Alex Cormack

www.AlexCormack.com

Cormack@AlexCormack.com

Showings and Awards:

1. • The 2009 California International Animation Festival, Modesto CA. September 2009
   

2.      “Great Dates in History: A Night with Nixon” played at the annual festival
   

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5. • London International Animation Festival, London England. August 2009
   

    “MorphMushMash” Official Selection at the annual festival

•    Block Party Animation Festival, Brooklyn NY.  July 2009.

       “Great Dates in History: A Night with Nixon” played at the annual animation festival

1. •  Melbourne International Animation Festival, Melbourne Australia. June 2009
   

    “MorphMushMash” Official Selection at the annual festival

1. •   Australian International Animation Festival, Wagga Wagga Australia. May 2009
   

    “MorphMushMash” Official Selection at the annual festival

1. •   Fresno Film Festival, Fresno CA. April 2009
   

      “Great Dates in History: A Night with Nixon” played at the annual festival.

        Winner:

    Independent Film Maker Audience Award for Best Experimental/Animated Short

     

1. •    South Beach Animation Film Festival, South Beach FL. March 2009
   

      “Great Dates in History: A Night with Nixon” played at the annual festival.

1. •    Kent Film Festival, Kent CT. March 2009.
   

      “Great Dates in History: A Night with Nixon” played at the annual festival.

1. •    Block Party Animation Festival, Boston MA. March 2009.
   

      “Burnout” to be shown in Boston, which met Critical Acclaim,

    “...with Alex Cormack's Burnout, probably the most intense paper cutout death-race to date.”

Jim Landry The Weekly Dig

•Block Party Animation Festival, Brooklyn NY.  July 2008.

       “Burnout” Shown at the annual animation festival

•Short Attention Span Digital Video Festival,  Boston MA.  October 2007.

          5 animated shorts were shown, “Soon Forget” was met with critical acclaim.

   “The best film this year, in my opinion, was Alex Cormack's ‘“Soon Forget.’”

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•Best Animation Portfolio Award, Boston MA. June 2007, The Art Institute of Boston

Experience:

Productive Education LLC, Boston.  July 2008 - October 2008

•New Character Design, Background, Animation, Editing, Sound and Music.

•Created Animation for the marketing campaign of the Know Thing Challenge™ and the Doc OA™

•Illustrations for the Productive Education LLC website

Boston University and Digilife Media LLC,  Boston.  February - August 2008.

•Character Design, Story, Background, Animation, Sound and Music.

1. •      Currently creating an animation introducing the technology for their disability programs
   

Starting Gate Promotions, Boston.  June 2008.

1. •      Created Company Logo
   

Thomas Heinle, Inc., Boston.  August 2007.

•     Character Design, Background, Animation, Sound and Music.

•Created a Promotional Animation for their series of textbooks “Stand Out” to be seen on their website and during conventions throughout the country.

NESN and Scout Productions, Boston.  June 2007.

•     Character Design, Story, Background, Animation, Sound and Music 

•Created and Animated a short for the show Sox Appeal Website

Barstool Sports, Boston April 2007 to present

1. •    Comics printed on the Boston newspaper’s website; subject matter including the New England Patriots, Boston Celtics, Boston Red Sox, and New York Yankees.
   

•T-Shirt Design of New England Patriot Randy Moss, “Straight Cash Homey”

Walt Disney World College Program Intern, Lake Buena Vista FL, winter-spring 2004

•Designed and created signs for use in Fantasyland department

Computer Skills:

FLASH, Photoshop, FinalCut, Illustrator, iMovie, iWeb, AfterEffects, Painter, Word, OpenOffice,

Education:

The Art Institute of Boston, Boston MA.

Bachelor of Fine Arts 2007

Concentrations: Animation, Character Designer, Illustration, Graphic Design, and Photography

Alfred University, Alfred NY.

Transferred 2005 Concentrations: Photography, Painting, and Graphic Design