Aaron Michael McFarland

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San Diego, CA 619/246-6271 aaron@sandcity.com Objective
To be an indispensable asset to a company that develops creative content for television, film, video games or new media distribution.

Summary

I have extensive experience planning and producing movies and other creative projects. The projects I have worked on include 3D CGI, 2D animation, live-action production, marketing / PR materials, motion capture for both cinematics and game play, and live Events. I strike a good balance between management and production. I am able to tackle small multi-disciplinary projects by myself, but I am also able to encourage artists to bring their own creativity to larger projects. I have worked closely with people from every conceivable artistic discipline.
Employment Sony Computer Entertainment America (Playstation)
Visual Arts Services Group May 2000 May 2008 Manager of Pre-Production for Cinematics and Motion Capture Script Work (Writing, Editing, Breakdown) Direct 2D Artists (Storyboards and Concept Art) Create 2D and 3D Animatics Plan and Direct Motion Capture Sessions Direct Camera Movements Produce PreProduction Package Produce Added Value Materials (Wallpapers, PS3 Themes, Web Content) Cinematic Creative Project Manager Oversee CG and Video/Film Production (as many as 80 artists and leads) Video Editing 3D Compositing 3D Camera Work Video Compression/Encoding DVD Authoring Localization (EU, Japan, Korea)
Freelance Video Production / DVD Authoring / Photography
Jan 2000 - Present Aaron Michael McFarland aaron@sandcity.com 619/246-6271

Other Employment

KPBS FM/TV - Programming Department (1 Year) The Old Globe Theatre - Marketing Department (7 Years) San Diego Repertory Theatre Marketing Department (2 Years) La Jolla Playhouse - Marketing Department (1 Year)

Software

Proficient Final Cut Pro DVD Studio Pro After Effects Shake PhotoShop Illustrator ProCoder / Compressor Word / Final Draft Keynote / Powerpoint PlayStation Proprietary Tools
Familiar (Used for Specific Project Needs) Avid Maya (Camera Work) Motion Builder (Camera Work and Exports) Diva (Motion Capture Data Clean-up) Flash (Video Encoding)
Notable Freelance Credits
2008 TV Scott Peters for City Attorney Campaign Video Production and Photography 2008 Web The Thin Man (Local Band) Video Production 2006 DVD University of San Diego Annual Report Video Production and DVD Authoring 2005 Film Majini Video Editing Winner Best Experimental Film New York Independent Film Festival

aaron@sandcity.com

619/246-6271
PlayStation Credited Work
2008 PS3 PS3 PS3 PSP PS3 PS2 PS2 Resistance 2 (In Production) Eight Days (In Production) The Getaway 3 (In Production) SOCOM: Fire Team Bravo 3 (In Production) Warhawk - Operation: Broken Mirror Buzz! The Hollywood Quiz TV Commercial Twisted Metal: Head On Extra Twisted
2007 PS3 Lair PS3 Warhawk PS2 God of War II 2006 PS3 PS2 PSP PS2/P PS2/P 2005 PS2 PSP PSP PSP PS2 PSPS2 PS2 PS2 PS2 TV PS2 PSPS2 PS2 PS2 PS2 PS2 PS2 PS2 Lair HD E3 Trailer SOCOM: Combined Assault SOCOM: Fire Team Bravo 2 MLB 06 The Show Greztky NHL 2006 PS2 God Of War SOCOM 3: U.S. Navy SEALs SOCOM: Fire Team Bravo Twisted Metal Head On ATV Offroad Fury: Blazin Trails Rise of the Kasai MLB 2006 Sly 2: Band of Thieves Syphon Filter: The Omega Strain ATV Offroad Fury 3 Rise to Honor SuperBowl XXXVIII Pre-Game for GameDay2004 MLB 2005 Greztky NHL SOCOM 2: U.S. Navy SEALs Downhill Domination War of the Monsters MLB 2004 NFL GameDay 2004 NCAA Final Four 2004 NCAA GameBreaker 2004 aaron@sandcity.com 619/246-6271
Credited Work (cont.) 2002 PS2 PS2 PS2 PS2 PS2 PS2 PS2 PS2 PSPS2 PS1 PS2 PS2 PS1/2 PS1/2 PS2 PS2 PS1/2 PS1/PS2 PS1/2 PS1/2 PS1/2 SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs ATV Offroad Fury 2 Jet X2O Mark of Kri MLB 2003 NCAA Final Four 2003 NCAA GameBreaker 2003 NFL GameDay 2003 NHL FaceOff 2003 Twisted Metal Black Twisted Metal: Small Brawl ATV Offroad Fury Kinetica Coolboarders 2001 NBA ShootOut 2002 NCAA Final Four 2002 NCAA GameBreaker 2002 NFL GameDay 2002 NHL FaceOff 2001 NBA ShootOut 2001 NCAA Final Four 2001 NCAA GameBreaker 2001 NFL GameDay 2001
Personal and Professional References are available upon request.