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Harry Houghton
Rigger/TD
email: h.houghton.07@aberdeen.ac.uk
tele: (+44)7873915179
My goal is to be part of a highly professional team helping to prepare characters for animation in the film or game industries. Specifically, I hope to be a character rigger or technical artist and eventually progress to a lead role in my respective area of employment.
Junior Rigging TD, Axis Animation, 05/2015 - Present.
Responsibilities: Tasked with creating proxy, animation and deformation character rigs and liaising with animators.
Visiting Lecturer, 3D Computer Animation HNC, North East Scotland College,
09/2013 - 12/2014.
Responsibilities: Tasked with teaching approximately 25 students 3ds Max and Maya, delivering briefs, marking and assessing student work and giving feedback.
Masters, 3D Design for Virtual Environemnts, Grade: Distinction
Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, Scotland, 09/2013 - 09/2013
Higher National Certificate, 3D Computer Animation, Grade: A
North East Scotland College, Aberdeen, Scotland, 08/2011 - 06/2012
Bachelor of Science, Mathematical Sciences, Grade: 2:1
University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland, 10/2007 - 05/2011
Software Skills: Maya, 3ds Max, MotionBuilder, Mudbox, mental ray, Photoshop, After Effects
Technical Skills: character rigging, mathematics, scripting (Python, MEL & MAXScript), polygon modelling, animating, hair and cloth simulation.
Analytical, problem solving, creative, friendly, patient, punctual, motivated, work well in a group, strong work ethic, good listener, able to communicate ideas effectively, enjoy learning.
Studied Bezier, B-Spline and NURBS curves and surfaces as my final year mathematics project at the University of Aberdeen.
Available on request.