Name: Joe
Stipo Title: Lead 3D Animator Company: CNBC
Joe spear headed is own animation company called,
"Ground Game Graphics", which created high-end animation for a variety
of industries, from TV broadcast to Interior design. Joe has also been an animation
instructor at New York University where he has been teaching 3D Animation to
students since 2003. With his impressive credits and teaching credentials, why
did Joe come to study with 3DTi?
”I was already
proficient in Maya and wanted to learn 3DS Max. 3DTi really helped me focus
my energy in the areas I enjoyed the most; Modeling and Lighting. Using that
they helped me create a really great demo reel resulting in me getting hired
for freelance work for a number of smaller studios and even US Military”
Joe started as freelance animator at CNBC at a time when the program had decided
to re-establish their 3D Animation department, which had been phased out a few
years back. In the Fall of 2005, CNBC contracted Joe to help completely redesign
the station. Joe trained the CNBC staff in Maya and created 3D animations to
enhance their existing programming. Now with the new redesign of the network,
3D elements soon became the norm. Though originally hired to work on only one
or two shows, after seeing Joe’s work, the producers became so impressed
with the new 3D effects they soon demanded new bigger and better 3D graphics.
And so, became the genesis for Joe's present staff position with the network.
Currently Joe is CNBC's Lead
3D Animator, where he works in a busy graphics department creating on-air 3D
graphics for station. Joe works closely with the producers and oversees a staff
of 10 animators. The team turns out a wide range of assignments in rapid-fire
succession, including daily animations as well as promos and complete show packages.
“My training at 3dti was a lot more then
just showing the program. The teachers and staff really spent the time to help
make my work really look its best and up to industry standards”
