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James Murray
Animator, Illustrator, Graphic Designer & Actor (...and handyman)
Qualifications
& Work History
Education/Training
2003
Actor training for Granite Forks (TV series).
1991 - 1993
Animation-Television diploma from Algonquin College in Ottawa, Ontario,
Canada. Strong emphasis was on classical cartoon character animation production for TV. The animation program provided sufficient experience for a graduate to work in the animation industry.
1988 - 1991
Fine Arts Diploma from Champlain Regional College, Lennoxville,
Quebec, Canada. Courses involved life drawing and perspective drawing, composition, two dimensional design, computer design, colour theory, watercolour & acrylic painting, printmaking, photoetching, sculpture, pottery and art history.
Work
Experience (Freelance)
Art/Animation (1996 - Present)
Web Site Graphics & Animation for PB Publishing who publish Scenes
of Vermont, a popular Vermont travel and tourism e-zine. Animation samples: Eggplant Character || Ski Report Icon || Banner Advertising || Tourist Map || Graphic sample: Scenic Icon
Cartoon Logo for Dirty Hairy Mobile Dog Grooming.
Cartoon Illustrations: Construction worker || Beaver & Kangaroo T-shirt Image
Illustrations: School Portrait Drawings of Hockey / Basketball 1 & 2
Print and logo design for a nonprofit community organization.
Graphic Designs & Book Illustrations for Aura
Publishing. View Icons || Logo || Animated Logo || Book Illustrations: Book Cover, Dream art & Line art || Web Site Design
Aura
Publishing publishes an e-magazine, books,
stories, music and Web site focusing on life after death or afterlife
experiences. James is (1) the production
manager for their books and e-magazine and (2) designer and manager
of their Web site. He
also writes advertising copy to promote their material.
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Please see James' Portfolio for all his art and animation samples.
Acting
(2004 - Present) For James'
TV and movie acting experience, click here or scroll down this page.
Computer
Experience
Mac 0S 9.1, 9.2, OS X Tiger & Leopard plus some experience with Windows.
From 1993-1995, he assisted
in the installation of prepress computer systems for service
bureaus (prepress) and printers.
Macintosh Computer
Software and Web Browsers Learned
- Extensive Understanding of ...
Adobe Photoshop CS2 ver. 9, Adobe ImageReady CS2 ver. 9, Dreamweaver 8, Fireworks 8, Adobe Illustrator CS2 Ver. 12, Adobe Acrobat ver. 7 Professional, GIFBuilder
05, QuarkXpress 4.04, Adobe InDesign CS2 ver. 4, Pagemaker 5 & 6.5, Fetch 5.1 (FTP),
WordPerfect.
Final Cut Express HD
ver. 3.0, Flash 8, HTML
4.0 coding, and Fractal Design Painter 3.
Safari, Firefox,
Opera, Microsoft Internet Explorer and Netscape
Communicator.
Other
Work Experience
Carpentry, groundskeeping and maintenance of residential properties.
Volunteer
Habitat for Humanity.
In 1994, a one day project was organized by Habitat for Humanity. He assisted in the construction
of a residential covered porch.
The
Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup. In 2005 & 2006, Stanstead
College organized a one day shoreline cleanup of the Tomifobia
River, Stanstead, Quebec, Canada. See his illustration of the cleanup.
Nonprofit Community Organizations. In 2006 and 2008 - present, James has also donated his graphic design services. He has designed a print publication and other communications including a logo.
Hobbies
He also enjoys
dancing, yoga, tai chi, swimming, walking, cross-country skiing.
He watches feature films, television shows (sitcoms and animated cartoons) and sporting events. He collects sports cards.
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