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Sydney Area, Australia
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- Artist, Animator at Electronic Arts
- Artist, Animator at Wizards of the Coast
- Director at Brackenwood Entertainment (Self-employed)
- Past
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- Special Effects Designer at Berliner Film Companie
- Special Effects Animator at Walt Disney Animation Australia
- Special Effects Supervisor at Walt Disney Animation Australia
- Character Animator at Walt Disney Animation Australia
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Adam Phillips’s Summary
Have 16 years animation experience. In 1993 began employment with the Walt Disney 2D animation studio in Sydney Australia. 8 years were spent in Special Effects, and 3 of those were as the Effects director.
Since resigning from Disney in Dec 2004 to pursue my own interests, I have worked to build a reputation as a storyteller and animation artist of high quality. With numerous international awards and a large fan base, my work and website continue to gain momentum.
Extensive experience with various 2D imaging and animation apps such as
-Adobe After Effects
-Adobe Flash
-Adobe Photoshop
-ToonBoom Animate
-ToonBoom Digital Pro
-ToonBoom Storyboard Pro
as well as several years 3D experience with modeling, animation, some character rigging and dynamics in the following 3D apps:
-Newtek Lightwave
-MAXON Cinema4D
-Carrara
-Autodesk Maya
Currently:
-freelancing for EA Games
-freelancing for Wizards of the Coast (D&D 4th Edition shorts)
-blogging at brackenwood.net
-maintaining biteycastle.com
-developing Brackenwood feature film
Adam Phillips’s Specialties:
Traditional Special Effects animation
Traditional character animation
Digital character and effects animation, both 2D and 3D
Voice acting and narration
Storyboarding
Story outline and development
Concept and production design
Animation character, props, background, and special effects design
Contributing author of 3 popular Flash titles and numerous Flash and animation articles.
Adam Phillips’s Experience
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Artist, Animator
Electronic Arts
(Animation industry)
2008 — Present (1 year )
Design, art and animation on Dragon Age Journeys - www.dragonagejourneys.com
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Artist, Animator
Wizards of the Coast
(Public Company; Entertainment industry)
2006 — Present (3 years )
Animation and sound design for D&D 4E cartoons. Illustration for upcoming D&D 4E print publication.
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Director
Brackenwood Entertainment (Self-employed)
(Self-Employed; Myself Only; Animation industry)
1993 — Present (16 years )
-Freelance animation, design and illustration.
-Writing books and articles on animation and the use of Flash.
-Maintaining my website and developing my own Flash animated web-series from my small home-studio in Sydney Australia. -
Special Effects Designer
Berliner Film Companie
(Animation industry)
April 2005 — October 2005 (7 months)
-Freelancing for BFC in Germany, my daily tasks included designing 2D and 3D Special Effects for an animated television series, to a very tight schedule.
All my work was created 100% digitally, with work sent and approved through email and FTP. -
Special Effects Animator
Walt Disney Animation Australia
(Animation industry)
January 1996 — December 2004 (9 years )
-Animating 10 feet per week of Director approved Special Effects animation
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Special Effects Supervisor
Walt Disney Animation Australia
(Animation industry)
1998 — 2001 (3 years )
-Designing 2D and 3D Effects for animated Disney sequels
-Managing a department of up to 14 Effects animators
-Mentoring trainee Effects animators
-Animation footage: personal quota of 10ft/week.
-Approving department animation for Director signoff. -
Character Animator
Walt Disney Animation Australia
(Animation industry)
July 1994 — January 1996 (1 year 7 months)
-Animating 12 feet per week of Director approved character animation on Disney TV series work, and direct-to-video sequels including "Beauty and the Beast Christmas" and "The Lion King 2".
Additional Information
Adam Phillips’s Websites:
Adam Phillips’s Interests:
storytelling, animation, film-making, illustration
Adam Phillips’s Honors:
- Webby Awards 2008, Official Honoree - category: Animation - the Brackenwood series
- Webby Awards 2008, Official Honoree - category: Best use of Motion Graphics - the Brackenwood series
- Newgrounds Movie of the Year - 2007 - "Waterlollies"
- Annecy International Animated Film Festival, 2006 - Internet category - Official Selection
- Flash Forward, Austin TX 2006 - Cartoon Category Winner
- Flash Forward, Seattle 2006 - Cartoon Category Winner
- Flash Forward 2005, Cartoon Category Winner
- The Greatest Story Never Told 2 2005 - Grand Prize Winner
- Flash Forward 2004, Cartoon Category Finalist
- The Greatest Story Never Told 1 2004 - Runner up
- Flash Forward 2003, Cartoon Category Winner
Adam Phillips’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
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- consulting offers
- new ventures
- expertise requests
- business deals
- reference requests
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