Big Cheesy Productions
About Me
A little bit about me and my experience!
Who Am I?
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I'm Jamie!
An animator, digital artist, and aspiring producer based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.I have animation and digital arts degrees from the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, and I recently wrapped up the 2D Animation Foundations course with CG Spectrum. I have been taught and mentored by some fantastic animators and artists, including Tim Decker, Owen Klatte, and Sykosan.I particularly enjoy fantasy and children’s animation. I believe kids are smart and capable of consuming complex stories. Growing up, cartoons shaped much of who I am, and I want to make stories that do the same for kids today!Much of my inspiration for my personal projects comes from playing TTRPGs, such as Dungeons and Dragons and Pathfinder. Each character in my header is actually from these games! I have fallen in love with the collaborative storytelling and in depth character exploration that these games allow for, and only makes me want to make more!I also write, play video games, pick up a new craft hobby each week, spoil my cats, camp, and more!
Experience
Assoc. Producer
"Atomic Hearts" - Short Film
Created for the 48 Hour Film Project in 2023 with the production company, Story is Everything, I managed the sets, ran footage, organized equipment, and kept production on schedule.
2D Technical Assistant
CG Spectrum
Collaborate with department heads and mentors to support the school mission by creating and running student events to build community and answer and troubleshoot student inquiries while moderating an online community of over 4500 members.
Character Artist & Animator
Freelance
Create custom character designs and animations based on clients' desires, as well as handle communication, negotiation, scheduling, payments, and managing my personal brand, Big Cheesy Productions.
Visual Dev., Animator, Editor
"Rosie" - Music Video
Created the look and storyboard, as well as animated and edited the music video "Rosie" for independent artist Jake Huffman.
Animator
"Blue Angel" - Music Video
Created two animated graphics for the "Blue Angel" music video for the Milwaukee-based band, Normie Hearses.
Skills
Technical
Toon Boom Harmony
Clip Studio Paint
Adobe - Photoshop, AE, Premiere
DaVinci Resolve
ShotGrid
Production
Production Management
Scheduling
Script Management
Facilities Management
Running
Administration
Google Sheets/Excel
Microsoft Suite
Google Suite
Written and Verbal Communication
Office Management