Thomas Briggs
3640 South Sepulveda Blvd #2365
Los Angeles CA 90034310 259 6260
tbriggs@salientimges.com
tbriggs7777@gmail.com
www.salientimages.com
Education:
Bachelor of Arts, College of St Thomas, St Paul MN 1979, painting.
Employment:
Generalist animation Contractor, represented by D.A.A., Los Angeles CA, July 2008-present
Member, Visual Effects Society, 2009- present
Software expertise: Maya, Massive, VRay, Air, Arnold, Krakatoa MY, Exocortex Fury, Realflow, IPISoft, Mari, Zbrush, Mental Ray, Photoshop, Nuke
Programming languages: Mel, Python
Current reels:
http://vimeo.com/116077535
http://vimeo.com/116003172
Recent Clients: Specular Theory, Method Studios, The Mill, Kilt Studios, Brand New School, Stardust Entertainment, Mirada Studios, Eight VFX, Level 256, The Filmworkers Club, Absolute Post NYC, Ntropic, Superfad, Digital Domain, Moving Pixels
Recent Feature Animation: Hercules, 14 shot battle sequence using Massive
Recent TVCs: Nike, Franklin Templeton Investments, Lipton Tea, Johnny Walker, Nurse Jackie, Capitol One , Lincoln, Ninetendo, Cisco, Ferrari, Chevy Volt, LaZBoy, Nestle Tasters Choice
Work History:
Freelance animation contractor, Los Angeles 2008-present
Staff Animator: Radium LA, 2002-2008 Effects for TVCs, feature films and music videos
Animation Contractor: Los Angeles, 1997 – 2001
TVCs: Pepsi, Motorola, Mattel Hot Wheels, Chevrolet Monte Carlo
Feature effects animation: ‘Osmosis Jones’, ‘Me Myself and Irene’, ‘Blade’
Staff Animator and Director: Vertex Films, Taipei Taiwan 1993-1997
Animation contractor/trainer: 1990-1993
Art Director: Digital Light, Minneapolis MN 1988-1989
Exhibition Coordinator: Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Minneapolis MN 1984-1985
Exhibition technician: Walker Art Center, Minneapolis MN 1979-1981, Duties: exhibition preparation for local and touring exhibitions.
Art Exhibitions:
Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, “Electron Salon”, 2012
Pershing Square Art Squared Gallery , 2012
Commissioned Artwork for Company PI , Office and website, 2012
Gallery 13, Minneapolis MN, Print Show, 2010
Gallery13, Minneapolis MN, Ultimate Landscape, December 2008
Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, “DigitalArt.LA”, August 2008
Gallery13, Minneapolis MN, July 2008
Art of Digital Show, San Diego CA, 2006
HI Res/Lo Res, Guggenheim Gallery, Chapman University, 2006
Siggraph Asia “Threading Time”, July 2007, Hong Kong
Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, “New Math”, May-June 2006
Pace Editions/Pamplemousse Press, November 2005, New York NY
Siggraph Fine Art Juried Exhibition, August 2005 , Los Angeles CA
Teaching:
Minneapolis College of Art and Design ,Interdisciplinary courses on curating, exhibition design and issues of presentation in modern art,1984-1985
Workshops for elementary and secondary educators on computers and art education, 1990-1991
Minneapolis Community College, 2d Computer animation 1989-1990
Avigra Design, Jakarta Indonesia, Training and integration of TDI systems into commercial video production, 1990, 1992
Columbia College, Chicago, Visiting artist in animation program 1991-1992
Micrographics, Chicago, Trainer and demo Artist 1991-1992
TDI America, Trainer and demo Artist 1991-1992