Alex Cormack
Showings and Awards:
Winner:
The Los Angeles Movie Awards South Pole...
Award of Excellence in Animation
Best Animated Characters
Best Animated Screen Play
SNOB (Somewhat North of Boston) Film Festival, Concord, NH. November 2010
•“South Pole” scheduled as a “Must See” at the annual festival
Judges Comments:
"A darkly humorous twist on the traditional Grinch story. Great animation, plot twists and laugh out loud scenes make this a "Must See" film. But a word to the wise...you may want to leave the kids at home for this one!"
~ Sioux C.
"This dark little animated film is for you, whether you live for Christmas all year long or dream of canceling it forever."
~ Amber F.
"It's great to see a well made independent animation short. This film will hold your attention and has several minor, almost hidden, jokes that you might miss at first glance. A must see at SNOB 2010!"
~ Jay D.
The Long Island International Film Expo (LIIFE) Mineola, NY. July 2010
•“South Pole” played at the annual festival
Squeaky Wheel Outdoor Animation Festival, Buffalo NY. July 2010
•“MorphMushMash” Official Selection at the annual festival
The Founder and Host of the Cormack Cook Colossal Cinema Collection” December 2009
•“South Pole” played as the main feature of the festival
The 2009 California International Animation Festival, Modesto CA. September 2009
•“Great Dates in History: A Night with Nixon” played at the annual festival
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
Melbourne International Animation Festival, Melbourne Australia. June 2009
•“MorphMushMash” Official Selection at the annual festival
Australian International Animation Festival, Wagga Wagga Australia. May 2009
•“MorphMushMash” Official Selection at the annual festival
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
South Beach Animation Film Festival, South Beach FL. March 2009
•“Great Dates in History: A Night with Nixon” played at the annual festival.
Kent Film Festival, Kent CT. March 2009.
•“Great Dates in History: A Night with Nixon” played at the annual festival.
Block Party Animation Festival, Boston MA. March 2009.
•Official Selection “Burnout” to be shown in Boston, which met Critical Acclaim,
Critic’s Comments:
“...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.
Critic’s Comments:
“The best film this year, in my opinion, was Alex Cormack's ‘“Soon Forget.’”
http:/thesketchreport.blogspot.com
Best Animation Portfolio Award, Boston MA. June 2007, The Art Institute of Boston
Experience:
Advanced Design Consulting USA, Inc. and Cornell University, August 2010
•33 Illustrations for the book “Professional Practice In Mechanical Engineering” written by Alex Deyhim for Cornell University.
Evacuation Route Pub Crawl, Boston. March 2010
•T-Shirt Design
Commissioned anniversary card, Boston. November 2009
•Freelance Illustration
Productive Education LLC, Boston. July 2008 – March 2009
•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
•Web Page illustrations for Productive Education LLC creators for the Doc OA and the Know Thing Challenge.
Boston University and Digilife Media LLC, Boston. February - August 2008.
•Character Design, Story, Background, Animation, Sound and Music.
•Currently creating an animation introducing the technology for their disability programs
Starting Gate Promotions, Boston. June 2008.
•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
•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”
Computer Skills:
FLASH, Photoshop, FinalCut, Illustrator, CS, iMovie, iWeb,
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
