-   JAN VAN BUYTEN

                             73 Sumner street #202

                             San Francisco CA 94103

                             415 255 7955

 

                              http://www.janvanbuyten.com

 


OBJECTIVE:  Story Board Artist

 

QUALIFICATIONS

10+ years of experience making Story Boards and concept art for movies and TV, both ANIMATION and LIVE ACTION.

Creating STUNNING boards in black-and –white or color, animatics.

Drawing everything, CARS, CHARACTERS, ENVIRONMENTS, BUILDINGS and ANIMALS

 

Experienced with Pencil , Photoshop, Final Cut Pro, and After Effects, Flash,

I CAN DRAW EVERYTHING

Knowledge of 3D software such as Maya and Softimage.

 

 

EDUCATION

BACHELOR degree in Arts and Film

 

EMPLOYMENT STORYBOARDS

 

 

             VMWARE Corporate video for the program CLOUD (2011)

             Lead Storyboard artist

 

             CURIUOS GARDEN Short Animation film (2010) Director Daniel Jeannette

             Lead Storyboard artist

 

             GARDIAN OF THE  WACHER (2010) EMC PICTURES

             Concept art

             

             MELTING SWORD (ICE BLADE) (2010)

             Storyboards for a game featurette

 

            JURGENINTRO (2010) TellTale Games

            Storyboards and animatic

           

            GREEN LANTERN (2010) Warner Brothers

            Storyboards

 

            JEWEL QUEST MYSTERIES 3 GAMES (2010) IWIN PRODUCTIONS

            Storyboard lead and character design

         

            GUNLADY (2009) Director: Ray Vernazza.

            Sequence direction, Head of storyboards, Concept and execution of the board

 

            ONE NIGHT OF HELL (2008) Storyboards

          

            HONDA COMMERCIAL (2008) Storyboards

 

            REDLOVE (2008) Redlove Movie LLC Director: Fred Vanderpoel  

            Head of storyboards and story consultant.

 

            VAN HELSING ILM (2004) Director: Stephen Sommers

            Sr.Animator and Story Board Artist and Lead Animator on the Horse sequence.

 

            ANIMATICS for HARRY POTTER and MAN IN BLACK

 

            BALTO (1993) Amblimation Director: Simon Wells                           

            Story Boards and Story Consultant

 

 

EMPLOYMENT VDEO GAME

            

              IWIN Story Boards and Character Design

 

             Mixamo  Lead Animator and model consultant

             VARIOUS REALISTC RUN AND JUMPCYCLES OF DOGS AND HORSES FOR   

             VIDEO GAMES

           

              GOLDEN AXE (2007)           Secret Level (SEGA) Sr. Animator

 

              SHADOW RUN (2005) Macro Media Sr. Animator  

 

EMPLOYMENT  FILM ANIMATION

 

            ROSAIKI (2009) Assemble

            Lead Animator Animation  Photo realistic animation of wolves

 

            MEEGO   Quipster (2009) Director:Michael Miller

            Lead Animator Animation.

 

            GWOEMUL (aka THE HOST) (2005) The Orphanage Director: Joon-ho Bong.

            Sr.Animator.

           

            THE ADVENTURES OF SHARKBOY AND LAVAGIRL 3D (2005) Tippet Studio     

            Director: Robert Rodriguez

            Sr.Animator.

 

            VAN HELSING ILM (2004) Director: Stephen Sommers

            Sr.Animator and Lead Animator on the Horse sequence.

 

            THE HULK ILM (2004). Director Ang Lee

            Sr.Aimator. Realistic animation of dogs

           

            HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS (2003) ILM Director:

            Chris Columbus

            Sr.Animator.

 

            MEN IN BLACK  II (2003) ILM Director: Barry Sonnenfeld.

            Sr.Animator and Lead Animatic artist on the Underground sequence

 

            JURASSIC PARK III (2002) ILM Director: Joe Johnston.

            Sr.Animator.

      

            E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL (2001) ILM Director Steven Spielberg.

            Sr.Animator. (ET animation shown during the Academie awards 2009)

 

            THE ADVENTURES OF ROCKY AND BULLWINKLE ILM  (2000) Director: Des

            McAnuff.

            Sr.Animator

 

          2D ANIMATION

           KLEINER DODO (2007) .Rothkirch Cartoon Film Directors: Thilo Rothkirch & Ute

           von Munchow-Po

           Sr.Animator.

           TOBIAS TOTZ UND SEIN LOWE (1998) Munich Animation Film Directors: Piet

           De Rycker & Thilo

           Rothkirch

           QUEST FOR CAMELOT (aka THE MAGIC SWORD (1996) Warner Bros.

           Pictures Director: Frederik Du Chau.  

           Sr.Animator Lead on the horse animation.

           SPACE JAM (1996) Warner Bros. Pictures Director: Joe Pytka

           ALL DOGS GO TO HEAVEN 2  (1995) MGM Directors: Larry Leker & Paul

           Sabella

           BALTO (1993) Amblimation Director: Simon Wells. Sr. animator and Story

           consultant.

           WE�RE BACK! A DINOSAUR�S STORY (1992) Directors: Phil Nibbelink & Simon

           Wells. Sr. Animator

           AN AMERICAN TAIL: FIEVEL GOES WEST (1991) Universal Pictures Directors:

           Phil Nibbelink & Simon Wells. Sr.      

           Animator

           DUCKTALES: THE MOVIE TREASURE OF THE LOST LAMP (1989) Walt

           Disney Animation Director: Bob 

           Hathcock.  Animator

           ASTERIX ET LE COUP DU MENHIR (1988) Dargaud Films Director: Philippe

           Grimond. Animator

           

PUBLICATIONS

           THE TIGER AND THE TURTLE 2009 Published by Araiza unlimited.

            Illustrations, design and character design.

 

 

 

REFERENCES

Andre  Burgess   Producer/DP acburgess08@gmail.com

Ray Venazza     Writer/Director rayver6@hotmail.com

Fred Vanderpoel  Writer/Director fred@vanderpoel.com

Daniel Jeannette  Animation Director/ danieljeannette@comcast.net