Curriculum Vitae

Name: Daniel Dion Christensen Emails: Dalledc@gmail.com Phone: +45 26166143 Hello My name is Daniel Dion Christensen and I graduated as a Character Animator from The Animation Workshop, in January 2011. I am an Animator and Story board artist. Programmes: TV Paint, Flash. Photoshop, Maya. Some Premiere. Studio Work Cartoon Saloon: 1,5 years at Cartoon Saloon. Jobs here have included: Story boarder, animator and designer. All my work at Cartoon Saloon has been done in Flash or TV paint. - Currently I am story boarding and making animatics for the studios next feature, “Song of the Sea”. Contract ends in August 2012. - Story boards/ animatics for the TV show Fleabag Monkyface. - Story boards/ animatics for the animated parts of The Aquabats Supershow. The Aquabats Supershow consisted of two different animated parts. A story part, where each episode were connected to the next and little independent gag driven funny stories with the bands Lil Bat mascot. For the Lil Bat shorts, I wrote some of the stories. On the Aquabats show, I did almost all character designs, except for the main band characters. Futhermore I animated a bit on the show to. - Posing for a pilot called “Wooden Sword”. Freelance work. - Animated on Danish mucisian L.O.C's video, “Skyd mig ned”. TV Paint - An internet commercial for the Company Sparcode. Flash. - Designed a libary mascot and have since done illustrations for same library. - A 100 year anniversary badge for a scout corps. - A logo for a soft gun club. - A logo for a Warhammer game club. - Different wall decorations in childrens rooms. - Paintings (acrylic.) Education. 2001-2004 Gymnasium, language line. 2007-2010 Bachelor of Arts in Character Animation, The Animation Workshop, University College Via, http://www.animwork.dk/. 1st Year. 2D Animation. Storyboard, Character Design. One month collaboration with the French School La Poudrière, where we used the programme Flash. Animator on Penguin-Army, environmental TV spots for Danish MTV, animated in TV-Paint. 2008. 2nd Year. 3D Animation, Maya. One month participation in Dadiu dadiu.dk 2009. I was animator on "Exodroid", a game made in Maya and the game engine Unity. 3 Year. Production of our bachelor 3D short film,The Saga of Biorn. On the saga of Biorn I worked on: Story development, storyboard, design, scratch sound, animatic and animation (lead). Three months collaboration with the Danish Film School Work Experience: 2009-2010 I was animator and 3D modeller on the short film “Julegrisen” (Christmas Pig), animated in Maya. http://www.filmskolen.dk/. Internship: 3,5 months at the Cartoon Saloon. I worked in Flash. My work there included animation on a commercial for Plan.ie, a childrens help foundation and a Top Cat feature. Furthermore I story boarded and made animatics for a Disney pilot. Courses. Medieskolerne, a six month foundation year in creative media. We used the programmes Photoshop and Flash. 2007. The Drawing Academy, a six month classic drawing course. Located at the Animation Workshop. 2006 Potemkin, A six month course in manuscript writing, directing and acting, camera use, sound, special effects, lighting and scenography. 2005. We used the programme Premiere.