Joseph Gilland's Animation Resume
Currently I am working on the final manuscript of an illustrated book
November 2007 to present
Bardel Entertainment
May 2006 to November 2007
Bardel Entertainment, 4Kids
-September 2003 to May 2006
Vancouver Film School
-June 2003 to September 2003
Dreamworks
-Januray 2003 to September 2003
Bardel Animation Silverwing Productions
-December 2001 to November 2002
Walt Disney Feature Animation Florida
-December1999 to December 2001
Walt Disney Feature Animation Florida
-September 1994 to November1999
Walt Disney Feature Animation, Florida
about special effects animation entitled ‘Elemental Magic’. Four
years in the making, the book has been picked up by a major
international publisher, and will be in book stores this year.
The book is extremely detailed and contains
over 600 original illustrations.
Author of the on-going bi-monthly column
“The Animated Scene”
for Animation World Network Magazine.
http://mag.awn.com/index.php?ltype=Columns&column=AniScene
Director of Visual Effects
Director of Visual Effects
Television series 'Chaotic'
Head of Classical Animation
and Digital Character Animation (Maya)
Superivisor of Visual Effects for
'Sinbad' DVD special features film..
Supervisor/Designer of Visual Effects
Television series 'Silverwing'
Supervisor of Visual Effects on the feature 'BROTHER BEAR'
for first six months, then Visual Effects Animator on the same show.
As supervisor I worked on developing 3D EFX techniques using Maya Paint EFX
and Maya Particles, as well as designing a 2D EFX look for the show.
Supervisor of Visual Effects for feature film 'Lilo & Stitch'
I was responsible for designing all 2D and 3D EFX,
developing 2D and 3D techniques on a fixed budget,
calculating the man-hours needed to complete the work.
and supervising all 2D and 3D EFX artists.
Worked closely with the Directors throughout the workbook stages,
determining how to best bring their story to the screen.
Also worked very closely with the Artistic Coordinator
and Art Director to determine and finalize the best final
compositing techniques for each scene in the film.
Head of Florida Special Effects Unit, 'Kingdom of the Sun'
under supervisor Mauro Maressa,
Head of Florida Special Effects Unit, 'Tarzan'
Special Effects Animator on Feature Films,
'Pocahontas', 'The Hunchback of Notre Dame',
'James and the Giant Peach', 'Hercules' and 'Mulan'.
-September 1994 to November1999 (cont'd)
Walt Disney Feature Animation, Florida, Animation Services
-1992-1994
Don Bluth Animation, Ireland
-1990-1992
Don Bluth Animation Studios, Burbank
-1990-1991
Spumco Animation, Hollywood
-1988-1989
Bardel-Shamu Productions, Vancouver
-1989
Nelvana Productions (Vancouver)
-1988
Lion's Den Productions, La Jolla
-Fall 1985 to Spring 1988
Les Productions Pascal Blais, Montreal
Character Animation, Clean-up and In-between Supervisor,
Directing Special Effects Animator
Special Effects Supervisor on 'The Circle of Life',
'Tinkerbells Light Magic', Tokyo Disneyland,
and 'Wonderful World of Disney' opening credits.
Trained extensively on Alias/Wavefront, as
well as Disney's CAPS compositing software,
Morphtool, and PSTOOL
(Disney proprietary particle system) software.
Directing Special Effects Animator,
Feature Films, 'A Troll in Central Park', 'Thumbelina',
and 'The Pebble and the Penguin'.
Directing Special Effects Animator,
Feature Films, 'Rock a Doodle', and 'A Troll in Central Park'.
Special Projects, MCA Hanna Barbara,
and Landmark, The Princess.
Special Effects Director
Pilot Show, 'Ren and Stimpy'
Director, John Kricfalusi
Special Effects Supervisor, Directing Animator
1/2 Hour Television Special for Sea World
'Shamu, The Beginning'
Director, Al Lowenheim
Special Effects Animator
Feature Film, 'The Adventures of Babar'
Director, Gordon Stanfield
Special Effects Animator
Wizard Productions Promotional Film
Director, Al Lowenheim
In house Director, Animator, Storyboard and Layout,
Special Effects Director
Television Commercials and Live Action Feature Films
Was involved in all stages of production from
concept and development to final
video transfer.
Clients include: General Motors, Coca Cola, Honda, Macdonald�s,
Gillette, Players Tobacco, Larrouse Dictionaries, Radio Quebec.
Special Effects Animator on Feature Films, 'The Great Land of Small',
and 'The Peanut Butter Solution'.
-Spring 1987
Live Action Feature Production
National Film Board of Canada
-1982-1985
Freelance with Director Wayne Kimbell
-1984
Pascal Blais Productions
-1983
L'Umino City, Montreal
-1982
Les Productions La Choette, Montreal
-1982
Animabec, Montreal
-1980-1982
Heavy Metal Productions, Montreal
-1979-1980
Mike Mills Productions, Montreal
-1977-1978
National Film Board of Canada
-1976-1977
Disada Productions
-1975-1977
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, School of Art & Design
Story Board Editor
Feature Film, 'Nowhere to Hide'
Director, Mario Azzopardi
-1982-1986
Character Animation and Special Effects Animation
Short Film 'Diploma Dilemma' Director, George Geertsen
Short Film, 'Paradise' (Academy Award Nominee)
Director, Ishu Patel
(Former Robert Abel Director)
Television Commercials, Station I.D.'s,
Promos and Documentaries.
Clients include: Air Canada, Molson, Yoplait,
Canadian Imperial Bank, Bombardier, Hydro Quebec
Special Effects Director for Documentary Series, 'The Brain'
Special Effects Animator
Trailer for Feature Film, 'The Black Incal'
Director, Pascal Blais
Director, Animation and Special Effects
Title Sequence for Documentary,
'Quarante Ans Pour Oblier'
Television Commercial Series, Sports Experts
Special Effects Animator
Documentary, 'Les Forges De St. Maurice'
Director, Animator, Special Effects
Television Commercials and Promotions
Clients include: Montreal Jazz Festival, Molson,
I.G.A., Radio Quebec
Story Boards, Animation and Special Effects Animation
Feature Film, 'Heavy Metal, The Movie'
Directors, Gerry Potterton, John Bruno
Heavy Metal Productions, Montreal
Special Effects Animator
Promotional Film for Journey's Escape Album
Director, Wayne Kimbell
Key Character Assistant and Color Rendering
for Television Commercials
Character Animation and Rendering
Short Film, 'Illusions'
Director, Michel Hebert
Animation, Titles, Special Effects and Color Rendering
1/2 Hour Television Special, This is Me
Director, Ron Tunis
Character Design, Ink and Paint, Final Check
Television Commercials
Director, Peter Adamakos
Studied Animation for 2 years,
completed 2 student films..
Began working professionally
before completing 3rd year.
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