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Lauren Bergholm
EDUCATION
2006
Basic Maya: Modeling for 3D Design & Animation
2002
Bachelor of Fine Arts Film Animation Video
2001 Brookdale Community College, Lincroft,
NJ
Cultural
Anthropology Course
EXPERIENCE:
2006-2009 Animation Collective,
New York , NY
Storyboard Supervisor/Artist. Using Flash MX, worked as a storyboard supervisor, storyboard artist, layout artist, and animator on multiple projects now airing on the Nicktoons Network, BBC and other international stations. As storyboard supervisor, worked closely with directors, art directors and producers to enusre clear and effective communication with the board team, with a concentration on style, shot direction and acting. Ability to work quickly and efficiently on tight deadlines both individually and in team situations.
2003-2009 Soup
2 Nuts,
Watertown , MA
Freelance
Artist. Using
Flash MX, worked as a character designer, storyboard artist and
animator. Worked on numerous projects for the Cartoon Network, BET,
Oxygen, FOX, PBS, NBC, and Scholastic
, including the
Emmy Winning "Word Girl" and the Emmy Nominated "Time Warp Trio". Collaborated effectively
with Art Directors, fellow Animators, Storyboard Artists, and character
designers. Ability to work
quickly, efficiently and meet deadlines on multiple simultaneous projects.
2003 Anthony
Janello Photography Studio, Hope,
RI
Web Designer. Designed and coded a website for Professor Anthony Janello of the Rhode Island School of Design, to showcase
his photographic works (www.sacreddarkness.com).
2002-2003 O’Plenty
Animation Studio, Pt. Pleasant, NJ
Animator. Using traditional
hand-drawn animation techniques, worked as a storyboard artist, lead animator,
character designer, layout artist, concept artist, and clean up artist on
various projects. Ability to create on scenes both individually and in group
situations.
1998-1999 O’Plenty
Animation Studio, Pt. Pleasant, NJ
Intern. Worked as a lead animator, assistant animator, clean up
artist, ink and paint artist.
PROJECTS:
Animation Collective NY
2009-present 'Eloise in Africa'
Storyboard Supervisor.
2008-2009 ‘Jolly Rabbit Pilot'
Storyboard Artist.
2007-2008 ‘Three Delivery '
Storyboard Artist.
2007-2008 ‘Speed Racer: The Next Generation '
Storyboard Artist, Layout Artist and Animator.
2006-2007 ‘Kappa Mikey'
Storyboard Artist, and Animator.
Soup 2 Nuts, Watertown ,
MA
2006-2009
‘Word
Girl’
Storyboard Artist, and
Animator. Worked on both the first and second season of the Emmy winning series, now airing on PBS.
2004-2005 ‘Time
Warp Trio’
Storyboard Artist, and
Animator. Worked on the first and second
season of the Emmy nominated children's show, now airing on PBS, the NBC Discovery Kids block, and the Discovery Kids
Channel.
2004 ‘Show
& Tell: Season Two’
‘Pick
Me’
‘Pickle
Elf’
‘Protesters’
Storyboard Artist,
Animator, Character Designer. Chosen
to work closely with art director to design the characters and
the over all look for the twelve ‘Show & Tell’ interstitials which aired on
the Cartoon Network and as advertisements in select movie theater
companies. Also worked
as the sole developer on 3 episodes.
2004 ‘Ella
Enchanted: The Switch’
Character Designer, Storyboard
Artist, Animator. Chosen to work closely with art director
to design the characters and the over all look for the 30 second demo for
Miramax’s animated sequel to Ella Enchanted.
2003 Show & Tell: Season One
‘Anthony
the Magnificent’
‘Lily’s
Note’
Character Designer, Storyboard
Artist, Animator. Worked closely with art director to
design the characters and the over all look for the seven ‘Show & Tell’
interstitials to air on the Cartoon Network. Also worked as
the sole developer for two episodes.
2003 ‘Tom
Snyder FOX Pilot’
Character Designer. Chosen
to work closely with the Art Director and Creator to develop character designs
for the entire cast.
2003 ‘Home
Movies’
Storyboard Artist and
Animator. Worked on
the fourth season for the Cartoon Network.
2003 ‘Hey Monie!’
Animator.
Contributed to the third season for the BET and the Oxygen
Network.
2003 ‘Bombaloo’
Animator, Clean up
Animator. Worked closely with the Art Director, and
Creator to adapt the children’s book “Bombaloo” to animation for Scholastic.
O’Plenty Animation, Pt.
Pleasant, NJ
2001-2003 TV
Pilot, ‘Dawn Patrol’
Storyboard Artist, Lead
Animator, Layout Artist, and Character Designer.
Created storyboards and layouts for multiple scenes. Served as Lead Animator
for the ‘Kid Kelp’ character and many others.
Assisted with the designs of existing characters and designed new
characters for the series. Also ensured all scenes where on model.
2001 Scholastic
CD-Rom, ‘Clifford The Big Red Dog Learning Activities
Ink and Paint.
Used Adobe Photoshop to digitally color hand drawn animation art that was
scanned into the computer.
2000 ‘Paul
Bowles Documentary’
Animation, Clean up,
Animation, and Character Design. Ensured all scenes
where on model, and produced concept work.
1999 ‘Daniel the Day Dreaming Mouse’
Ink
and Paint. Painted cells by hand.
1998 Scholastic
‘One Zillion Valentines’
Clean up Animation, Ink and Paint. Worked closely with Art Director and Animators to
clean up multiple scenes. Painted cells by hand.
SKILLS:
Animation: Macromedia Flash MX,
Macromedia Flash 5, Very comfortable using a Wacom Tablet, Crater Animation,
Adobe After Effects 5.0, Maya 7.0, Adobe Premiere, Sound Forge 5.0, Pencil Test
Deck, Steinback editing, Junior Oxberry.
Computer: Comfortable with both
Mac and PC platforms, Dreamweaver MX, Adobe Go Live!,
Adobe Photoshop, HTML, Word.
Production: In both studios became the “go to” person for the
most difficult assignments and brought them to completion on time and high
quality.
SHOWS:
2002 Rhode Island School of Design,
Providence RI
Film
Animation Video Senior Show, ‘The Good, the Bad, and the Hungry’
2001 Rhode Island School of Design, Providence RI
Film
Animation Video Junior Show, ‘B.Y.O.B’