John C. Abb
johncabb@gmail.com
919-448-8078
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EDUCATION
Bachelor of Fine Arts – Filmmaking Concentrating in Animation			       May 2024
University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA), Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Associate in Fine Arts – Visual Arts						        December 2019
Durham Technical Community College, Durham, North Carolina

Visual Effects Production Diploma						       September 2016
The Digital Animation and Visual Effects School (DAVE), Orlando, Florida

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Owner/Founder – Right-Brained Studios, LLC				June 2023 – Present

2D Animator								     August 2023 – May 2024
– 2D Production, Flag of Bone (film), UNCSA, Winston-Salem, NC
* Consulted on storyboarding to expand on action and emotional beats
* Animated, lined, and colored characters in action sequences
* 3D camera effects to achieve environmental depth

Co-Director/Director of Animation/2D Animator			August 2022 – August 2023
– 2D Production, The Legend of Midnight (film), UNCSA, Winston-Salem, NC
* Previsualized, storyboarded, and provided concept art and backgrounds
* Animated, lined, and colored characters
* 3D camera effects to achieve depth and parallax

Teacher’s Assistant (Volunteer)						  July – August 2017
– Exceptional Minds, Los Angeles, CA
* Program for students on the Autism spectrum
* Assisted in summer workshops teaching VFX and Digital Painting
* Helped students complete assignments and demo reels

Modeler/Rigger/ Texture Artist/Compositor			         September – December 2016
– 3D/CGI Production, Every Time (film), The DAVE School, Orlando, FL
* Modeled, UV mapped, rigged, and textured 3D assets
* Rotoscoped and added glow effect into live action
* Rendered and Green screened actors into CG environment with textures and lighting

3D Animator								        July – September 2016
– 3D/CGI Production, Green Harvest (film), The DAVE School, Orlando, FL
* Researched for environment and animation references
* Previsualized scenes to match the director’s vision
* Animated shots in Maya; set up camera and assets
* Polished Motion Capture data in Maya
* Hair & Cloth simulation of 3D assets

SOFTWARE
After Effects | Maya | Photoshop | Premier Pro | Toon Boom Harmony

ACHIEVEMENTS
Phi Theta Kapa Honor Society; Associate in Fine Arts Award
(Durham Technical Community College – 2019)