JOHN L. GARLAND, Jr. Atlanta, GA 678-772-1014

Jgarland697@gmail.com www.linkedin.com/in/johngarland1

SUMMARYJohn is a Computer Animation Professional with experience in motion graphics design, set design and film shoot pre-visualization. With strong ability to work with various production personnel to provide quality animations and detailed schematics for set construction and film shoot logistics. Creative in all aspects of show production elements including opens, bumps, transitions and feature/tease graphics support.

Maya 2016 After Effects CC 2015 Final Cut Pro X Adobe Premiere CC Pro Modeler 3-D Mac OS Adobe Photoshop CC 2015 Illustrator CC 2015 Budget Management

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

TURNER BROADCASTING SYSTEM, Atlanta, GA 1996 - 2013Sr. Art Director – Motion Graphics 2006- 2013Created and built 3D logo animations for Turner Sports including titles, bumps, transitions, promotional material for broadcast productions.

Produced compelling 3D animation and photo composites using Maya, After Effects & Final Cut Pro.

Provided 3D pre-viz environments to assist Directors and Producers on film shoots.

Created 3D models and environments for new set construction. Developed an animated course layout for the NBA All-Star Weekend on TNT –

Saturday Night Events consistently for five years. Designed & created graphics for the PGA Championship on TNT last 6 years. Managed, designed and implemented from concept art, complete production of

the NBA All-Star location talent sets. Provided detailed 3D designs for the NASCAR on TNT talent truck and the

Ultimate Tailgating Vehicle promotion.

Art Director 1998 - 2006Created 2D graphic design for all sports productions including segment pre-production including maps, ots’s, feature animations & full screen stat pages. Coordinated 3D graphic production with animators.

Researched and analyzed best design techniques and solutions to create motion graphics (Maya & After Effects).

Assisted in the design and creation of storyboards. Participated in brainstorming sessions to share new design perspectives and

ideas. 

Art Director on site, 1998 Winter Olympics - Nagano, Japan. Goodwill Games 1999 – 2001. Created show graphics and supervised staff to coordinate all event graphic production.

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Graphic Designer 1996 - 1998Provided graphic design for network shows elements for feature packages, segment demos and course diagrams.• Created 2D animation of sports venue course detail.• Created sports related graphic design to support production enhancement of the venue being highlighted.

WSB-TV, Atlanta, GA 1984 - 1996Graphics Manager, 1992 - 1996Managed team of 6 people coordinating all graphic design production for news and promotions. Implemented a new and more efficient way to execute graphics recall during live

newscasts. Introduced our graphics team to new methods of design strategies. Trained new employees on the technical hardware required for live news

production.

Graphics Operator, 1984 - 1992Prepared graphics for daily newscasts. Duties included character generator and still store management, preparation and recall for live broadcasts. Developed new VidiFont animation techniques. Implemented the first “Tower Cam” 3D logo via Vidifont.

EDUCATION / TRAININGB.A. Television & Film

University of Maryland, College Park, MD

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONACM SIGGRAPH - Member

AWARDSNominated 2 times for Southeast Regional Emmy Awards

Individual Excellence – Graphic Design

Link to Demo Reel:https://www.dropbox.com/s/pcig2huwvrbprup/JG_Demo_Final_1280x720.mov

Portfolio: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/j5xr13jphv9ogjc/1xpV6lCyOu