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Hamish Lancaster

Motion & Interactive Designer - Freelance Creative

Brisbane, QLD

Graduate of QUT - Bachelor of Fine Arts (Animation) with distinction. a background in theatre, film & tv, animation, videography, web design and community engagement documentation. Hamish has spent the last 8 years manipulating pixels for fun and profit.

Hamish is training to become an Advertising Super Villain by pursuing his creative practice in video, motion graphics, interactive work and design any way he can.

Objectives:
To gain experience in Cinematic Mediums by working in:
Motion Graphics/Animation, Creative Advertising,
Editing and Post Production, Web Design/Development,
Theatre/multimedia and Mixed Media Performance.
Teaching, Technology and Customer Service.

Experience

  • Digital Media Officer
    Brisbane, Australia
    Oct 2011 - Present
    QUT
    Creation of motion graphic based Advertisements, short films and Showreels using Apple Motion, Flash and After Effects for display on Digital Signage.
  • Family Room Specialist / Trainer
    Chermside, QLD
    Feb 2010 - Sep 2011
    Apple Retail
    After working as a Specialist doing sales/workshops for about 8 months, I moved on to technical support for mobile devices and training in ilife, iwork and video applications.
  • Animation Lecturer/Tutor
    Brisbane, Australia
    Jul 2009 - Jun 2011
    JMC Academy
    Prepared and Delivered Classes at a Private College in 2D Animation (flash) / Making Comics & Graphic Novels / Visual Effects & Compositing / Video Production / Preproduction & 3D Animation
  • Freelance Creative Artist
    Brisbane, QLD
    Jan 2001 - Present
    lucid motion (self employed)
    **Various Freelance Video/Multimedia/Design Projects:**
    [view samples here](http://h-a.me/portfolio/)

    Created about 20 minutes of animation in 7 days for the
    *British Council Youth Activision Kit* for the [MakeBelieve.me](http://makeblieve.me) team (2009)

    Design and Setupof **Talk Teaching** Teachers Community Site
    http://www.ed.qut.edu.au/news/news-event.jsp?news-event-id=12486
    for more info (2007)

    Documentation of the **Water Futures Think Tank**
    Filming, still photography, capturing, editing, post-production and
    final authoring of a DVD (2006)

    **'Staying Alive to Teaching'** DVD for QUT Education Department
    Filming, still photography, capturing, editing,
    post-production and final authoring of a DVD (2006)
    http://www.ed.qut.edu.au/news/news-event.jsp?news-event-id=12486
    for more info


    **Live Visuals** for the BCC **'Art in Public Places'** Policy Launch
    Created DVD for use as a backdrop to the Brisbane City Council
    'Art in Public Places' document launch event (2005)

    **Live Visuals** for "Smashed Eggs" @ the **Judith Wright Centre**
    Created original visuals as backdrops for the theatre production,
    Performed video jockey duties during show (2005)

    Production of **Watermark DVD** - Leadership of a documentation
    team, Documenting a site-based performance spanning over 1.5 km,
    Project management, Filming, Capturing, editing, post-production
    and final authoring of a DVD (2004)

    Documentation of **Brisbane City Council Living City Project**
    Capturing and documenting a project with images and video,
    translated to multiple mediums (2004)

    **Flash Workshops** at Kelvin Grove State College
    Teaching structured lessons in the use of Macromedia Flash
    Problem Solving, improvisation & Leadership (2004)

    Documentation of Brisbane City Council Living City Project
    Capturing and documenting a project for Brisbane City Council
    with images and video, translated to multiple mediums, Editing
    and authoring of a Mac and PC compatible CD-ROM (2002)

    Documentation of the **Queensland Health Youth Drug Summit**
    Documenting the event with images and video, Translating text
    based information into an engaging multimedia CD- ROM (2001)
  • Motion Graphics Designer
    Brisbane, QLD
    Nov 2008 - Jun 2009
    Plasma-Tech Digital Solutions
    Creation of motion graphic based Ads/Showreels using Apple Motion and Adobe After Effects for small & medium sized businesses for display on Digital Signage.

    Creation of flash and html based website prototypes
    (like web based animated yellow pages Ads)

Technical Skills


  • Competent in use of the following Professional Creative Software:
    **Apple Pro Apps - Final Cut Studio:** (Advanced Level of Proficiency)
    Final Cut Pro. DVD studio Pro (high lvl of exp Editing/Authoring DVD's)
    Motion (High Level of exp creating Motion Graphics/Compositing)
    **Adobe Creative Suite: **
    Flash (over 8 years experience)
    Dreamweaver, Contribute, Fireworks, Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign
    Premiere, After Effects
    **3D packages:**
    Maya - Cinema 4D - Silo

Education

  • Master of Advertising (Creative Advertising)
    Kelvin Grove, QLD
    Jul 2011 - Present
    Queensland University of Technology
    currently studying:

    Advertising Creative: Introduction
    Advertising Creative: Copywriting and Art Direction
  • Bachelor of Fine Arts (Animation) with distinction
    Kelvin Grove, QLD
    Feb 2005 - Nov 2008
    Queensland University of Technology
    GPA: 5.778

    [view samples of work here](http://h-a.me/portfolio/)

    projects worth noting:

    Final WORK based on ANIMATION STUDIOS (Alternate Reality Game)
    [the console](http://ciphercities.com/gameposter.php?g=94/)

    PROGRAMMING FOR 3D (Completed with High Distinction)
    Doomed Robots, experimental mel script/game prototype created in maya/mel
  • KI32 Bachelor of Creative Industries (Communication Design)
    Kelvin Grove, QLD
    Jun 2002 - Dec 2004
    Queensland University of Technology
    Completed 2 Years of Communication Design
    Before deciding to switch to the Fine Arts (Animation) Course

    GPA: 4.929

Awards/References


  • Awards
    2008 - Winner of Cipher Cities Brisbane University Game Design Competition
    2002 - 1st Prize in the Virtual Arts Competition for ‘Youth Drug Summit CD-Rom’
    2002 - Byte Awards (Ministers awards for students excelling in I&CT)
    2001 - Ministers awards for excelling in information & communication technology
    2000 - Winner 2nd place for contributions to Rememory.com writers community
    1999 - Won the John Mitchell public relations young writers award

  • Referees:
    **Stavros Halvatzis**
    Head of Digital Animation
    JMC Academy
    75 Grey Street, South Brisbane
    Ph: 61 7 3846 5166

    **Dr Ali Black**
    Senior Lecturer
    CQUniversity Australia
    Phone: 4970 7257
    Mobile: 0413 12 11 33
    Email: a.black@cqu.edu.au

    **Peter Boyle**
    Director Verge Urban Landscape Architecture
    Brisbane PO Box 450
    Stones Corner
    02 6688 6322
    0410482634
    info@thechannongallery.com

    **Les Hooper **
    Head of Department (ART/DESIGN)
    Kelvin Grove State College
    lhoop8@eq.edu.au
    07 35527390
    0404777499
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