Erick S. Hershey Illustration - Sculpture - Animation ARTIST EXPERIENCE: Scenic Artist / Sculptor: Tait Towers - Clients include: Cirque du Soliel “TORUK”, Blake Shelton 2016 tour, Disney California Adventure Park “Frozen - Live at the Hyperion” Character Translations / Provost Displays - Clients include: Carnival Cruise Lines, People's Light Theater Studio Crafts, Inc. - Clients Include: Guthrie Theatre, Wells Fargo, Point Blank, TORO Studio Concepts - Clients Include: Guide Dogs for the Blind (Pasadena Rose Parade), Oregon Children’s Theatre Enchanted Castle Production Studio - Sculpting, Molding and Casting of Life-size Dinosaurs Sculptural Illustrator: “Best Buy – Celebrity Deathmatch” - Best Buy, Inc. - Ad for MTV Awards Show Program P3 Millennium Corporation - Print Ad, & Web Illustrations / Stop-motion Animations “Read to Me” - Children’s Book Comps Northwest Magic Jamboree - 15th Anniversary Magic Convention - Logo/Mascot For Promotional Material 2-D Illustrator: Autism in Scouting – (Autism Empowerment ) – Recreate logo in Adobe Illustrator “A Hero’s Heart” - Short Film - Storyboards “The Greenbear Chronicles” - Children’s Book, Venture Press - Pen & Ink Illustrations, Traditional media color Cover Art “In Case of Bears” - Poetry Collection - Riley Hall Publishers - Pen & Ink Illustrations Palomino Software - Logo Design & Illustration Animation, Film & Television: “Temptation” - Feature Film (Tri Coast Film Partners 1, Inc.) - Assistant to Producer “Powerade” - Commercial (Planet Films – Miami, FL) - Production Assistant “Ex-Raze” – Animation for international Magic act – Director, Sculptor, Stop-motion Animator “Prague Spring” - Short Film - Story, Co-Director, Editor, Puppeteer, Effects Rigging “The Barn Dance” - Animated Short Film - Lead Animator, Story, Set Design & Construction, Miniature Lighting, Character/Puppet Design & Construction, Camera, Editor SOFTWARE: Adobe: Photoshop, Premiere Pro, Illustrator, After Effects Toon Boom: Harmony, Animate Pro, Storyboard Pro Other tools: Apple Final Cut Pro, Stop-motion processes, Video cameras and light kits AWARDS: Best Film – “Prague Spring” FAMU Summer Workshop 1998 Prague, Czech Republic Best Film – “The Barn Dance” (Stop-motion animation) Cosford Film Festival 1998 Miami, FL (717) 618-8195 - email: [email protected] - www.erickhershey.com Erick S. Hershey Illustration - Sculpture - Animation EDUCATION : University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL M.F.A. – December 1998 - Motion Picture Production (Animation specialization) B.S. – May 1995 - Motion Picture Production, Second Major in Sculpture National Film Academy of Performing Arts (FAMU), Prague, Czech Republic Film and Animation Studies - July to August 1998 EDUCATION WORK EXPERIENCE: Teaching: The Art Institute of York - Pennsylvania – September 2009 to present - Instructor in: Traditional and Digital 2D Animation, Drawing & Anatomies, Acting/Movement, Storyboarding, Filmmaking, Character & Object Design Pennsylvania College of Art & Design – September 2014 to May 2015 - Instructor in: Motion Graphics, Time-based Media, Multimedia Advertising The Art Institute of Pittsburgh – Online Division – January 2012 – February 2012 - Instructor in: Sculpture and Drawing for Game Art & Design The Art Institute of Philadelphia - July 2007, July 2006 - Summer Studio Animation Instructor: teaching prospective high-school students in Traditional Animation, History of Animation, Hinged-figure Stop-motion Animation The Art Institute of Portland (OR) – July 2000 to March 2003 - Instructor in: Video Production, Editing, Script & Storyboard, Figure Construction, Advanced Animation Techniques, 3-D Design Globe College / Minnesota School of Business – January 2000 to July 2000 - Instructor in: Dramaturgy, Story Structure, Animal Studies, Human Form & Action, Film Studies, 2D Animation, Storyboarding and Scripting, Live-action Production University Of Miami – December 1996 to December 1998 - Graduate Instructor in: Film Production, Traditional Animation, Optical Printing. - Teaching Assistant / Resident Assistant for Summer Scholars Program in Film Production. Administration: Pennsylvania College of Art & Design – June 25, 2013 - Curriculum Consultant for development of the college’s Digital Media program. The Art Institute of Philadelphia – Aug. 2007 to Sept. 2009 - Academic Director of Digital Filmmaking & Video Production, Digital Media Production, and Video Production July 2003 to July 2007 - Assistant Academic Director of Media Arts & Animation, and Animation Art & Design - Authored the Outcome Assessment rubrics that were chosen as examples by James and Karen Nichols July 2005 to June 2006 - On-line Advocate The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania - Department of Education - Curriculum Expert for degree application site visits: Douglas Education Center, and DuBois Business College University Of Miami – December 1996 to December 1998 - Animation Lab Manager (717) 618-8195 - email: [email protected] - www.erickhershey.com.