Hamish Lancaster

General info

hamish@lucidmotion.com
+61405030211 mobile

Experience

• Lecturer

  Brisbane, Australia
  Jul 2009 - Present

  JMC Academy

  I Teach Classes at a Private College in 2D Animation (flash) / Making Comics & Graphic Novels / Visual Effects & Compositing / Preproduction & 3D Animation

• Freelance Creative Artist

  Brisbane, QLD
  Jan 2001 - Present

  lucid motion (self employed)

  **Various Freelance Video/Multimedia/Design Projects:**
  [view samples here](http://h-a.me/portfolio/)
  
  Created about 20 minutes of animation in 7 days for the
  *British Council Youth Activision Kit* for the [MakeBelieve.me](http://makeblieve.me) team (2009)
  
  Design and Setupof **Talk Teaching** Teachers Community Site
  see www.talkteaching.com for more info (2007)
  
  Documentation of the **Water Futures Think Tank**
  Filming, still photography, capturing, editing, post-production and
  final authoring of a DVD (2006)
  
  **'Staying Alive to Teaching'** DVD for QUT Education Department
  Filming, still photography, capturing, editing,
  post-production and final authoring of a DVD (2006)
  
  **Live Visuals** for the BCC **'Art in Public Places'** Policy Launch
  Created DVD for use as a backdrop to the Brisbane City Council
  'Art in Public Places' document launch event (2005)
  
  **Live Visuals** for "Smashed Eggs" @ the **Judith Wright Centre**
  Created original visuals as backdrops for the theatre production,
  Performed video jockey duties during show (2005)
  
  Production of **Watermark DVD** - Leadership of a documentation
  team, Documenting a site-based performance spanning over 1.5 km,
  Project management, Filming, Capturing, editing, post-production
  and final authoring of a DVD (2004)
  
  Documentation of **Brisbane City Council Living City Project**
  Capturing and documenting a project with images and video,
  translated to multiple mediums (2004)
  
  **Flash Workshops** at Kelvin Grove State College
  Teaching structured lessons in the use of Macromedia Flash
  Problem Solving, improvisation & Leadership (2004)
  
  Documentation of Brisbane City Council Living City Project
  Capturing and documenting a project for Brisbane City Council
  with images and video, translated to multiple mediums, Editing
  and authoring of a Mac and PC compatible CD-ROM (2002)
  
  Documentation of the **Queensland Health Youth Drug Summit**
  Documenting the event with images and video, Translating text
  based information into an engaging multimedia CD- ROM (2001)

• Motion Graphics Designer

  Brisbane, QLD
  Nov 2008 - Jun 2009

  Plasma-Tech Digital Solutions

  Creation of motion graphic based Ads/Showreels using Apple Motion and Adobe After Effects for small & medium sized businesses for display on Plasma Screens.
  
  Creation of mini flash based website prototypes
  (like web based animated yellow pages Ads)

Education

• Bachelor of Fine Arts (Animation) with distinction

  Kelvin Grove, QLD
  Feb 2005 - Nov 2008

  Queensland University of Technology

  GPA: 5.526
  
  [view samples of work here](http://h-a.me/portfolio/)
  
  projects worth noting:
  
  Final WORK based on ANIMATION STUDIOS (Alternate Reality Game)
  [the console](http://ciphercities.com/gameposter.php?g=94/)
  
  PROGRAMMING FOR 3D (Completed with High Distinction)
  Doomed Robots, experimental mel script/game prototype created in maya/mel

• KI32 Bachelor of Creative Industries (Communication Design)

  Kelvin Grove, QLD
  Jun 2002 - Dec 2004

  Queensland University of Technology

  Completed 2 Years of Communication Design
  Before deciding to switch to the Fine Arts (Animation) Course
  
  GPA: 4.929