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Niklas Norman Animator Illustrator Filmmaker Brain Machine Productions
Education
 
The Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree, Animation.
Class of 2008.  GPA 3.87, Dean's List.
 
 
Experience
            
CG Animation Intern   Nickelodeon Animation Studios   Fall 2007
Worked in a small group of three animators to create commercial bumper, Papalito, Game Time.  Responsibilities included modeling, texturing, and character animation.
 
Animator/Concept Artist   MCAD Collaboration Project   Spring 2007
Worked with group of ten animators, under the direction of Andrew Chesworth, to create the animated short film Born in Captivity.  Responsibilities included keyframing, inbetweening, coloring and compositing individual shots in After Effects.
 
Awards and Recognition
 
Recipient of MCAD Opportunity Grant, Talent Incentive Grant, and the Visual Scholarship Award
 
Software Proficiency
 
Photoshop        Final Cut Pro         After Effects
Illustrator        Pro Tools               Maya