Tanem Davidson
www.thinmanstudio.com

Phone: (415) 310-8132
email: tanem@thinmanstudio.com

 
Tools:

After Effect - 3d Studio Max - Maya - Photoshop - Zbrush - Zmapper - Dreamweaver - Illustrator
Mudbox - Sony Vegas - Final Cut Pro - Bijou

 
 
Experience:

Director/ Producer
New Brow: Contemporary Underground Art
(2009)
Feature Length DocumentaryFilm
accepted into 5 film festivals, currently screening around the globe
www.newbrowfilm.com

2007 - Director, Writer, Producer, Effects Artist, Editor, Videographer.
Humble Pictures
Film and edit video projects.
New Brow is the first film released.

Graphic Artist
2007- current Bound Word Inc.
create all graphics and layout for advertising, magazines and signage. Maintain all graphic related art for
The Gallery at the Alternative cafe, The Alternative Cafe and all other Bound Word companies.
Create, maintain and update websites. Newbrowfilm.com, Humblepictures.com, Reelestatefilms.com.

Senior 3D Artist/Lead Texture Artist
2004-2007 - Reality Response
"SVS CIVIL"
"SVS Fires"
"SVS Wilson Fire Dept"
Create low poly buildings, and characters for PC based FPS.
Responsible for modeling buildings, architectural objects and characters. Design and paint
original and fact based textures for all models. Place building models into scenarios. Model
and texture environments based on real world locations. Model Create 2D overlays,
loading screen and user interface. Trouble shooting and R/D during "downtime".Manage
workflow for myself and junior artists as well. Weekly reports to
Technical Art Director. Fill in for Art Director when needed. "House artist"

Architectural CG Modeler
2003-2005 freelance
Dscheme Studio, SF Ca
Martincovik Design, SF Ca
John Saar Properties
Created photo-realistic cg visuals of interior/exterior spaces for architects.
Created models from audocad specs. Designed custom textures using photoshop, texture editor
and procedural textures within Maya.

Film Production Artist
2003 -"Animal Crackers" Nureel and Kea Prod. (animated television cartoon)
Designed and painted 2 background plates which were animated over.

2003 -"Enter the Bboys" dir. Oliver Best, Bestfilms (feature film)
Created 22 illustrations for animatic. Designed unique environments, sets and clothing.
Developed color pallette and color progression chart for the story arc.

2002 -"Dopamine" dir. Mark Decena, dis. by Sundance Channel (feature film)
Lead storyboard artist. Winner Alfred P. Sloan award at Sundance Film Festival 2003.

2002 -"Jackies Dream" dir Curtis Corum, Nat'l Filmmakers club, (short film)
Created illustrations to visualize the intended look on the film. Illustrations indicated key scenes and was also used as lobby cards to promote the film for investors.

2001 -"Cherish" dir. Finn Taylor, released by Fine Line Pictures (feature film)
Lead storyboard artist. Created 10 second animated scene, leading a three person crew. Critics pick at Sundance Film Festival 2002.

2001 -"What's in a name" Group Hug Productions, (animated short film)
Created storyboards for heavy action scenes of the main character. Designed character pose sheets and facial action charts for 3 main characters.

2000 -"Capri" Dir. Stokes McIntyre , Hotbed Media/ILM inde. dept. (live action short film)
Created designs for CG building in film nior style. Supplied CG artists with texture references. Highlighted in the 2002 SF Film Festival.

Animation Supervisor
Studio Punch 1999-2000
Maintained animation continuity with all artists. Created vehicle and architecture concept art for 2 animated shorts. Provided storyboards and layouts when needed. Awarded best animated short for "Fowl Play" by Showtime online.

 
     
Education:

BA Illustration / 3D Animation. Focus in Illustration for film.
Academy of Art College
San Francisco, California