Stan Levine

Artist's Statement

I have always found everyday life to be a series of repetitious movements that are boring if not arduous. We wake up, we eat breakfast, we go to work, we get home, we watch television, eat, sleep, and do it all over again until the day we die. Being creative is what separates one day from the last. Making art, makes life always something fresh, new and exciting. It's how I live.

I like the permanence of ink markers, because it challenges me to visualize not only what I want to draw but the process of how I will construct it in a series of strokes that will not be easily erased if positioned incorrectly.

My art is an inward journey; a reflection of my soul in all that I experience during the course of my life. My art communicates my feelings about the subject matter in each piece. It is alive and untamed. It is evocative and exotic. It is all about creating something original, fresh and new.

Stanley L. Levine

contact for more information

Stanimator7929@yahoo.com

OBJECTIVE: To work independently and with others as a provider of visual entertainment – including 2D animation, illustration, and design.

EDUCATION

2006 Academy of Art University, San Francisco, BFA Animation

1999 California College of the Arts, Oakland, BFA Film/Video Performance

SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

Animation

Provided visual effects for short animation “Strike with No Wind” (Tom Ramirez dir.) using After Effects
Used Flash Professional 8 to create several short animations including “Halloman,” “Making Pancakes,” and “Bl99ding into the Sunset,” a music video for Asocietyred
Consulted with clients to create a mutual vision for animated shorts for business and personal reasons. Consultations included script writing, storyboarding, and animation drafts.

Illustration

Created storyboards for “Our Watchful Eyes,” a student film production for the Academy of Art University, produced by the Film Arts Foundation, San Francisco
Provided caricature services for birthday parties, fundraising events, and an art show
Provided commissioned illustrations for clients including an illustration of a motorcycle and a commemorative illustration for a fallen police officer
Created a political-style cartoon published on ECigWars.com to accompany the article “The Today Show Attacks E-Cigarettes with Misconceptions, Contradictions, and Lies” May 14, 2009.
Created a 12-painting series of Mount Diablo, a mountain in San Francisco’s East Bay region.
Familiar with multiple media including Photoshop, Acrylic, Charcoal, Colored Pencils, Graphite, and Art Pens.

Video

Directed several short films including “City Limits”
Wrote screenplays for directed films
Created “Mantegel and Mixtronic Operations Video” for Technogel America using Maya (for 3-D animated modeling) and Adobe Premier Pro
Used lighting effects and Hollywood cinematography style while working with David Moragane of Oakland City Center Digital

SOFTWARE PROFICIENCIES

Adobe Premier Pro, Dreamweaver, Flash Professional, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, iMovie, Mac

SELECTED WORKS

“The Adventures of Froggie” (2-D Flash Animation)
“Zeek the Geek” (2-D Flash Animation)
“Strike with No Wind” (Tom Ramirez dir. Visual effects with After Effects) Animation won an award, at Academy of Art University’s Spring Show.
“Vinny’s Day” (Short Film)
“The Cliff’s Edge” (24” x 30” Acrylic on Canvas)
“Deer Hill Road” (36” x 48” Acrylic on Canvas)
“Mount Diablo at Sunset” (18” x 14” Acrylic on Canvas Board)
“Spirit Shapes of Mount Diablo” (18” x 14” Acrylic on Canvas Board)

REFERENCES Available Upon Request and PORTFOLIO Available upon request or for online viewing at http://www.stananimation.net.