LAUREN MORRISON www.laurenmorrison.com [email protected] 310.993.8567 EXPERIENCE ▪ Lead 3D Artist Aug 2018 – Present Google (Contract through Synergis Creative) – San Francisco, CA • Create AR camera effects for Duo by partnering with PMs, engineers, user researchers, and UX designers. • Design, build, and implement 3D assets using industry standard software and proprietary tools. • Provide art direction and technical supervision to agencies through feedback and documentation. ▪ Assistant Professor of 3D Art Sep 2015 – Aug 2018 SAE Expression College – Emeryville, CA • Taught advanced courses in modeling, compositing, lighting and shading, rigging, and effects. • Developed curricula and class schedules and served on faculty hiring committees. • Developed mentorship program pairing senior students with Pixar artists. ▪ 3D Artist Sep 2015 – Present Freelance – San Francisco Bay Area, CA • Build and animate 3D assets for film, television, and tech companies. Clients: Account Spark, Chiodo Bros Productions, Hominid VR, and Alpine Labs. ▪ Compositor Feb 2015 – Aug 2015 Stoopid Buddy Studios – Burbank, CA • VFX design and shot cleanup for stop-motion animated TV show Supermansion and commercials. ▪ 3D Artist Aug 2014 – Jan 2015 Duck Studios – Los Angeles • Modeled, rigged, and animated a flock of birds for the animated feature The Little Prince. ▪ Stop-Motion Artist Feb 2012 – Aug 2014 Freelance – Los Angeles • Built puppets and painted sets for film and television. Clients: Starburns Industries and Screen Novelties. CREDITS 3D Technical Artist: The Little Prince (Film), Hominid VR (VR Short) Director: Viscera (Short), Closed Circuit (Short) Compositor: SuperMansion (TV Show), The Axe Murders of Villisca (Film), Aurora Notte (Film) Scenic Painter: Bratz (Web Series), Elf: Buddy’s Musical Christmas (TV Movie) Puppet Maker: Anomalisa (Film) EDUCATION California Institute of the Arts – Master of Fine Arts, Experimental Animation Sep 2011 – May 2014 • Thesis film Viscera screened at 2015 Slamdance Film Festival and 22 other international film festivals University of Wisconsin-Madison – Bachelor of Fine Arts, Painting Sep 2005 – May 2010 • Competed as a 10-meter platform diver for the University of Wisconsin Diving Team SOFTWARE Maya ZBrush Substance Painter Nuke Marvelous Designer Houdini Arnold Marmoset Toolbag vimeo.com/257786871 laurenmorrison.artstation.com linkedin.com/in/lmorrison05 .