Chris Ayers Design

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	OBJECTIVE

	To continue to expand my creative and artistic abilities with design and storytelling challenges in both the entertainment industry and my personal work (and have fun doing it!)
	SELECTED EXPERIENCE

	Rhythm & Hues Los Angeles, California • Concept Designer, Illlustrator Assisted with concept design on The Incredible Hulk including Hulk transformation sequence and battle damage. Designed characters and created final print-ready illustrations for various commercial clients. Amalgamated Dynamics, Inc. Chatsworth, California • Character Designer Created character designs using both traditional and digital media for feature films such as Bubble Boy, The Santa Clause 2, Looney Tunes: Back in Action, Scary Movie 3, and the Alien vs. Predator films. Sculpted creature maquettes and produced composite Photoshop images for the sci-fi book Worlds. Designed behind-the-scenes books for Alien vs. Predator and its sequel, Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem. Spectral Motion Glendale, California • Character Designer Designed characters, creatures, and make-up effects for a variety of feature films including Fantastic Four, X-Men: The Last Stand, and Altered. Participated in early exploratory design phases for films such as Where the Wild Things Are, Iron Man, and MEG. Cinovation Studios Glendale, California • Character Designer/Storyboards Developed creatures, characters, props, and paint schemes for the feature film Men in Black 2. Also storyboarded script sequences and painted animatronic puppet skins and creature suits. Designed characters and make-ups for the feature film Haunted Mansion. Pacific Vision South Pasadena, California • Digital Artist Helped create digital effects for the feature film Austin Powers in Goldmember, including designing and animating onscreen graphics, rotoscoping, creating digital matte paintings, and painting textures for 3D computer models. Art Center College of Design Pasadena, California • Instructor Taught an upper level course in Character Design which focused on creating not only visually-strong characters and creatures, but also strong in story and personality.
	EDUCATION

	St. Norbert College De Pere, Wisconsin Bachelor of Arts, Summa Cum Laude Graphic Communications Major Studio Art Centers International Florence, Italy Semester Abroad Program Studio Art and Art History Academy of Communication Arts Bloomington, Minnesota Computer Art and Animation Certificate The Animation Academy Burbank, California Various courses in Character Design
	SKILLS

	Character/Creature Design Visual Development Traditional and Digital Media Caricature/Cartooning Illustration Storyboarding Sculpting Graphic Design Book Design & Production Layout
	FILM CREDITS

	JONAH HEX (2008) Character Design, Tinsley Makeup FX Studio STAR TREK XI (2007) Character Design, Neville Page Design THE INCREDIBLE HULK (2007) Concept Design, Rhythm & Hues ALIENS vs. PREDATOR: REQUIEM (2006) Character Design, Amalgamated Dynamics, Inc. LONELY STREET (2006) Character Design, Amalgamated Dynamics, Inc. LUCIFER (2006) Character Design, Amalgamated Dynamics, Inc. HOBGOBBERS (2005) Character Design, Whamaphram Productions ALEX IN UNDERLAND (2005) Character Design, Whamaphram Productions X-MEN: THE LAST STAND (2005) Character Design, Spectral Motion FLIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (2005) Character Design, Spectral Motion FANTASTIC FOUR (2004) Character Design, Spectral Motion WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE (2004) Character Design, Spectral Motion WELCOME TO THE DARKLANDS (2004) Character Design, Spectral Motion MEG (2004) Character Design, Spectral Motion IRON MAN (2004) Character Design, Spectral Motion ALTERED (2004) Character Design, Spectral Motion ALIEN vs. PREDATOR (2003) Character Design, Amalgamated Dynamics, Inc. SCARY MOVIE 3 (2003) Character Design, Amalgamated Dynamics, Inc. GARFIELD (2002) Character Design, Amalgamated Dynamics, Inc. HAUNTED MANSION (2002) Character Design, Rick Baker's Cinovation Studios LOONEY TUNES: BACK IN ACTION (2002) Character Design, Amalgamated Dynamics, Inc. CAT IN THE HAT (2002) Character Design, Amalgamated Dynamics, Inc. MONSTER SEEDS (2002) Character Design, Amalgamated Dynamics, Inc. AUSTIN POWERS in GOLDMEMBER (2002) Digital Effects & Design, Pacific Vision THE SANTA CLAUSE 2 (2000,2002) Character Design, Amalgamated Dynamics, Inc. MEN IN BLACK 2 (2001) Character Design, Rick Baker's Cinovation Studios EVOLUTION (2000) Character Design, Amalgamated Dynamics, Inc. BUBBLE BOY (2000) Character Design, Amalgamated Dynamics, Inc.
	BOOKS

	The Daily Zoo - Year Two: Still Keeping the Doctor At Bay With A Drawing A Day (2009) by Chris Ayers Author/Illustrator, Book Design and Production Layout The Daily Zoo: Keeping the Doctor At Bay With A Drawing A Day (2008) by Chris Ayers, foreword by J.J. Abrams Author/Illustrator, Book Design and Production Layout Cosmic Motors: Spaceships, Cars, and Pilots of Another Galaxy (2007) by Daniel Simon, foreword by Syd Mead Production Layout Aliens vs. Predator - Requiem: Inside the Monster Shop (2007) by Alec Gillis, Tom Woodruff Jr. with Chris Ayers, foreword by The Bros. Strause Book Design & Production Layout, Photography, Contributing Writer Alien vs. Predator: The Creature Effects of ADI (2004) by Alec Gillis and Tom Woodruff Jr., foreword by Lance Henriksen Book Design & Production Layout, Photography, Contributing Writer Worlds: A Mission of Discovery (2004) by Alec Gillis, foreword by James Cameron Photoshop Illustration, Sculpture, Photography