Dan Coonley

Dan Coonley

North Hollywood, CA

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2004 - Current
Freelance Animation & Graphic Design
Recent Clients: Fuse Networks (graphics and animation for IMX and Daily Download)
Toniq Brand Effervescence (graphic design for Pepsi, Gillette, Lipton, and Kraft branding campaigns)

1999 - 2004
Nickelodeon's Blue's Clues

   
2003
Senior Animator
Animated the most difficult scenes of this multiple Emmy nominated series that combines blue screen Ultimatte footage of a live action host into an animated world; used After Effects and Photoshop every day; worked closely with the directors on a strict schedule; trained new animators and interns, drawing on extensive experience with this production; animated promos for special event episodes; experienced the full spectrum of production, from concept and script to art, design, animation and edit.

2000
Animator

2000
Assistant Animator

1999
Animation Department Assistant


2004
Insides
Curated an animation festival as part of noted Brooklyn artist Michael Mahalchick's show at the Canada New York Gallery.

2003
Don't Ask, Can't Tell
Edited this 20 minute, four camera performance, part of the Movement Research series at Judson Memorial Church, into a simultaneous split screen format. Screenings at White Box Annex, NYC; Berlin; Lithuania.

2001
Cockfight
Animated and designed a segment for this cockfighting documentary shot in the Philippines by director Lewis Manalo.

2001
The Secret of Grails
Shot and edited this instructional video piece for artist Troy Dugas. Screened at the Islip Art Museum's Carriage House as part of Projects '01.

EDUCATION
BFA, Film / Television; NYU, Tisch School of the Arts, 2000
Visual Effects Using Combustion course, NYU, 2003
Compositing and Visual Effects Using Shake course, NYU, 2004
Designing for Motion Graphics and Broadcast course, NYU, 2004

SOFTWARE
After Effects, Shake, Combustion, Photoshop, Final Cut Pro, Illustrator
Expert Mac User, Cross Platform Proficient

HONORS
Shot of the Year Award (for excellence in animation) from Blue's Clues, 2002
Voice of "Dan" on the MTV Animation series Undergrads, 2001
Richard Protovin Animation Award, NYU, 1999