David C Crisp

Experience

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  Forever Living Products (UK) Ltd

  Apr 2007 - May 2009

  Graphic Designer

  liaising with clients to determine their requirements, timescale and budget.managing client proposals from typesetting through to graphic design, print and production.working with clients’ ideas and managing their expectations.developing concepts, graphics and layouts, including making decisions about fonts, images, readability and readers’ needs.determining size and arrangement of copy and illustrative material, as well as font style and size.preparing rough drafts of material based on an agreed brief.keeping clients up to date, listening to and acting on feedback, and explaining the rationale behind graphic design decisions.reviewing final layouts and suggesting improvements if required.keeping up to date with design and software trends.liaising with external printers or production teams to ensure deadlines are met and material is printed or presented to the highest quality.attending events and gathering feedback from clients; both new and current Show less

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  Danish Crown

  Jun 2009 - Jun 2010

  Graphic Designer

  Contributed to concept development and closely collaborated with the team to execute creative ideas.Executed projects with a balance of creativity and consideration for client requirements, timelines, and budgets.Generated adaptable and innovative design solutions and translated them into cohesive design systems.Documented design systems with comprehensive guidelines and finalized templates and assets for both digital and print media.Collaborated with the team to create engaging client presentations and enhance presentation tools and processes.Designed in-house marketing materials for various channels, including digital and print campaigns, as well as point-of-sale materials. Show less

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  The Animation Workshop

  Sept 2010 - Oct 2014

  Festival Distribution

  Responsible for the application and distribution of animated films from The Animation Workshop and The Open Workshop to film & animation festivals across the globe on a yearly rotational basis.

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  David C Crisp

  Jul 2012 - Jul 2022

  Writer & Director

  Working at Monkey Tennis Animation Studio and in freelance roles I was responsible for the creative vision for a commercials, short films and television series. Determined the style of the animation; the mood, the look and the sound, communicated this vision and directed people to work towards it.Directed and recruited teams of designers, storyboard artists, layout artists background artists and animators.Worked with and contributed to voice acting to achieve the type of performance clients required. Worked with actors to define movements and specialist scenarios for animation reference.Controlled and approved aspects of the films, from the quality of the animation, editing, voice over, music, sound effects, VFX, compositing, grading and the final cut. Show less

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  Monkey Tennis Animation Studio

  Nov 2014 - Jul 2018

  Co Founder

  Monkey Tennis Animation Studio is a forward thinking, full service creative agency and animation studio; specialising in taking ideas from initial conception through to perfectly realised completion.Responsible for the creative vision for a commercials, short films and television series. Determined the style of the animation; the mood, the look and the sound, communicated this vision and directed people to work towards it.Directed and recruited teams of designers, storyboard artists, layout artists background artists and animators.Worked with and contributed to voice acting to achieve the type of performance clients required. Worked with actors to define movements and specialist scenarios for animation reference.Controlled and approved aspects of the films, from the quality of the animation, editing, voice over, music, sound effects, VFX, compositing, grading and the final cut. Show less

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  Animation Sans Frontières

  Oct 2016 - Mar 2017

  Writer & Director

  Animation Sans Frontières ASF is a 4×2 weeks lecture/workshop-based training programme aimed at junior European animation film and production professionals. It is designed to give a deeper understanding of the needs and opportunities of the European and international animation industry and markets. The participants become part of a strong pan European network and learn how to professionally develop and pitch a project.

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  The School of Life

  Oct 2018 - Oct 2024

  Freelance Animator

  Providing dynamic and engaging animated films and explainers for The School of Life YouTube channel

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  Milestone Institute

  May 2020 - Oct 2024

  Teacher: Cinematography & Graphic Design

  The aim of this course is to provide students with a solid foundation and functional knowledge of cinematography through predominantly practical tasks and through in-depth discussion of their own work with the course leader and each other. Through a “hands-on” approach students will learn and apply fundamental techniques of lighting, and the basic methods for moving the camera and why. This course aims to help students understand the role of the “Director of Photography” and how he or she adds emotion and visual style to the look of a scene through light and in-camera techniques. We will be looking at auteur directors and we will be trying to recreate their signature style to best understand how they shape their visions into a film. We will be analyzing the shot choices for different films and how a cinematographer can invoke emotion by these choices. Each week we will be creating a short “lockdown vlog” in addition to the weekly assignments, with the aim being to chart progress and utilize techniques learned. This course will be fairly demanding in terms of time and application, but rewarding in that you will see a progression in your skills very quickly and be able to use these skills for many aspects of your life, both socially and professionally.The Milestone Institute provides personalised education for secondary school students, an area in which we have fulfilled a leading role since our foundation in 2010. Our domestically developed, internationally recognised English-language programs, delivered alongside secondary school, provide intellectual development and academic immersion, helping our students to find the academic area best suited for their interests and abilities, so that they can become successful, independently thinking people. Our unique educational programs were designed to nurture a community of future leaders who are committed to creating a competitive Hungary in the 21st century. Show less

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  Digic Pictures

  Jan 2021 - Oct 2024

  Previs Artist

  Building the structure, defining the style and key content of the film based on the storyboard or script with the Director, DOP and Lead Previs Artist, and completing other tasks (typically: creating layouts and placing the cameras into the scene, animating the key elements and preparing the 3D shots for editing) according to the instructions of the lead/supervisor and production staff at the expected quality within the set deadlines, ensuring that DIGIC projects/films can be delivered within the predefined boundaries. Show less

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  A WORLD in CHAOS

  Jan 2023 - now

  Award Winning Writer & Director

  Written & Directed by David C Crisp, a WORLD in CHAOS is a film exploring the human condition and highlighting the absurd nature and preposterous consequences of ethics, morality, emotion, behaviour and the very concept of humankind on planet earth.The Director collaborated with animators from across the globe to create an emotionally andpolitically relevant project. It has received recognition for exceptional storytelling through awards andnominations at multiple film festivals. • WINNER - Trickstar Nature Award - Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film• WINNER - Best European Short Film - Weird Market & Festival• WINNER - Best Thematic Animation - Animation Bucharest International FilmFestival• WINNER - Best Film for Children and Young Adults - Animocje Festival• WINNER - Jury Winner - Lift-Off First-Time Filmmaker Sessions• Special Mention - Anim!Arte - International Student Animation Festival of Brazil• Special Mention - L.A.A.F - Los Angeles Animation Festival• Special Mention - Canlandıranlar Animation Film Festival• Special Mention - Human and Nature / Green Vision - Tbilisi International AnimationFestival• Selected at over 40 international film festivals in 2023 & 2024 so far Show less

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  NaturalMotion Games

  Sept 2024 - now

  Senior Video Editor - Star Wars Hunters