Shawn Downey
P.O. Box 344
Norman, Ok 73069
shawn@csdowney.com
http://www.csdowney.com

Software Capabilities:

Adobe AfterEffects, Macromedia Flash MX, Adobe Creative Suite, Apple Shake, ToonBoomSolo, Apple Motion, Apple FinalCut Pro

Animation Experience:

2007
The Babies, 3:30 TRT, concept, art, and animation. Animated sequence for the live action rock opera, "Rainbow Around the Sun" Release date: 09/14/07

2006
Raining Sunshine, 1:24 TRT, art and animation. Animated loop, made using stop motion photography and 3D animation.
Exhibited, MAINSITE Contemporary Art, with “monstercoop” art cooperative

Inside of Me, 3:50 TRT, animation, writing, and direction.
Animated music video for the “Starlight Mints”, Barsuk Records
Distributed: MTV, In-Store Sports Network, Channel M, AOLMusic, Fuse TV, Logos network.
Festivals: Super Shorts International Film Festival, Animation Block Party Web Selects

The Captain and Corky Show, 2:20 TRT, art and animation, character design, direction. Animated Segment for Yippee-Yi-Yo Productions
Premiere: The Yippee-Yi-Yo Show, Oklahoma City Museum of Art

Yippee-Yi-Yo Show, Opening Title Sequence, 45 sec. TRT, animation, direction.
Animated sequence to introduce the Yippie-Yi-Yo Show

2005
Flight of a Hummingbird, 1:20, TRT, hand drawn animation, direction.
Animated segment for Yippee-Yi-Yo Show

Tug of War and Peace, 2:21 TRT, hand drawn animation, self-production, direction.
Festivals and Screenings: Animation Block Party, Brooklyn, NY: Nominated Best Animation, inclusion in best of reel for Animation Block Party, Deadcenter International Film Festival, MAINSITE Contemporary Art, Oklahoma City Museum of Art

2004
Wit’s End, 2:21 TRT, art animation and direction.
Opening title sequence and animated segment for live action film, Handtruck Productions

Storyboard artist, Red Giant Productions.
Storyboards for live action music videos.

2003
The Butcher, 1:50 TRT, hand drawn animation, self-production, direction.
Festivals and screenings: Deadcenter International Film Festival; Independent Film Project at University of Oklahoma; Oklahoma City Museum of Art; Independent Artists of Oklahoma Gallery
Distribution: Atom Films

2002
The Sinking Ship, hand drawn animation, self-production, direction.
Festivals and screenings: Los Angeles International Short Film Festival; San Francisco Ocean Film Festival; Anchorage International Film Festival; Clermont-Ferrand Film Festival; Crested Butte Reel Fest; Dallas Video Festival; Deadcenter International Film Festival, winner of Best Animation Award; Independent Film Project at University of Oklahoma; Oklahoma City Musem of Art; Independent Artists of Oklahoma

Other Professional Experience:
1994-2007
Textile Design and Production director for Kiss of the Wolf, Norman, OK.
Publications: Surface Design Magazine; Ornament Magazine; American Craft Magazine; Memory of Cloth; Smithsonian Institute; International Conference on Shibori, Santiago Chile

Internet Links and Publications
http://nyartsmagazine.com
http://www.animationblock.com
http://art.ou.edu

References available upon request.