Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Spring Reel 2008

SEE IT IN HD

Jose Acosta. "REEL 2008." from ACOSTA_INK on Vimeo.

J O S E A C O S T A

Phone. 310.291.8524
Email. Acosta.Art@Gmail.com
Website.
www.AcostaArt.Blogspot.com

Resume

Experience
November 2008
The Buddy System, Los Angeles, CA
Assisted in puppet making, animating and composeting elements for stop motion music video. 

October 2008
Core, Los Angeles, CA
Animating elements for Yahoo! Start Wearing Purple Campaign. 

September 2008
Special Blend, Los Angeles, CA
Freelance, Animator

January-April 2008
Roger, Los Angeles, CA
Freelance, Animator
Using traditional 2d-animation, Stop-motion animation, Rotoscoping, After Effects, Photoshop, and Illustrator techniques.
1.
Animated various elements for Nickelodeons: Kids Choice Awards staring Jack Black called JACK IS BACK.
2. Animated an end tag for a PSA about Darfur staring Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers. Airing on ESPN.
3.
Animated various elements for the intro to a new show called The Assistants on The N.

February 2008
Pipil Cinema Production
, Los Angeles, CA
Freelance, Storyboard Artist
Worked with writer director Efrain A. Melendez to Pre-visualize a short film called CUSUSA.

September- October 2007
The Famous Group
, Los Angeles, CA
Freelance
Worked on various sport teams projects, rotoscoping different athletes in motion.

August 2007
Roger, Los Angeles, CA
Freelance
Assisted in The Dancing with the Stars, NYC Time Square promo, hand tracked lends flares on the dancers dresses and rotoscoped dancers shadows. Second project, rotoscoped various elements that where composited into the intro to The National Geographic Channel show Inside.

July 2007
Pupil Cinema Production, Los Angeles, CA
Worked with the director to design and animate the title sequence for a UCLA student film.

Awards
October 2008
Director
Tony Williams l Kanye West "Dreaming of Your Love" music video contest winner.

Education
Fall 2003 – Spring 2007
Otis College of Art and Design,
Los Angeles, CA
BFA, Digital Media


Skills

Traditional
______________ Digital
Drawing _________________Photoshop
Painting _________________Illustrator
Sculpting
________________Maya
Stop-Motion Animation _____Final Cut Pro
2d Animation _____________After Effects

Wednesday, July 9, 2008

"ACOSTA_INK" July 2008.

I just started working on this short film. Everything is super messy and super fun!!

Original sketch done summer 07.


I found this armature while wondering the streets of Los Angeles downtown toy district.
Its Jan from Street Fighter and it has over 30 rotating parts!


After a quick scale drawing.


I made a rough scale sculpture.


Side view.


I really like my work space!