Shiv Dholakia

                (415)516-3224                                                              shiv.dholakia@gmail.com

objective

 

Technical Director (Dynamics/Lighting)

 

EXPERIENCE

 

Jan’08-May’08 City of Ember                                   Luma Pictures

Effects Animator 

 

 

Jan’08-Mar’08  Henry Poole is Here                       Luma Pictures

Effects Animator

 

Sep’07-Dec’07    Half-Life                                        Independent

Effects Animator

 

Sep’07-Dec’07    The Sleep Dealer                           Independent

Effects Animator

 

 

 

 

Education

 

2003–2008      AAU(Academy of Art University)

n     B.F.A., Visual Effects/Motion Pictures and Television

2002–2003      MAAC(Maya Academy of Advanced Cinematics)    

n     Certificate, Visual Effects

 

 

 

 

Software

 

Maya, Houdini, Massive, Renderman, Realflow, Shake, Matchmover,After Effects, Photoshop, Final Cut Pro, Mel, Python, C++, OpenGL, Windows, MacOS, Unix

 

 

aCHIEVEMENTS

n     Co-Author of a book ‘MEL for Production’ by Wordware publishing

n     Student Representative, Animation and Visual Effects Department