Resume
NAME : Neil Hughes
EMAIL: neilhughesproductions@hotmail.com
DATE OF BIRTH : 19/1/71
MARITAL STATUS : Married
EDUCATION :
2001 Post Graduate Diploma (Animation)
School of Film & Television
Victorian College of the Arts - Melbourne.
1996 3D Animation Video Production (Short Course)
Casey Institute of TAFE
1996 Bachelor of Science (Chemistry)
Victorian University of Technology
1988 High School Certificate
Berwick High School
SKILLS:
Puppet/Set Construction
experienced in puppet & set construction
good sculpting skills
experienced in clay, silicone or foam latex puppets
Model making skills ie. Mold making , basic carpentry,
Armature construction, aluminium wire or ball and socket
Stopmotion Animation.
Experienced in production of stop motion animated films from storyboarding, set & character design, construction and model making through to set and camera set up and animation. Editing experience and familiar with post production process.
Software
3D Studio Max 4
Avid Media Composer
Adobe Premier, Photoshop
Magpie Pro (Lipsync)
FILMOGRAPHY/ANIMATION WORK HISTORY:
2002 Model-Maker
“The Diary”
Short Film.
Dir. Jenny Buchanan
School of Film & Television
Victorian College of the Arts
Assistant Animator/Model-Maker/Runner
Client: Johnson & Johnson
Title: "Cinema”
Length: 1 x 30 second
Market: Indonesia
Ad Agency: Leo Burnett Jakarta
Production Company: Glen Art Productions
Runner/ Model-Maker
Client: Coca-Cola
Title: "Basketball"
Length: 1 x 30 second (1 x 15 second cutdown)
Market: PRC
Ad Agency: Leo Burnett Shanghai
Production Company: Glen Art Productions
Runner/ Model-Maker
Client: Coca-Cola
Title: "Fitting Room"
Length: 1 x 15 second
Market: PRC
Ad Agency: Leo Burnett Shanghai
Production Company: Glen Art Productions
2001 Metal World
Stopmotion film produced at VCA major project
Running time: 6:35 min
Written, Directed & Edited by Neil Hughes
Animation & Design Neil Hughes
Film Festivals:
York Independent Film Festival (UK)
Shepparton Short Film Festival (Aust)
Kensington Short Film Festival (Aust)
West Coast Student Film Festival (USA)
St Kilda Film Festival (Aust)
Wollombi Short Film Festival (Aust)
Wild Spaces Environmental Film Festival (Aust)
Short Trips @ Melbourne Fringe Festival (Aust)
Manly Screenworks Short Film Festival (Aust)
Awards: Best Animation – Shepparton Short Film Festival
2nd Prize – Kensington Short Film Festival
Street Entertainment
Stopmotion film produced at VCA minor project
Running time: 1:10 min
Written, Directed & Edited by Neil Hughes
Animation & Design Neil Hughes
Film Festivals:
Brisbane International Animation Festival (Aust)
Big Issue International Film Festival (Aust/UK)
Victorian Student Animation Festival (Aust)
Model-Maker
“Looking For Horses”
Short Film
Production Company: Plasmation
Dir. Tony Lawrence
screened on SBS as part of Home Movies series.
2000 Porter’s End
Stopmotion film
Production Company: Doghouse Films
Running Time: 13:06 min
Co-written, Directed and Animated by Neil Hughes & Roger Ferdinando
Film Festivals:
Eye Candy 2000 film festival (Aust)
Ajijic International Film Festival (Mexico)
Council of Adult Education (Melbourne)
Assisted teaching of Stop motion Short Course.
1999-2000 Doghouse Films.
1998 Council of Adult Education (Melbourne)
Assisted teaching of Stop motion Short Course.
B2: The Wedding Song
music video
Animation (30 secs) – Neil Hughes
Producer James Cole – Hysteria Productions
Screened on ABC’s Rage & Russian Television.
OTHER INFORMATION:
Founder of the following animation related web sites:
Ozanimation – Australian Animators group.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Ozanimation/
Currently has over 100 members Australia wide.
Also editor of the online magazine for the Australian animation community “Ozanimation”
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Stopmotion/
A web site for stop motion animation. Currently has over 340 members world wide.
REFEREES:
Glen Huntwick
Director – Glenart Productions
Ph: 613 9428 3080
Fax: 613 9428 0380
Email: glenart@netspace.net.au
Tony Lawrence
Producer/Director – Plasmation
Ph: 613 9379 1229
Email: plasmo@mira.net
Andi Spark
Lecturer – School of Film & Television
Victorian College of the Arts
Ph: 613 9685 9020
Fax: 613 9685 9000
Email: a.spark@vca.unimelb.edu.au