Shawn Burdon

Welcome

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Hello and welcome to my online portfolio. I'm a 3D artist currently located in Vancouver with broad experience in game and film production. Above you'll find links to my 3D galleries, demo reels and resume. If you enjoy my work and would like to get in touch, feel free to drop me a line at shawnburdon@mac.com

Update: January 18,2011
I'm currently churning out the pixels for an updated animation reel. The rendering process isn't very kind to laptops...

Demo Reels

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2009 Generalist Collaboration Reel

Shot Breakdown

I was responsible for all the lighting, rendering, compositing, and camera work. I also provided additional material optimizations, character rigging, and several models.

2009 Game Animation Reel

Everything is made by me except for the textures and the Intro/Outro character models

Hire Me

2011-01-17T18:34:00.003-08:00

Whether your looking for another artist to round out your team or you need a freelancer on a one shot deal. With over seven years of experience, I have the tools and training to get the job done, and the professionalism to make sure it's done well.

Quick fact breakdown

Training:

Advanced Visual Effects at Centre for Arts and Technology, Diploma 2004
Computer and Game Animation at Centre for Arts and Technology, Diploma 2009

Specialties:

Character and mechanical animation
Low poly character and environment modeling
Architectural modeling and visualization
Complex lighting and rendering

Festival Submissions:

Under The Stars Film Festival 2003
Tidal Wave Film Festival 2004

Year first published:

2008

Professional Projects:

The Otherworld (Feature Film - VFX)
DND/CF Environmental Safety (Educational Film - VFX)
The Dynamic Cycle of Citizenship (Educational Film - VFX)

Testimonials

Bob Miller, Producer/Director at Atlantic Mediaworks

“Shawn has worked with Atlantic Mediaworks as a animator on a DND Environmental video. He was a pleasure to work with and delivered great results. Our client was very happy with his work.”

Larry Mersereau, Department Head of Animation, Centre for Arts and Technology

“Shawn was one of my highly motivated students of 3D animation. He is a hard working animator who reliably gets the job done with skill and precision in a timely manner. He is creative, talented and easy to get along with. I strongly recommend him as a valuable addition to any production studio.”

Interested?

I am currently available for full-time, contract and freelance work. You can reach me by email at shawnburdon@mac.com

Galleries

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Lighting

Modeling

Frank the Bluebird

2010-02-06T05:27:00.008-08:00

Promo shot of Frank, one of the main characters being designed for an upcoming series of short films involving a grouchy bluebird and his cute but disturbed pet kitten.

Software: Mental Ray, Softimage

- Original character model and textures created by Reggie Young
- Rig and environment built in Softimage
- Rendered in Mental Ray (Final Gathering + Global Illumination)

18th Century Victorian Room

2010-02-06T05:26:00.006-08:00

An 18th century Victorian style living room inspired from watching too many werewolf and vampire movies. The main goal of this piece was to establish a sense of struggle between the cold untamed night and weakening warmth of civilized society.

Software: Mental Ray, Photoshop, Softimage

- Original models and textures created by Alaurea Ainsworth.
- Rendered in Mental Ray (Final Gathering + Global Illumination)
- Compositing done in Softimage.
- Additional texture modifications and postwork done in Photoshop.

1932 Fraser Nash TT Replica

2010-02-06T05:25:00.029-08:00

The Frazer Nash TT Replica was a custom ordered, custom built, 2-door sports car produced between 1932 and 1938. It had the second largest production run of any vehicle ever produced by Frazer Nash with approximately 83 being built.

Software: Mental Ray, Photoshop, Softimage

- Vehicle and showroom modeled and textured in Softimage
- Rendered in Mental Ray (Final Gathering + Global Illumination)
- Compositing done in Softimage
- Additional postwork and color correction in Photoshop.

Joey's Apartment

2010-02-06T05:24:00.011-08:00

Joey's apartment from the television show "Friends" (1994). With the living room window providing the only major light source, the kitchen foreground was rendered separately to better control the various lighting elements. It was then composited back into the shot and color corrected to match the background lighting scheme.

Software: Mental Ray, Photoshop, Softimage

- Original models and textures were created by Reggie Young
- Rendered in Mental Ray (Final Gathering + Global Illumination)
- Compositing done in Softimage
- Additional textures and postwork done in Photoshop

Evil Cathedral

2010-02-06T05:23:00.005-08:00

A dark cathedral infested with evil creatures and a lone warrior ready to send them back where they came from.

Software: Mental Ray, Photoshop, Softimage

- Cathedral modeled and textured in Softimage
- Rendered in Mental Ray (Final Gathering + Global Illumination)
- Compositing done in Softimage
- Additional postwork in Photoshop

2009 Student Collaboration Reel

2010-02-05T10:17:00.013-08:00

Shot Breakdown

I was responsible for all the lighting, rendering, compositing, and camera work. I also provided additional material optimizations, character rigging, and several models.

2009 Game Animation Reel

2010-02-05T10:15:00.002-08:00

Title Card models and rigs provided by Ryan O'Reily. Game character textures provided by Alaurea Ainsworth and Danica Brine.

Resume

2009-08-15T17:00:00.036-07:00

Shawn M. Burdon
3D Artist

Career Summary:
Freelance 3D Artist with broad experience in film and game development. Interests include game production, connecting with other artists in the entertainment industry, and working with the latest software applications.

Work Experience:

November 2010 – Present
Heroic Nerd Games :: Creative Director

- Co-Owner and Creative Director for Heroic Nerd Games
- Responsible for character development, narrative progression and gameplay
- Work includes collaborating with design teams, setting creative goals and directions, anticipating and mitigating technical or artistic hurdles, and providing creative leadership and decision making
- Duties also include creating placeholder artwork, models and animation to demonstrate concepts and ideas

February 2010 – Present
Vivid Digital Studios Ltd. :: Animator

- Remote character animator for Next-Gen RPG (Unannounced Game Title)
- Responsible for character implementation using the Unreal 3 game engine
- Work includes building complex and simplified rigs for models and clothing, creating realistic animation libraries, transferring data between rigs and exporting model packs for engine testing
- Duties also include creating UV layouts and environment modeling

August 2010 – October 2010
Gisela Productions :: Freelance Animator

- Remote CG Artist for "The Otherworld" (Independent Feature Film)
- Responsible for creating CG environments and visual effects
- Work includes high-res modeling, UV layouts, complex environment lighting for CG sets, tracking camera motion, integrating CG assets to live action plates and color correction

February 2010 – June 2010
Gorilla Tactics :: Freelance Animator

- Remote character animator for "Kung-Fu Kingdom" (Game Title)
- Responsible for creating animation libraries
- Work includes pipeline and usability tests for character rigs, building animation libraries for in-game characters, creating promotional character renders and insuring animations would translate effectively into 2D sprite isometric images

February 2010 – May 2010
Hell House Productions :: Freelance Modeler

- Remote modeler for "Hell House" (iPhone Title)
- Responsible for creating props and characters
- Work includes low poly modeling and creating UV layouts

July 2003 – February 2009
Burdon Productions :: Freelance 3D Generalist

- Created CG films, production logos, stock footage and CG prints
- Duties have included modeling, UV layouts, texturing, rigging, animation, environment lighting and rendering
- Clients have included Redcow Marketing and Technologies, Atlantic Mediaworks, University of New Brunswick, and New Brunswick Film

October 2003 – February 2004
Wetsand Animation :: 2D Animator

- Remote flash animator for "Firedog" (Animated Feature Film)
- Responsible for animating characters, providing line cleanup and digital colouring under aggressive deadlines.

Education:

Center for Arts and Technology
Fredericton, New Brunswick
- Diploma - Gaming and Computer Animation 2009
- Diploma - Digital Visual Effects 2004

Bio

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From an early age I developed a keen interest in computers and visual effects. While other kids my age passed the time playing video games, I was learning how to animate cartoons on an old Amiga 500 computer running Disney Animation Studio.

After earning a diploma in Advance Visual Effects in 2004, I spent the next 3 years freelancing as a 3D Generalist on an assortment of educational films, mechanical animation renderings, and video games before returning to school in 2007 to refocus my education. I received a second diploma in Gaming And Computer Animation in 2009 with a focus on 3D lighting and character animation.

To date, I have worked in nearly every aspect of film and game production, ranging from Junior Animator all the way up to Art Director. I am currently freelancing in my spare time while developing 2 personal projects; a racing game for the iPhone and a short comedy film done entirely in 3D.

Contact Me

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Comments? Criticism? Questions? Inquiries? Hate Mail?

Send it directly to my spam folder at:
shawnburdon@mac.com

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Hellhouse Productions

2009-03-04T17:02:00.000-08:00

Low poly props designed for the iPhone game Hell House. Each model had to work within strict triangle budgets in order to maintain the 14,000 on-screen limit.

Nuru

2009-03-04T16:42:00.001-08:00

Nuru character design pack for the Souls Of Ra game prototype.

-Character concepts and textures by Alaurea Ainsworth

Goth Chick

2009-03-04T16:22:00.001-08:00

The Goth Chick character design pack for a side-scrolling fighting game prototype.

-Character concepts and textures by Alaurea Ainsworth

Freelance Construction

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Lump Jump

2009-03-03T23:45:00.002-08:00

A short jump animation.

- Character model and rig created by Ryan O'Reilly

Animation Construction

2009-03-03T23:42:00.005-08:00