Matthew Buttafuoco

3D Modeler/Animator at Floyd County Productions
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States, GE

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Experience

    • United States
    • Animation and Post-production
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • 3D Modeler/Animator
      • Mar 2023 - Present

      • Developed previsualized backgrounds based on concept art, indicating lighting and texturing. • Worked from storyboards to establish camera angles and character placements in 3D for shots. • Animated drone traffic and other 3D rigs for use in final compositions. • Developed previsualized backgrounds based on concept art, indicating lighting and texturing. • Worked from storyboards to establish camera angles and character placements in 3D for shots. • Animated drone traffic and other 3D rigs for use in final compositions.

    • Freelance Artist
      • May 2018 - Present

      • Masterpiece Staircase (NC) - revised existing logo (2022) created new logo (2023) • Mental Healthy (VA) - created logo and designed YouTube thumbnail templates (2020) • St. Augie's Pizza (FL) - created logo and menu design (2018) • Masterpiece Staircase (NC) - revised existing logo (2022) created new logo (2023) • Mental Healthy (VA) - created logo and designed YouTube thumbnail templates (2020) • St. Augie's Pizza (FL) - created logo and menu design (2018)

    • United States
    • Events Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Gameplay Animator | Unreal Developer
      • Aug 2021 - Mar 2023

      • Created brand-new keyframe and motion-capture animations -including idles, emotes, dances, equips, facial animation, locomotion, and more- for all ongoing projects. • Built custom Control Rigs within Unreal Engine 5 that served as the sole animation solution for all forwards and backwards-solved animation in present and future avatar systems. • Work with vendors to establish motion-capture animation pipeline for both recorded gameplay animation and real-time demonstrations using Unreal Livelink. • Collaborated with game developers, sound designers, and artists to sync animations with interactions, audio, and effects for use in gameplay, cutscenes, and marketing materials • Managed the organization, migration, and retargeting of all animation libraries across multiple projects and skeletal meshes. • Updated animation blueprints and procedure documentation as necessary. Show less

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Animation Teaching Intern
      • Jun 2022 - Aug 2022

      • Gave animation demonstrations, assisted with lectures, and offered personalized feedback sessions with students outside of class hours. • Designed, maintained, and moderated all class social channels. • Worked on cleanup and color, rough animation, and storyboard draw-overs for student films created in class. • Gave animation demonstrations, assisted with lectures, and offered personalized feedback sessions with students outside of class hours. • Designed, maintained, and moderated all class social channels. • Worked on cleanup and color, rough animation, and storyboard draw-overs for student films created in class.

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Student Ambassador
      • Sep 2019 - May 2020

      Welcomed incoming and prospective students during SCAD Day Open Houses and SCAD events. Promoted school programs, resources, clubs, and values both on and off the clock

    • Orientation and Involvement Leader
      • Sep 2018 - May 2020

      Provide assistance and information to freshman, transfer, and graduate students on orientation weekends, encourage involvement in extracurricular clubs and events, and serve as a mentor for students in first-year experience classes

    • Summer Programs Assistant
      • Jun 2019 - Aug 2019

Education

  • Savannah College of Art and Design
    Master of Fine Arts - MFA, Animation
    2021 - 2023
  • Savannah College of Art and Design
    Bachelor of Fine Arts - BFA, Game and Interactive Media Design
    2016 - 2020

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