67-82 Dartmouth Street
Forest Hills, NY 11375
U.S.A.
Web address: http://www.Lcheung.com/
E-mail address: cheung_loli@hotmail.com
Daytime
phone: (718) 710-4337
Profile:
As a 3D computer artist I use animation as a short story format to talk about the beauty and struggles of life. The story telling is non-linear and is rich in abstract and symbolic meaning. These animations are a one-person creative effort, and any support would be greatly appreciated.
Educational and Awards history:
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Certified by Avid Softimage as an XSI instructor, October 2003.
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“Bullet Box” officially selected to be presented in Athens
festival of film and new media, e-phos, 24-28 September 2003.
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“Bullet Box” awarded Nominated Works in the Animation category
at the 2002 (6th) Media Arts Festival, Agency for Cultural Affairs, Japan.
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Graduated summa cum laude and awarded Art and Design
Medal from the Computer Animation and Interactive Media Program at Fashion
Institute of Technology. (B.F.A. 2001)
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Graduated summa cum laude from the Toy Design program at
F.I.T. (B.F.A. degree 1991). Received Honorable Mention from Jim Henson
Productions for character design in 1990.
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Graduated as an honor student from the Art and Advertising
design program at New York City Technical College. (A.A.S. degree 1988). Winner
in the Portfolio Award Competition sponsored by the Advertising Women of New
York, 1988.
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Graduated with honors in Fine Art from Newtown High School, N.Y.
C. in 1984.
Work Experience:
Freelance for Barry Waldman;
building point-of-purchase display using Softimage XSI (2007).
Freelance for Searight Studio;
building appliance, furniture and virtual apartment and building using
Softimage XSI. (2006)
Freelance for Masterson House
doing "Match Exact" of the 2D drawing to 3D realization by using
Softimage XSI. (2005).
Freelance for Revlon doing
color matching of the cosmetic product-lines by using Photoshop. (2004).
Working as a Tutor (Softimage
XSI) in F.I.T. from 2001 to 2007.
Freelance Model Maker for the
Toy Industry from 1993 to 1999.
Full-time Junior Designer/Model
Maker for the Buddy L toy Corp from 1992 to 1993.
Assistant Editor at the Hong
Kong Economic Times; Hong Kong, 1989.