Susan Taaffe
sdtaaffe@gmail.com
www.taaffedesigns.net

 

Teaching Experience

1/2010 -                    Adjunct Instructor    Illinois Institue of Art, Chicago, IL 

6/1999 - 01/2009     Adjunct Instructor,   New York University, Center for Advanced Digital Applications, New York, NY

1/2004 - 01/2007    Adjunct Instructor,  School of the Visual Arts, New York, NY


Education

1999                 Certificate in Maya

                                    New York University Center for Advanced Digital Applications,

                                    New York, NY

1998                 Certificate in Alias/Power Animator

                                    New York University Center for Advanced Digital Applications,

                                    New York, NY

1984                 M.F.A. Painting & Drawing

                                    The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

                                    1983 - University Fellowship

                                    1984 - Teaching Assistantship

1980                 B.F.A. Painting & Drawing

                                    The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH


Professional Experience

Click 3X, New York, NY 

November, 2006 - January 2009

Senior Staff  animator / generalist

Multiple projects, in broadcast, film,  and  web

clients include: Time Warner, Hasbro, Crest, Staples, Dunkin Donuts, Centrum, Lysol,  Samsung, 

 

Studiolo Pictures, New York, NY

July-Sept 2006

Project: "Cafe 8 Ball" 2 minute promo for independent animated series

Title: Director of Animation

contribution:modeling, rigging, animation, lighting, rendering

 

Click 3X, New York, NY

June-July., 2006

Project: Three 60 sec HD spots for Time Warner

contribution: character modeling, rigging, texturing and animation

 

Click 3X, New York, NY

March-May., 2006

various projects for clients, Carefree, Verizon and Meijer

contribution: modeling, texturing and animation

 

Studiolo Pictures, New York, NY

Jan-Feb 2006

Project: "Writing Editorials" six one-minute animations for Teaching Matters, Inc.

Title: Director of Animation

contribution: modeling, rigging, animation, lighting, rendering

 

Collider, New York, NY

Dec-Jan., 2005/6

Project: four 1-minute spots for JMM Pipes

contribution: modeling, and animation

 

Click 3X, New York, NY

Sept-Nov., 2005

Project: Two 2-minute spots for New Balance shoes

contribution: modeling, rigging and animation

Artifact Pictures, Philadelphia, PA
June-July, 2005
Project: Interactive CD for Carnegie Speech
contribution: built 8 model children and textured them for toon rendering
  

Click 3X, New York, NY

March-April, 2005

Projects: animations of pet surgeries for "Emergency Vets" on Animal Planet

contribution: modeling, animation, texturing, rendering and some effects

 

 

Team Heavy , New York, NY

Jan-Feb, 2005

Project: 60 second spot for Boeing

contribution: character modeling, rigging, animation and toon rendering

 

Studiolo Pictures, New York, NY

2004 - ongoing

Project: "Not Brain Surgery" 20 minute independent film 2D/3D

Title: Director of Animation

contribution:technical consultant, modeling, rigging, animation

 

ReelFX, Dallas, TX

2004

Project: "Valor vs. Venom", a 3D, G.I. Joe, 80 minute film to be released Fall 2004

contribution: character animation

 

Croog Studios, New York, NY

2004

Project: 30 second, 3D spot for Nickelodeon

contribution: character modeling, rigging, animation, and some effects

 

Piranha Pictures, New York, NY

May, 2002 - July 2003

Project: 30 minute DVD with animation for Endless Pools,

(http://www.endlesspools.com/videogallery/index.html#swimcurrent)

Curious Pictures: New York, NY

2003

Project : Reach dental floss commercial

contribution: match move keyframing actor's hands

 

Clever Image, Inc. Fairview, NJ 

1999-2002

Staff Animator. modeler

Blink FX, New York, NY

2002

Project: Bosley Medical Group infomercial for hair replacement technique

contribution: Maya fur wrangler

 

Science Faction Corporation:

Projects: Product demo Animation of prototype entertainment touring vehicle

Annual laser light shows at Grand Central Station, NYC 2000-2005

contributions: animation

 Software Skills