Resume

Frank Forrestall

Work Experience

September 2008 to Present
Forrestall Studio Inc.
Halifax, NS

• Providing various Art Direction, Design, Illustration and Concept Art to creative industries.
• Responsible for the delivery of multiple art projects to various clients
• Concept Art, Character and Environment Design and 3D Assets for casual games.
• Generating budgets and proposals for projects, hiring freelance talent.

September 2007 to September 2008
Self Employed
Halifax, NS

• Provided services in the areas of 3D Animation, Visual Effects, Project Management, Concept Art and Art Design to Television and Commercial Production companies.
• Responsible for the Creation of Digital Visual Effects and 3D Animated Sequences for Broadcast (Including: Aliant, EastLink, NSCC, Dalhousie University, CBC, Halifax Film)
• Provided additional services in the area of Project Management and Project Plan Development.

September 2004 to October 2007
Power Post Production
Halifax, NS

• Responsible for the Creation of Digital Visual Effects and 3D Animated Sequences for Broadcast (Body of Knowledge, Trudeau II)
• Digital Rig Removal and Visual Effects (Lunar Jim, Poko)

May to August 2004
Bristol Group
Halifax, NS

• Responsible for the Production of Internet Applications for clients
• Also responsible for animation and special effects for TV broadcast advertisements

October 2001 to April 2004
Ghostship Studios
Halifax, NS

• Managed the creation of 3D Animation Elements for Sea Hunters Documentary TV Series.
• In production on shipwreckcentral.com internet property with Eco-Nova Productions.
• Produced and Directed 1hour animated TV special Fairy Folio in conjunction with CTV, NSFDC and TeleFilm Canada.

August to October 2001
Blackfly II
Halifax, NS

• Creation of graphics and paper props.
• Helped manage the creation of props, builds and set decoration.

April to July 2001
A Town Without Christmas
Halifax, NS

• Graphic Design
• Creation of Paper Props
• Design for various woodshop builds

February 2001
My Little Eye
Halifax, NS

• Scenic painting (aging and texturing movie sets etc.)

August 1999 to December 2000
RDAStudio Inc.
Halifax, NS

• Founded company to create original animated content for the Internet.
• Flash Animation Series Tales of Irth (conceived and created by self) commissioned by DreamWorks SKG.
• Developed the property Fat Bald Kid for TV in conjunction with TeleToon.

February 1997 to September 1999
Self Employed
Halifax, NS

• Created 52 Animated sequences for Blab.com

August 1998 to January 1999
Chimaera Productions
Halifax, NS

• Designed and created promotional interactive CD-ROM
• Managed company promotional campaigns

July 1997 to August 1998
Self Employed
Halifax, NS

• Video sequence for The Math Dictionary interactive CD from Math Resources, Halifax NS. Involving animation, editing and special effects.
• Animation and special effects for television series pilot The Amazing Adventures of the Aftermath Crew from Aftermath Productions and Advantage Productions.
• 18 animated sequences for River Country Interactive Kiosk by NMD Manufacturing. Involved animation, video editing and special effects.

April to July 1997
Munin Multimedia Solutions
Halifax, NS

• Computer animation for multimedia products.
• Interface design for multimedia products.
• Completed with excellence training in various aspects of digital video, animation and interactive media.

April ‘95 to March ‘96
Philharmonic Nightclub
Cardiff, Wales UK

• Helped to increase weekly sales from £7,000 to £30,000 through weekly promotions.
• Devised and initiated promotional campaigns.
• Designed and created promotional material (painted signs and murals, Graphic Design/Advertising for print).

Education

• July 1999 Future Quest Business Start-up Program Halifax, NS
  Intensive small business creation and entrepreneurial development program. A boot camp for aspiring entrepreneurs, created and run by entrepreneurs.
• April/May 1999 C.E.E.D. (Center for Entrepreneurship Education and Development) Halifax, NS
  Attended lectures and workshops concerning business planning administration and development. Courses included Organizational Strategy Development, Management Strategy development, Marketing Strategy Development and System Strategy Development.
• April to July 1997 Munin Multimedia Solutions Halifax, NS
  Trained in the application of various multimedia software packages including Alias/Wavefront Power Animator (UNIX based animation platform), Media 100 (Mac based non-linear digital editing platform) and Adobe Illustrator (graphic design software).
• Sept. ’96 to Mar. ’97. Mackenzie College Halifax, NS
  Trained in the application of software packages 3D Studio MAX (3D Animation), Adobe Photoshop (photographic manipulation) and Adobe Premiere (digital video editing software).
• Aug. ’95 Scottish and Newcastle Management Trainee Program Cardiff, Wales UK
  Trained in all aspects of nightclub management and supervision.
• 1993-1995 Nova Scotia College of Art & Design Halifax, NS
  Areas of study include drawing, painting, photography, video editing, cinematography, printmaking and art history.Skill Sets Television Production

Areas of Ongoing Personal Study

• Production Financing
  I possess a working knowledge of the Canadian television production process; I am in good standing and maintain good relationships with the principle funding agencies which finance television production within the region (Telefilm and NSFDC). I can assist your company in accessing financing through these or other agencies for television and new media projects.
• Project Management
  Whether you’re building a factory, producing a television show or setting up your office network the principles of good project management remain the same. Following the rational steps of good project management, more can be accomplished with less, problems can be identified and corrected long before they impact the projects budgets and more creative freedom can be applied at the various stages of a project.
• Storytelling
  When a story is told well, every listener undergoes the same experience. The teller takes them where he will, through joy, sadness, inspiration and enlightenment and by the end of the tale the hero has won his golden fleece. The principles of good storytelling are identifiable and controllable; and when used properly create a paradigm that draws the listener in to the teller’s message and transforms them in some subtle way. Whether it’s applied to sales, marketing, corporate strategy or simply applied for its own sake, the craft of storytelling is the most effective way into the human psyche.