AXIOM CRUX
THE AUDIO AND VISUAL WORKS OF NICHOLAS C. RAFTIS III
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Digital Animator for TV, web, and presentations worldwide. Designer of high tech new media installations. Sound designer and published musician, has won awards for film scores and done music and sound design for many clients including Sesame Street and MTV.
Experience- Jan 2013 - PresentAnimator & sound designer / General Motors
Worked under entrega creative director Sam Ajluni animating 10 spots to advertise scd. Also created sound design and music in collaboration with Omar Jon Ajluni.
- Jan 2006 - PresentAnimator & Sound Designer / Axiom Crux
Motiongraphics and Sound Design for Television and Web
- Feb 2013 - Feb 2013after effects animator / materials and methods
Projection mapped presentation for Delphi in New York. Worked with Jeff Grantz on realizing the special formatted uv mapped content to run through a d3 multiple projector mapping system.
- Sept 2012 - Jan 2013Maya Animator / Nuke Compositor / Latcha + Associates
I worked on several videos showcasing the various features of the newest line of Ford automobiles. We utilized Maya for modelling and animation, rendered with Vray, and then composited with Nuke.
- Jul 2009 - Aug 2012Flash Animator, Web Designer / abcteach, LLC
I animated flash banners for various online marketing campaigns, adobe illustrator designs for a print campaign and worked with a team to redesign their logo and website at www.abcteach.com
- Nov 2011 - Jul 20123D design, animation / Republica, LLC
Worked on projects for Absolute Vodka, GOYA, Jameson, and a bunch of other alcohol companies airport displays.
- Jan 2012 - Mar 20123D holographic content designer / XES3D
Imagine if you will, a 3d screen that needs no glasses.. its already the future my friends.. join us at the razors edge.
- Mar 2006 - Feb 2012Freelance Animator & Sound Designer / i creatives
iCreative Network has gotten me some great animation work, including kabookaboo and cima telecom.
- Apr 2010 - Dec 2010Motion-Graphics Artist / kabookaboo Marketing
several After Effects promotional animations for Kapplan Virtual Education and Flash Banners for many of their other clients.
- Aug 2009 - Jan 2010Motion-Graphics Artist, Sound Designer / Cima Telecom
Sexy motiongraphics, and I do mean sexy.
- Mar 2007 - Oct 2008Animator / Editor / Sound Designer / Animatic Media Inc.
Best animatics in the bidnez, yall cant handle this. Plus I wrote music for Sesame street while I was there, thats pretty much the peak of my career right there.
- 2006 - 2008Freelance Animator / MTV Networks
Promos for Video Music Awards 2005
Education-
2001 - 2005College for Creative StudiesBFA in Digital Animation
Activities: Ill activate your society -
1997 - 2000Lahser High School
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Interests:Installation art, the future as seen from the 1970s, cutting edge technology, afro-cuban jazz funk fusion, orange, helvetica, noise, Japan.
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Live at Bassnectar 9_23_2010
