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 Joshua Siegel
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Film / Video Art Department

EMPLOYMENT


Art Director / Production Designer
various productions, Arcadian Entertainment

  • Responsible for overall look of digital video shorts.
  • Drew storyboards, creatures, weapons and costume concepts.
  • Previsualization animations for FX artists.
  • Created and composited digital matte painting.
  • Digitally removed wires from stunt performers.
  • Composited titles and visual FX.

Art Director
"The Last Straight Man", Blue Milk Entertainment

  • Researched and dressed Space Shuttle set for 35mm short.
  • Acquired and created props and set dressing.
  • Created zero gravity practical effects and assisted with greenscreen effects.

Art Director / Production Designer
"The Cypher", Arcadian Entertainment

  • Responsible for overall look of digital video short.
  • Drew storyboards and set designs.
  • Created computer interface graphics and websites for computer hacking sequences.
  • Created previsualization animations for FX artists to create CGI opening sequence.

Art Department
"Nexus", Vision Films

  • Researched and acquired costumes and props.
  • Created low budget practical effects.
  • Dressed and maintained sets.

Art Department
"Diet Coke" commercial, Mars Media

  • Assisted Propmaster and Set Dresser.
  • Researched and acquired props and set dressing.
  • Dressed and maintained sets.

Freelance Web and Video Services

  • Created and maintained websites using HTML, CSS, Javascript, Flash, Quicktime, and custom graphics created in Photoshop and other programs.
  • Moderated and maintained message boards and chats.
  • Worked with ASP web developers to create database driven web services.
  • Produced and directed short subject videos.
  • Edited digital videos using iMovie, After Effects, and Final Cut Pro
  • Wrote original scripts, articles, fiction, ad copy, and technical instructions.

Clients include:
America Online, Dragon Magazine, Pan Studios, Nicole Dintaman Gallery, Actingbiz.com, Talent Ventures Inc.

EDUCATION


1991 - 1995

Savannah College of Art and Design, Georgia
BFA Video

Video production and postproduction, studio and field lighting, audio recording and mixing, graphic design and illustration.

1997 - 1998

Butte Community College, California
Postgraduate Courses

Graphic design, web design, desktop publishing.

SKILLS


  • Illustration, storyboarding, painting, sculpture, jewelry design
  • Excellent research and organizational skills
  • Editing video (Final Cut Pro and other programs), DVD authoring (DVD Studio Pro and other programs)
  • Familiar with the following programs on both PC and Macintosh: Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, InDesign, and many more.