Animation Teaching Assistant, California State Summer School of the Arts, Valencia, CA (July 2022 - August 2024)
Assisted and worked closely with six teachers and faculty over the course of 4 weeks in the animation department of CSSSA for the 2022, 2023, and 2024 seasons. Created various lesson plans and handouts, lectured and mentored students, assisted students with art making, concept development, and production of assignments/projects at all stages. Additionally organized and moved storage boxes and aided in technical set up of computer labs and drawing tablets.
Teaching Assistant, California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA (September 2023 - Present)
Assisted professor Ji Yeon Lim in the CalArts Experimental Animation Program Intro to CG for EA Fall 2023 class. Helped students one-on-one understand the concepts of learning Blender, as well as lead class lectures and workshops relating to 3D rigging, interface, texturing, and modeling.
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Ground Crew, Fair Wind Hot Air Balloon Flights, Boulder, CO (2020 - 2022)
Worked as a ground crew operator for Fair Winds, a hot air balloon company. Consistently set up, maintained, chased, and brought down hot air balloons for two summers (2020 - 2022). Work includes intensive physical labor and quick reactions to intense weather scenarios.
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Film Editing Intern, Streetside Productions, Boulder, CO (2017 - 2020)
Worked closely with professional videographers on editing full-length feature film movies. Edited and produced short advertising/promotional videos for local organizations and businesses.
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Promotional Video Producer, Intercambio Uniting Communities, Boulder, CO (April 2019 - May 2019)
30+ hours shooting, interviewing, and editing a promotional video for Intercambio Uniting Communities that contributed to raising over $100,00 for their organization.
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Class Co-Teacher, New Vista High School, Boulder, CO (May 2019 - October 2019)
Helped create lesson plans, taught students and led various discussions, graded assignments, and organized class structure of Philosophy class and American Lit. Science in Literature.
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Character Designer, Modern Arcana: A Whale Tail, Thomas Wingerd (June 2020 - July 2020)
Designed, sketched, and drew characters, sets, and props for a short 2D animation section of the feature film, Modern Arcana, directed by Thomas Wingerd.
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ACHIEVEMENTS
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3rd place overall - World of Dance Colorado 2018 Team Division Competition
2nd place overall - VeRVE Collisionz 2019 Hip Hop Dance Competition
Hommage Festival film selection: https://www.hommagecine.com/film-lotus