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    Previous Broadcast (News, Sport, Promos) MOTION GRAPHICS Reel (2009/10) covering BBC News & Sport, Disney Channel, London News Network, and others: www.vimeo.com/25471079

    Motion Gallery (PORTFOLIO OF Editing, Camera, Colour, Motion Graphics, Promo REELS)
    : www.vimeo.com/user719535/videos

    Recent work Sky News (covering recent MOTION GRAPHICS between January to May 2013): www.vimeo.com/67520529

    Simon has a proven track record in broadcast multimedia and is accomplished in designing and producing effective and client-pleasing solutions, within the boundaries of time and budget, and is adaptive and motivated to expand knowledge & skills, embracing emerging trends.

    This includes designing and editing broadcast & online content graphics, stings, promos, titles, and branding.

    He has worked in arenas ranging from live television, including news and sport, to light entertainment and on-air presentation, for some of the best-known global media brands.

    Simon is a team-player, but is able to work & think independently too, thus quickly resolving problems.

    Simon maintains composure under pressure, achieving project delivery on time, by planning and organizing work efficiently, with efficient communication with client and careful attention to detail.

    Very much a team player, Simon can also lead as a director / producer / co-ordinator role should the situation require.

    Can also handle a Sony XDCam with ease ...

     email > simon_avis@hotmail.com

    Simon has both staff and freelance broadcast experience; designing, editing and producing motion graphics (content, stings, titles, promos) for the following;

    BBC  News & Sport

    GMTV

    ITN

    London News Network

    Pearson TV  Channel Five   Disney Channel    This Is Your Life

    Sky TV

    STAR TV

    The Walt Disney Company



    CREDITS

    NEWS

    • Sky News HD - BskyB
    • Ten O'Clock News - BBC
    • Six O'Clock News - BBC
    • One O'Clock News - BBC
    • Breakfast - BBC
    • Business News - BBC
    • Breakfast With Frost - BBC
    • BBC World - BBC
    • BBC News 24 - BBC
    • Westminster Live - BBC
    • World News Today- BBC Four
    • Liquid News - BBC
    • Celebdaq - BBC
    • Lunchtime & Early Evening News - ITN
    • London Tonight - LNN
    • Sky News - Sky

    SPORT
    • British Eurosport
    • Grandstand - BBC
    • Rugby World Cup - ITV (LSN)
    • Carlton Midweek Sports - ITV (LSN)
    • Sky Sports - Sky

    CHILDREN'S TV
    • Splataday - Titles, Disney Channel
    • SplatBash - Titles, Disney Channel

    LIFESTYLE & ENTERTAINMENT
    • This Is Your Life - Titles & Inserts, Pearson TV
    • GMTV - Stings & Inserts
    • Carlton Food Network - Promos, Carlton Digital
    • Carlton Cinema - Promos & Inserts, Carlton Digital
    • Channel Five - Promos & Inserts, Pearson TV
    • Sky Movies & The Movie Channel - Sky

    CHANNEL BRANDING
    • STAR PLUS - Channel Ident Design, STAR TV



    ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

    Post Graduate Certificate in Character Animation
    (London Animation Studio @ Central St. Martins College of Art &
    Design, London, 2002).

    "Formerly known as the London Animation Studio, the Pg Dip Character
    Animation at Central Saint Martins was established in 1998 by the Guild
    of British Animators. Located in central London we have extensive links
    with the animation and post-production industries that surround us and
    we have a reputation as one of the leading Masters level animation
    courses in the UK."
    www.londonanimationstudio.tv/info.html

    "The innovation that this course has introduced to the industry was the
    combining of traditional and computer animation skills in one course, so
    that the students would benefit from cross-disciplinary exercises and the
    wider foundation this would give to their understanding. This has proved to be a powerful new educational tool, and the continuing high standard of achievement of the students validates the method."

    Mike Milne, Framestore-CFC, director - Walking with Dinosaurs
    May 2000

    Specialising in 3D using SoftImage software.


    B.A. (Honours) Degree in Graphic Design
    (University for The Creative Arts, Kent - Canterbury College of Art).


    Apple Certified Pro User in Final Cut Pro & Motion


    PERSONAL KIT

    Apple Mac Pro with 30" Cinema HD Widescreen Display Monitor.

    15.4" MacBook Pro. 2.66GHz / 4GB /320GB.

    After Effects Professional, Final Cut Studio (FCP, Motion, Livetype, DVD Studio Pro, Compressor) & InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat.


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    Credits

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    Sky News www.vimeo.com/67520529 - Sky Creative , England
    2013 - Motion Graphic Designer
    On-shift MoGra Designer for Sky News' Sunrise / Live At Five / Evening News / Online.

    Designing motion graphics on After Effects and Chyron Lyric, Photoshop, Illustrator, FCP, Viz Mapper.

    Sky News Reel (Jan - May 2013) : vimeo.com/67520529

    Sky News Sunrise - Sky , United Kingdom
    2012 - Motion Graphic Designer
    Working as on-shift MoGra Designer for Sky News' Sunrise.

    Designing motion graphics on After Effects and Chyron Lyric. Using Photoshop, Illustrator, FCP, Viz Mapper.

    Disney Dream  - The Walt Disney Company , United States of America
    2012 - Motion Graphic Designer
    Broadcast Editor & Motion Graphic Designer on board Disney's 2011-launched luxury cruise liner, the Disney Dream, sailing to the Bahamas from Canaveral, Florida.

    December - March 2012 and May - September 2012

    Working for on board FunnelVision / Broadcast Services and the Walt Disney Theatre, designing and editing promos and original program content.

    Filming on Sony XDCam, directing & producing.

    Sky News - BSkyB , United Kingdom
    2011 - Motion Graphic Designer
    Freelance Motion Graphics Designer on-shift for Sky News channel.

    After Effects, Chyron Lyric, Illustrator, Photoshop, Viz Mapper


    MotoGP Championship - British Eurosport , United Kingdom
    2008 - Motion Graphic Designer
    On-shift freelance Motion Graphics Designer using After Effects

    Autumn 2008

    BBC World - BBC News , United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
    2007 - Motion Graphic Designer
    Working freelance on-shift on the BBC World News channel, BBC Television Centre, London.

    Designing insert graphics, promos, and title stings.

    October 1998 - August 2007

    Grandstand - BBC Sport , United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
    2006 - Motion Graphic Designer
    Working freelance on-shift occasionally (prep & live)for Grandstand (Saturday afternoon sports programme on BBC One), BBC Television Centre, London.

    January 1999 and September - October 2006.

    BBC One & Six O'Clock News - BBC News , United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
    2005 - Motion Graphic Designer
    Working freelance on-shift on the BBC One & Six O'Clock News, BBC Television Centre, London.

    Liasing with newsroom producers on specific briefs for insert graphics and stings.

    January 1998 - April 2007

    World News (BBC Four) - BBC News , United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
    2004 - Motion Graphic Designer
    Working freelance on-shift on BBC Four's nightly 30-minute news programme, World News, BBC Television Centre, London.

    2004 - 2007

    Liquid News & Celebdaq (BBC Three) - BBC News & Current Affairs , United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
    2003 - Motion Graphic Designer
    Working freelance on-shift on BBC Three's 'Liquid News' & 'Celebdaq', BBC Television Centre, London.

    Carlton Movies & Carlton Food Network - Carlton Digital , United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
    2002 - Motion Graphic Designer
    Working freelance (via Soho Editors) on-shift for Carlton Digital On-Air Promos, on promo and title stings for the Movies and Food Network channels.

    ITV Lunchtime News & Early Evening News, ITN News Channel - ITN , United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
    2001 - Motion Graphic Designer
    Occasional freelance for the ITV Lunchtime News, ITV Early Evening News, and the ITN News Channel, ITN, Grays Inn Road, London.


    GMTV  - GMTV , United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
    2001 - Motion Graphic Designer
    Working both on prep and live for GMTV, London TV Centre, Upper Ground, London SE1 9LT.

    January - September 1994

    October 1997 - April 2003

    BBC Breakfast News - BBC News & Current Affairs , United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
    2000 - Motion Graphic Designer
    Working freelance on-shift on the BBC Breakfast News, BBC Television Centre, London.

    November 2000 - April 2007

    BBC News 24 - BBC News & Current Affairs , United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
    1999 - Motion Graphic Designer
    Working freelance on-shift on the BBC News 24 & later BBC News channel, BBC Television Centre, London.

    July 1999 - April 2007

    BBC Ten O'Clock News - BBC News & Current Affairs , United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
    1998 - Motion Graphic Designer
    Working freelance on-shift on the BBC Ten O'Clock News, BBC Television Centre, London.

    October 1998 - April 2007

    Channel Five (On-Air Promos), Disney Channel, 'This Is Your Life' - Pearson Television , United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
    1997 - Motion Graphic Designer
    Working as Senior Designer for Pearson Television's graphics department, whose clients included Channel Five (On-Air Promos & TX), the Disney Channel, and Pearson itself, whose output included the new 'This Is Your Life' (titles and content graphics).

    May - October 1997

    BBC Nine O'Clock News - BBC News & Current Affairs , United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
    1996 - Motion Graphic Designer
    Working on/shift as Designer on the figurehead BBC Nine O'Clock News, at BBC Television Centre, London.

    Liasing with the newsroom & editing staff, and designing insert graphics and title stings for the evening show.

    At the time, the Nine (later the Ten)O'Clock News was the most widely watched news programme on British Television, attracting more viewers than ITN, and even the BBC's own One & Six O'Clock News programmes.

    April 1996 - May 1997

    BBC One & Six O'Clock News - BBC News & Current Affairs , United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
    1996 - Motion Graphic Designer
    Working as on-shift Lead Designer on both the One and Six O'Clock News, as BBC TV Centre in London.

    Liasing with the newsroom producers, post/production staff, and coordinating the output from the graphics team.

    September 1995 - March 1996

    BBC Westminster - BBC News & Current Affairs , United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
    1995 - Motion Graphic Designer
    Working at BBC Westminster, Millbank, London as Graphic Designer, on 'Westminster Today', 'Westminster Online'and 'The Midnight Hour'.

    June 1995 - August 1995

    BBC Breakfast Time - BBC Television , United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
    1994 - Graphic Designer
    Working on-shift as Graphic Designer for Breakfast Time, BBC TV Centre.

    Designing content & insert graphics and stings.

    November 1994 - June 1995

    STAR PLUS Channel Ident - STAR TV Network Production , Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China
    1993 - Graphic Designer
    Consultant Videographics Designer Producer working with STAR TV Network Production on the design of five new idents for STAR's stable of five channels.

    I designed the logo for the STAR PLUS entertainment channel (a derivative of the original STAR TV logo), incorporating it into the animatic (I designed and produced) which was forwarded for presentation.

    This was approved, and I directed the final screen version at Centro Digital Pictures.

    vimeo.com/4676739

    The channel, and it's ident, was successfully relaunched in October 1993.

    On the back of this, I was appointed to overlook the launch of the STAR Asian Movies channel and the STAR Movies channel for cable in November 1993, involving the design and production of the idents and the branding across both channels.

    www.vimeo.com/4676739

    London Today & London Tonight - Carlton & London Weekend Television , United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
    1993 - Graphic Designer
    Head Designer coordinating the on-screen branding, style & design of London Today, London Tonight on the run up to TX launch (01.01.93) and beyond.

    Also coordinated the design of the weather graphics for the ITV London region, and the content graphics for Carlton Midweek Sports Special in association with Carlton TV.

    Sky News - Sky Television , United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
    1992 - Graphic Designer
    Lead Designer-on-shift for Sky News covering Sunrise, Live At Five and Sky World News Tonight.

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    Employment History

    After Effects, Final Cut Studio (Compressor, Final Cut Pro, Motion, Livetype) & Adobe CS Design (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat).

    Chyron Lyric, Quantel Hal/Paintbox FX, Quantel PictureBox, VizRT-Mapper, ELVIS, ENPS, MotionControl Rostrum Camera, Sony XDCam, Toast Titanium.

    CREDITS
     
    NEWS

    Ten O'Clock News - BBC
    Six O'Clock News - BBC
    One O'Clock News - BBC
    Breakfast - BBC
    Business News - BBC
    Breakfast With Frost - BBC
    BBC World - BBC
    BBC News 24 - BBC
    Westminster Live - BBC
    World News Today- BBC Four
    Liquid News - BBC
    Celebdaq - BBC
    Lunchtime & Early Evening News - ITN
    London Tonight - LNN
    Sky News - Sky

    SPORT

    British Eurosport
    Grandstand - BBC
    Rugby World Cup - ITV (LSN)
    Carlton Midweek Sports - ITV (LSN)
    Sky Sports - Sky

    CHILDREN'S TV

    Splataday - Titles, Disney Channel
    SplatBash - Titles, Disney Channel

    LIFESTYLE & ENTERTAINMENT


    This Is Your Life - Titles & Inserts, Pearson TV
    GMTV - Stings & Inserts
    Carlton Food Network - Promos, Carlton Digital
    Carlton Cinema - Promos & Inserts, Carlton Digital
    Channel Five - Promos & Inserts, Pearson TV
    Sky Movies & The Movie Channel - Sky

    CHANNEL BRANDING

    STAR PLUS - Channel Ident Design, STAR TV


    CAREER RESUME

    June 1997 to date: FREELANCE MOTION GRAPHICS DESIGNER/PRODUCER

    Designing and operating Quantel Hal, Paintbox FX, Final Cut Pro & Motion (Apple Certified Pro in both) in Final Cut Studio 2, After Effects CS3 Professional.

    Also operating Quantel DLS / Picturebox, ENPS, Mapper

    BBC NEWS (1997 - 2007), BBC SPORT, GMTV (1994, 1997 - 2001), ITN (1999 - 2001), CARLTON Digital Channels (1999 - 2001), THE DISNEY CHANNEL and CHANNEL FIVE (1997).

    Courses: Cinema 4D, Fusion 5, Shake, SoftImage 3D.


    October 1994 - May 1997: VIDEOGRAPHICS DESIGNER

    (BBC News & Current Affairs).

    Successfully passed BBC Management Training Scheme September 1996.


    February - October 1994: FREELANCE VIDEOGRAPHICS DESIGNER

    (GMTV, ITV SPORT, and post-production facility houses in London & Dublin)


    August - November 1993: CONSULTANT VIDEOGRAPHICS PRODUCER

    (STAR TV, Hong Kong: Joining Network Production Department in creating new idents for the five channel STAR TV stable. Designing and producing the station ident for STAR PLUS entertainment channel. Appointed to supervise the implementation of housestyle on all subscription channels.)


    June - July 1993: F/L VIDEOGRAPHICS / PROMO PRODUCER 

    (CENTRO Digital Pictures, Tung Lo Wan Road, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong)

    Working  on corporates, and promos for STAR PLUS.


    November 1992 - May 1993: LEAD DESIGNER

    (London News Network, Carlton TV, London TV Centre, London SE1 9LT. Responsible for developing the on-screen style of daily LONDON TODAY and LONDON TONIGHT shows in run-up to launch transmission and beyond. Working on CARLTON MIDWEEK SPORTS.)


    January 1989 - October 1992: VIDEOGRAPHICS DESIGNER

    (SKY TV, Centaurs Business Park, Mddx TW7 5QD. Working on SKY NEWS, SKY SPORTS, EUROSPORT,THE MOVIE CHANNEL, and On-Air Promotions. Designing and producing title sequences in and out of house.)
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    Education


    Post Graduate Certificate in Character Animation


    (London Animation Studio @ Central St. Martins College of Art & Design, London, 2002).

    "Formerly known as the London Animation Studio, the Pg Dip Character Animation at Central Saint Martins was established in 1998 by the Guild of British Animators. Located in central London we have extensive links with the animation and post-production industries that surround us and we have a reputation as one of the leading Masters level animation courses in the UK." www.londonanimationstudio.tv/info.html

    "The innovation that this course has introduced to the industry was the combining of traditional and computer animation skills in one course, so that the students would benefit from cross-disciplinary exercises and the wider foundation this would give to their understanding. This has proved to be a powerful new educational tool, and the continuing high standard of achievement of the students validates the method."
    Mike Milne, Framestore-CFC, director - Walking with Dinosaurs
    May 2000

    Specialising in 3D using SoftImage software.

    B.A. (Honours) Degree in Graphic Design (Canterbury College of Art).
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    Industry Qualifications


    Apple Certified Pro User in Final Cut Pro & Motion
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    Technical Equipment


    Apple Mac Pro with 30" Cinema HD Widescreen Display Monitor.

    15.4" MacBook Pro. 2.66GHz / 4GB /320GB.

    After Effects Professional, Final Cut Studio  (FCP, Motion, Livetype, DVD Studio Pro, Compressor) & CS Design Standard (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat). 
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    Referees

    Chyaz Buffett, Design Director, Sky News HD

    Nick Davey, Senior Designer, BBC News Room

    Disney Human Resources DCL.Personnel.Mailbox@disney.com

    BBC Human Resources hr@bbchrdirect.co.uk




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    Skills


    After Effects, Motion, Final Cut Pro, Quantel Hal, Paintbox FX, Picturebox, Mapper, ENPS, Sony XDCam, Toast Titanium.

    Courses taken: Chyron Lyric, Cinema 4D, Fusion, Maya, Nuke, SoftImage, Shake, Viz Artist.

    Excellent drawing & illustration 
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    Additional Information

    Industries

    • Animation, 
    • Corporate, 
    • Music Promos, 
    • News & Sport, 
    • Theatre, 
    • TV

    Programme Types

    • Animation, 
    • Arts, 
    • Business, 
    • Childrens, 
    • Comedy, 
    • Comedy (Children's), 
    • Commercial, 
    • Corporate, 
    • Current Affairs, 
    • Daytime, 
    • Entertainment, 
    • Leisure, 
    • Live TV, 
    • Music, 
    • Music Promo, 
    • News, 
    • Sport

    Organizations

    • BECTU

    Specialisms

    • Africa, 
    • Arts, 
    • Current Affairs, 
    • Design, 
    • Digital Special Effects, 
    • Events, 
    • Football, 
    • History, 
    • International Affairs, 
    • Journalism, 
    • Latin America, 
    • Music, 
    • News & Current Affairs, 
    • Politics, 
    • Popular Culture, 
    • Sport, 
    • Theatre

    Languages

    • English, 
    • Spanish

    Permits

    • C1/D USA Visa

    Licenses

    • C1/D Crew Visa for USA
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