Si Clark
Illustrator / Animator

I am a contemporary illustrator/ animator using a variety of different mediums. My work focuses on print based media and 2D animation, developing narratives within each of them. I am highly motivated and have a great passion for the work that I do. The main themes present in my work are areas of Psychology (trying to visualise such topics as memory structure or schizophrenia), city life and personal views on modern society. My personal animations are largely influenced by the cinematic process and my working methods often mirror this. I aim to direct feature length animated films in the future.

Since graduating from my BA Illustration course at Bournemouth Arts Institute, I have been extremely busy working on numerous jobs, ranging from illustrating for various magazines, to animating my own short film, and animating for MTV, and am now represented as an animation director by Mr Hyde.

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www.si-clark.co.uk
simon@si-clark.co.uk

Education

1993- 98: Winchcombe Senior School 10 GCSE's:
1998-2000: Bournside Sixth Form Centre, Cheltenham 3 A levels: Psychology, Art, Film Studies

Further Education

2000-01: Cheltenham & Gloucester College of Higher Education One year Art Foundation course, achieved Merit grade
2002-05: The Arts Institute at Bournemouth 3 year BA Illustration degree, achieved 1st Class Honours

Transferable skills

I use a wide range of traditional methods from drawing and painting to sculpting and collage, also producing screen based work.

Extensive Knowledge

Adobe Photoshop
Flash
Adobe After Effects

Basic Knowledge

Adobe Premiere
Adobe Illustrator

Work Experience

March 2007 Character and logo design for Bony Toad Media
Feb 2007 Created 15 second animated ident for Short and Sweet
Feb 2007 Designed characters and scenery for pilot animation show
Jan 2007 Created 10 second animated ident for UP magazine
Jan- March 2007 Illustrated 15 images for my forthcoming book
Dec 2006- Mar 2007 Illustrating new range of children's books for 'Sporting Start'
Dec 2006- Illustrations for 'UP Music Magazine'
Dec 2006- Illustrations and cover design for 'Itchy UK City guides'
Dec 2006- Illustrations for 'Four Minutes to Midnight' magazine
Dec 2006- Illustration for future French book 'LUC Project'
Nov- Dec 2006 Animated a second episode for pilot cartoon sketch show
Nov 2006- Designed 4 10 second animated idents for London short film night 'Short and Sweet'
Oct 2006- Commissioned to illustrate two personal pieces for client
Sep-Oct 2006- Directed and animated personal short film 'All in your head'
Sep 2006- Animated episode for pilot cartoon sketch show
May- Aug 2006- Illustrating 15 children's books for 'Sporting Start'
May -Aug 2006- Animated for MTV cartoon show 'Blaze and Lionel'
Apr 2006- Illustrations for 'Samera Dental Accountants'

Work in print

AOI Images #30
Interview and feature on 'Amateur Illustrators' website
Feature in 'Advanced Photoshop magazine'
Feature in 'Digit Magazine'