Taylor Maw
464 North 300 West
Provo, UT  84601
Phone: 801.318.9081
Email: taylor@taylormaw.com 
 
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Petshop
 
Tak & the Power of JuJu
 
Incredible Jelly Bean Day

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Illustration background
Solid understanding of traditional animation principles
Computer Animation experience
Proven storytelling skills
Collaborative group settings
Knowledge in the following:
· Maya · Adobe Photoshop · Adobe Premiere
· Motion Builder · Adobe Illustrator · PC & Mac platforms
· Animation Master · Corel Painter
 

EDUCATION

B.F.A., Animation, April 2004
Brigham Young University, Provo, UT
 

EXPERIENCE

Animator, lead character designer, and character texture painter for a 3-minute short entitled Petshop, a collaborative student project created by Brigham Young University. Animated in Maya.
Animated skeletal movements in Animation Master for two characters featured in the video game Tak & the Power of JuJu, created by Avalanche Software.
Concept artist for Tak and the Power of JuJu 2, a video game in production by Avalanche Software.
Animated a main character for a collaborative 2D animation project called The Hangin’.
 

PERSONAL EXPERIENCE

Currently producing a 5-minute traditional animated short entitled Phobophobia. Everything from conception, story, character design, storyboards, backgrounds, rough animation, clean up, coloring, to compositing. Software used includes Animo, Photoshop, and Maya. Intend to submit to well recognized festivals.
Illustrated and authored a children’s picture book entitled The Incredible Jelly Bean Day. This book sold well through schools, retail outlets, Internet, and book clubs. Published by Landmark Editions, 1996. Read PDF Article
Leftovers, Storyboard animatic screened to the student body in Final Cut 2002, Brigham Young University’s annual film festival.
Volunteer service in Bangkok, Thailand from 1998-2000. Included service projects, teaching English, and leadership positions that involved creating agendas, goals, supervising and delegating responsibilities to peers. 
 

WORK HISTORY

May 2003-present
Animator/Artist

Avalanche Software, Salt Lake City, UT
March 2001-May 2003
Illustrator

Visual Communications, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT
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