DANIEL PREHM

RIGGER

Redmond, WA
thedansus@gmail.com
(720) 232-6169
https://thedansus.com
/in/thedansus

Skills

Rigging Storyboarding
Python Scripting UE Cloth Sim.
UE Blueprints Layouts
Char. Sculpting 2D Environments
2D Animation 3D Animation
Creative Writing Character Art
Illustration Creature Design

Autodesk Maya
Adobe Photoshop
Clip Studio Paint
TV Paint
ZBrush
Unreal Engine 5

Education

DigiPen Institute of Technology

Redmond, WA

BFA in Digital Art and Animation

September 2018 – April 2022

 Professional Experience

S3 Global, Inc| Redmond, WA
Character Rigger | May 2022 – November 2022

• Created high-functioning human rigs for use with motion capture.

• Programmed Python scripts to assist with rig creation, including an auto-rigging script.

• Wrote 15+ technical documents detailing the entirety of the rigging process and techniques.

• Utilized Unreal Engine to create simulations for AI training.

DigiPen Institute of Technology | Redmond, WA
Peer Advising Leader | October 2019 – April 2021

• On-call to assist students across a wide range of academic and social issues.

• Created events to unify students and faculty.

• Pioneered an online experience for incoming students.

Academic Project Experience

Co-Producer & Animator | Tall Order
September 2020 – February 2022| 2D Short Film | Team of 10

• Leads and manages the team collaboratively, providing feedback, flexible aid, and coordinating team members.

• Creates the team’s production and pre-production sites and maintains organization.

• Guides the animation and environment teams.
  Traverses all aspects of the animation pipeline.

Environment Artist | KoiBois – 24 Hour Animation Challenge 2020
October 2021 | 2D Short Film | Team of 5

• Worked to create a 30 second film in 24 Hours from start to finish, receiving 26th place out of over 200 teams.

• Focused on 2D environment creation, assisted in animation

Animator | Popcorn Colonels – 24 Hour Animation Challenge 2020
October 2020 | 2D Short Film | Team of 5

• Worked to create a 30 second film in 24 Hours from start to finish, receiving 28th place out of over 290 teams.

• Established the character design and musical score.

• Animated, colored, created VFX, and composited.

Environment Artist & Animator | All’s Fairy in Love and War
September 2019 – April 2020 | 2D Short Film | Team of 7