E-Mail: jdweiss25 [at] gmail [dot] com
Phone: see PDF format for additional contact info.
EDUCATION
School of Visual Arts
- BFA Animation (2008 ‐ 2012)
STUDIO EXPERIENCE
Augenblick Studios - Intern (September 2010 - April 2011)
- Inbetweening/coloring/clean up on Ugly Americans Season 1B & 2
- Inbetweening/clean up on Weird Al – “Another Tattoo” music video
PFFR / Post Factory NY - Intern (April 2009)
- Xavier: Renegade Angel post‐production intern
FREELANCE EXPERIENCE
Otherworldly Mystics - Graphic Designer (September 2011 - Present)
- Logo design for music label; package/advertisement design
Josh Tierney - Illustrator (July 2011)
- Pin-up painted for Spera: Fetch Quest online comic
Nigel D. Clark - Animation Assistant (April 2011)
- Coloring for his film, Sprinkle Me with Love
Visual Opinion Magazine - Illustration (2010)
- Work Published - Food Issue (March 2010)
- Work Published - Calendar Issue (February 2010)
SKSC - Graphic Designer / Illustrator (2009)
- Album cover, Wake Me Up in 20 Years (unreleased)
OTHER EXPERIENCE
Clearview Cinemas - Staff Lead (May 2008 - present)
- Promoted in October 2012
- Ticket and concession sales, display assistance
SKILLS & SOFTWARE KNOWLEDGE
- Illustration
- Character Design
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe Flash
- Adobe After Effects
- Final Cut Pro (Basic)
- HTML (Basic)
- Macintosh OS X
- Microsoft Windows
AWARDS, RECOGNITIONS & EXHIBITIONS
Northwest Animation Festival (USA) (May 2013)
- Official Selection - Transmission
40th Annual Student Academy Awards (April 2013)
- Region Three Semi-finalist - Transmission
A Night of Horror International Film Festival (Australia) (April 2013)
- Official Selection - Transmission
AHOF's Savannah International Animation Festival (USA) (April 2013)
- Student Competition - Transmission
Ivy Film Festival (USA) (April 2013)
- Official Selection - Transmission
The Citrus Cel Animation Film Festival (USA) (April 2013)
- Student Competition - Transmission- Art of Storytelling Gallery Show - Work Exhibited
Little Rock Horror Picture Show (USA) (March 2013)
- Official Selection - Transmission
LoopDeLoop @ Loop (Australia) (2011 - 2013)
- Work Screened (May/July 2011, February/June/September 2012, January 2013)
- Hollywood Screening (Los Angeles, CA - January 2013)
The Philip K. Dick Science Fiction Film Festival (USA) (December 2012)
- Official Selection - TransmissionKLIK! Amsterdam Animation Festival (Netherlands) (November 2012)
- Student Competition - Transmission
FLIP Animation Festival (UK) (November 2012)
- Official Selection - Transmission
Athens Animation Festival (USA) (September 2012)
- Official Selection - Beeper.
SVA Dusty Film & Animation Festival (May 2012)
- Nominated for Outstanding Achievement in Production Design - Transmission
SVA Dean's List (2008 - 2012)
National Art Honor Society (2007 - 2008)
DuCret Art Show (2008)
- Work Exhibited
North Jersey Student Craftsman's Fair (2007 - 2008)
- 1st Place - Product Design (2008)
- 2nd Place - Digital Photography (2008)
- 2nd Place - Painting (2007)
- 3rd Place - Painting (2007)
Boy Scouts of America
- Eagle Scout (2004)
