ERIK BRYAN
INTERACTIVE ARTIST
A 1995 Multimedia Producer Magazine "Top 100"
MACWEEK Calls Erik's Work
"Most Fascinating..."

SKILLS:

A wide range of "Hands On" Production and Media Creation. Photographic VR producer (Surround Video, Real VR, QTVR), Macromedia Director/Shockwave Author (Authorized Developer), Authorized QuickTime VR developer. Excellent communication skills.

EXPERIENCE:

Surround Video Director and Consultant for BOYZ II MEN greatest hits Enhanced CD in production for Microsoft. Quicktime VR director and consultant for L.L. Cool J's greatest hits Enhanced CD. Contact Darien Dash @ Digital Mafia (201) 816-1285

Director, Bridge Studio. Miami Beach Florida. (305) 532-7200 (Contact Alfred Lamoureaux) Responsible for overseeing all aspects of Multimedia and Print production including 3D Character development with artist Kenny Scharf.

Animator for Neville Brody Studio, London. Created on-screen animations of computer interface for Mission Impossible, Directed by Brian DePalma.

Animator and Designer for BBDO Los Angeles, (310) 444-4506 (Contact Josh Lawrence) Created animations used for the current series of Apple Macintosh broadcast television advertisement.

Instructor at The American Film Institute, Los Angeles, CA (213) 856-7600 (Contact Harry Mott) Instructor in Interactive Multimedia, specificallly, Macromedia director, Advanced Lingo programming.

Animator and Designer at Macromedia, San Francisco, CA (415) 442-0200 ext.2255 (Contact Lee Swearingen) Co designed and animated the front end for the Macromedia Electronic Showcases Volumes 1 +2. Interface Design Associate for Volumes 3-5.

Programmer and Animator at Pacific Interactive, Santa Monica, CA (310) 458-1898 (Contact Scott Palamar). Sequencing, programming and creation of animations for Disney' Encyclopedia of Animation, Electronic Arts edutainment CD, and others.

Animator for IKONIC, San Francisco, CA (415) 864-3200 (Contact Robert May). Created and modified existing animations for use in Interactive Touch-Screen Kiosks

Animator and Designer for George Coates Performance Works, SF, CA (415) 863-8520 (Contact Beau Takahara). Created and operated animations projected to interact with actors in performance of the work INVISIBLE SITE created for the Silicon Graphics Developers Conference and shown at Siggraph 91.

Artist in Residence at The Institute For Research on Learning, Palo Alto, Ca (415) 496-7900 (Contact Roy Pea). Designed Interactive Animations for the Dynagrams Project to work in concert with custom software. The Software and animations were created to study the learning of the physics of optics by high school students. Other duties included: interface design, video production and editing, presentation support.

Teachers Assistant to Michael Naimark @ the San Francisco Art Institute (415) 391-4817. Assisted in the production of EAT, an interactive environment. Duties included class support, VideoDisk production and Hypercard programming. EAT was exhibited at Cyberthon and was featured in the Tomorrow's Reality Gallery at Siggraph 91.

Virtual Reality Trainer and Head Demonstrator for VPL Research, Formerly in Redwood City, CA . Major demonstrations included: Siggraph 89, Bechtel, and the groundbreaking Pacific Bell TEXPO.

Animator for Magnum Design, San Francisco CA (415) 922-1728 (Contact Ed Boyle). Animations for Apple Pacific Market Awards and Conferences, Aesculap Inc.

Systems Manager for San Francisco Art against Aids. (415) 824-2010 (Contact Beau Takahara)
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Video Artist and Consultant for Karp, Newton & Van Brundt Agency, NY. Developed techniques for Animations using VideoWorksII in concert with a large variety of hardware and software.

EDUCATION:
S.U.N.Y. at Purchase. Bachelor of Arts, Liberal Arts in Narrative Created Environments. (B.A.L.A.N.C.E.) 1988.
4 Years SUNY Purchase Student Senate.
Acting School: Yale Drama School, American Conservatory Theatre, Circle in the Square.
3 Years of Stand Up Comedy

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