B. J. West

About B. J. West

I am a veteran digital artist, with decades of experience creating striking 2D and 3D assets and visual effects for video production, computer games and publishing.I\'ve worked for such hallmark companies as Apple, EA/Maxis and Atari Corp. on some of the best selling PC titles of all time, including TheSims, TheSims Online, TheSims 2, and SimCity Writing, Production Design for Stage and Screen, Set Design and Construction, Digital 3D Modeling, Video Editing and Production.

Experience

1. Production Designer and Film Maker

   Kelp Entertainment

   Sep 2005 — Present

   Designed and published \"Story Forge,\" a deck of cards to help writers of all stripes brainstorm works of dramatic fiction.Directed, edited and created all visual effects for \"She Said I Am,\" music video for the band Audio Terrorist.Directed, shot, edited and created all visual effects for \"Die MF Die,\" music video for the band Mind Furniture.Wrote screenplay adaptation of Keoni Chavez\'s short story \"The Smiling Man.\" Directed a cast of six principal actors, 25 supporting actors and a nine person crew, as well as serving as director of photography. Handled all set, costume and prop design and managed all set construction and dressing. Created numerous digital effects shots. Designed and created all art and text for the DVD Packaging, Poster, Website and other promotional materials. Created and animated 2D mascot character \"Rocky The Rocket\" for Department of Defense funded industrial film,\"A Legacy Restored: Reclaiming Pyramid Lake.\" Created and edited several animated sequences and special effects shots, including the opening titles of the film. Designed the packaging for the DVD release of the film. Created several \"special features\" segments.

Education

• San José State University

  Industrial Design, Commercial Art.

  1990 — 1992

Skills

• Art
• Production Design
• Concept Design
• Creative Direction
• Product Design
• Photography
• After Effects
• Mac
• Motion Graphics
• 3d Studio Max
• Photoshop
• Computer Animation
• Illustrator
• Texturing
• Film
• Video Production
• Astronautics
• Special Effects
• Game Development
• Video Editing
• Premiere
• Humor
• Screenwriting
• Editing
• Illustration
• Traditional Animation
• Flash
• Compositing
• Storyboarding
• Art Direction
• Adobe Photoshop
• Video Games
• Film Production
• Spacecraft
• Set Design
• Modeling
• Writing
• Music Videos
• Visual Effects
• Video