​Sijia Huang

RELEVENT EXPERIENCES

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ShadowMachine  /Feb, 2017-Sep, 2017 /

• Animation Assistant/ Rigging Assistant  
 

Laika      /Sep, 2016-Feb, 2017 /

• Rapid Prototype Quality Assurance  
 

Laika     /June13-Spe9,2016/

• Stop Motion Animation Intern 
 

BixPix Entertainment        /May2015-Jun2015/ 

• Stop-Motion Animation Rigger

Worked on Tumble Leaf season 2. Helped with the rigging department, built tails for Fig and assisted the riggers to assemble and solder the armatures and rigs.

 

Stoopid Buddy Stoodios                                                                        Feb2015-April2015

• Stop Motion Animation Assistant

Worked on SuperMansion

Helped animators and organize the animation station

 

Moleskine & Pixar commercial project                                                             Jan2016 

• Production Designer & Art Director

 

Visions & Voices  USC                                                                               Dec2014-Feb2015

Measures and Frames Project

• Animator   

 

Education

2013-2016        M.F.A.   School Cinematic Art, University of Southern California                  GPA: 3.9

2008-2012         B.A.      Animation School, Beijing Film Academy                                            GPA: 3.78

 

Skills

Art Skills:

3D Character Animation  & Stop-motion / Sculpting & Felting Puppets / 3D Modeling / Texturing

Software Skills:

Animation: Autodesk Maya / Adobe Flash/Dragon Frame

Special Effects: Adobe After Effects / Adobe Premiere

Illustration: Adobe Photoshop

 

Film Awards

2012                Individual film Box-Home                                                                                      Beijing, China

Director

•     Award for Winning Work (Division 2: CG Animation Theater) of ASIAGRAPH2012 in

Tokyo, 2012

•     Award for Outstanding Graduate Works of Beijing Film Academy, 2012

•     Award for Sy Prizepecial Jur for Best Animation of 2012 Asian Youth Animation & Comic Contest, 2012

•     One finalist of The Kuandu International Animation Festival (KDAIF), 2013

•     Award for The Chiyong Zhiren Award and CGW Award of Beijing Film Academy 12th

Animation Academy Awards, 2012

2011                Film Quitting Brave victory                                                                                     Beijing, China

Character Supervisor & 3D Animation Supervisor

•     Award for Excellent Microfilm of 21st China Golden Rooster & Hundred Flowers Film

Festival, 2012

•     Award for Outstanding Student Work of Beijing Film Academy, 2012