Andrew Hollister KO INTERACTIVE SOFTWAREContract Designer / Artist
Responsibilities: Game DesignerDesign, concepts layout, and construction of design documents for in-house produced titles. OPTIK SOFTWARE inc.Lead in-house Animator / Artist
War Inc.1997 release
In the 21st Century, private security forces have evolved into powerful armies under corporate control. Take command of your own corporation and its armies, and assume the control of research and development, production and strategic and tactical combat. In this world, you are both Commander-in-Chief and CEO.
Shattered Reality 1998 release
Underwater combat simulator that delivers unprecedented graphical realism to the PC. It is one of the first titles designed specifically to take full advantage of the new-generation of 3D accelerator cards. Real-time lighting and alpha effect systems illuminate the underwater scenes providing unprecedented graphical realism.Responsibilities:Modeling - animation, interface designs, cinematic animations, low polygon modeling, world-environment modeling. Digital Alchemy Inc.Lead in-house Animator / Artist
National Geographic Society: GeoBee I & II - 1996/97 release
Cartoon edutainment, hosted by Alex Trebek and Buzzbee; with over 1500 frames of hand drawn animation; for children ages 7 - 12 years old who have an interest in participating in the National Geographic Society's annual Geography Bee.
Coffee - vaporware
Scroll through a 3D rendered Italian cafe', to the 2D characters for a first-class education on coffee and all its qualities. Designed as a CD-Rom companion to an interactive web site, where user could learn about coffee, shop in a virtual coffee shop, or log-on to participate in an on-line chat.
Responsibilities:Lead animator: Overseeing of all 2D and 3D art production; including background illustrations, interface design, character design and animation.
Designer: Participant on three-man design team, creating original designs, documentation, etc. Worked directly with inside production and outside contractors. Take 2 Interactive Software3D/2D Animator / Illustrator
Ripper - 1996 release
Starring: Christopher Walken, Burgess Meredith, Karen Allen, and Jimmie Walker. Futuristic Jack the Ripper Murder Mystery.
Hell - A Cyberpunk Thriller 1995 release
Starring: Dennis Hopper, Stephanie Seymour, and Geoffrey Holder.
Bill Cosby's Picture Pages I & II 1995-96 release
Star Crusader - 1994 release
Bureau 13 - 1994 releaseResponsibilities:3D modeling, and set design, [ripper, hell, star crusader] digitized film sequences [hell]; 2D character designs and animation. Interface design, cinematic storyboards and animation's [picture pages]; testing [bureau 13] Kensington-Falls AnimationAnimator / Illustrator
Second animator on a staff of six. Utilizing all aspects of the classic cel style from storyboards and character design, to in-betweening and ink and paint. Oxberry camera for shooting pencil tests and rotoscope animation. Along with local advertising, clientele included:
Pittsburgh Pirates Pittsburgh Penguins Pittsburgh Steelers New York Yankees Florida Marlins Houston Astros Detroit Lions FOCUS CONSULTINGWeb designer:
Urban Assault Paintball
Club One Fitness Center
Uncle Mike's Cigar Haven
Dick Zdinak and Assoc.
Gregg Krupa and Dirty Pool
Economy Borough Swimming Pool COMPUTER KNOWLEDGEPlatforms:Windows NT, 98, 95; UNIX, oh yeah and the Mac OSSoftware:3D Studio-Max R2.0 and R2.5
Alias Wavefront 7.0, Maya
Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere.
Animator Studio, Pro
Deluxe Paint Enhanced, Animator
Macromedia Director
Fractal Painter
Vista-Pro Art Institute of PittsburghAssociate degree in Illustration and Design.