e-mail : kellis@nikokelli.com
mobile : [0030] 6938403979

animation disciplines:

stop motion, 3d computer animation, digital cat-out animation

software:

3ds Max, Maya, Zbrush, After Effects, Toon Boom, Photoshop, Premiere, Flash, Dreamweaver, Illustrator.

objective:

To progress as an animator and 3d artist within the animation industry and secure a position at an exciting studio that will allow me to bring characters to life, while continuously expanding my knowledge and artistic skills through new challenges.

English Learning Videos for Grivas Publications (january-March 2017)

Creation of over 30 minutes of educational english learning videos for Grivas Publications on behalf of Yafka Studios. My responsibility was to direct and animate the videos, using the provided artwork and according to the client's script.

Album Cover : artwork and layout (MAY 2016)

Creation of the original artwork and design of the cover layout, for the album "Seriality" by Underwater Chess.

English Learning Videos for Grivas Publications (February-March 2016)

Creation of educational english learning videos for pre-school ages. My responsibility was to direct and animate the videos, using the provided artwork and according to the client's script.

Promotional clip for IPVDX Global Trading Company (August 2014)

Creation of a promotional “cartoony” video for display on IPVDX.com (global trading company). I was responsible for the design, direction and creation of a promo clip based on the clients script. The clip was created using Toon Boom harmony.

music video: “drag what’s left of my body in the mud” (march 2013 - january 2014)

Creation of a music video in the form of digital cat-out animation, for the song “Drag What’s Left of My Body through the Mud” by the Athens based underground band “The You and What Army Faction”. The project was commissioned by the UK based record label “GAB productions”. This is a personal work, were I was responsible for all aspects of production - script, storyboarding, direction, asset creation, puppet rigging and animation and final output of the film - with continuous feedback from the band. The film was made in the form of cut-out animation. All the assets were hand drown on paper or in Photoshop. The final compositing and animation was done in After Effects.

festivals:

It has participate, either as short film or as music video, in more than 50 festivals around the world

awords:

Best European Independent Animation in ÉCU - The European Independent Film Festival, Paris,France Best animation film in the short film festival of Drama, Drama,Greece Best Music video in isffc, International Short Film Festival of Cyprus, Lemesos, Cyprus Second Prize in Greek Competition, in International Cinematography Artfools Festival, Larissa, Greece Audience Award in Shorts@Fringe Festival in Azores, Portugal Special Jury Mention for bright animation and daring combination of two- and three- dimensional space in Beginning film festival, St.Petersburg, Russia

Free Lance work for Yafka animation and visual effects studios

Free-lance animation and modeling work for Yafka Productions, Athens based animation and visual effects company. My responsibility was mainly rigging and realistically animate (and in some cases modeling), humans and animals according to the outline provided by the client. During this collaboration I had the chance to work in projects such as:

Ancient Corinthian Festivities / Foundation of the Hellenic World (February - April 2012)

The project was a dome theater show representing the festivities in ancient Corinth. My responsibility was to model, rig and animate the pigs that were used as offers to the gods and deliver walks, trots and idles.

History Channel documentary “Death Masks” (January - April 2009)

Part of the Yafka CG team responsible for the Emmy nominated computer graphics of Wild Films documentary for History Channel “Death Masks”. Part off the crew for the shooting of “Death Masks” produced by the Cardiff based film production company “Wild dream productions”. My tasks were to produce high quality 3d scans of the presented Death Masks and fast presentations for the needs of the “on site” filming. Also prepare the base models for the final photorealistic models.

History Channel documentary series “Ancient Discoveries”/“Ancient Tank Tech” (May-September 2008)

Responsible for the rigging and animation of the Indian war elephants, maybe the oldest "tanks" in human history. My task was to create running sequences, idles and an animation of a threatening elephant rising on his back legs.

“Kallikratis” project (August 2010– January 2011)

Creation of interactive content intended for the training of the newly elected counselors of the local Councils around Greece, commissioned by EETAA (Hellenic Agency for Local Development and Local Government). The objective was to create a series of short interactive games intended for the training of the new counselors to their main duties and the main procedures of local government. The animations were done in 3ds max, and the compositing with Adobe Flash and Adobe Director. I was fully responsible for all aspects of production – scripts, modeling, texturing, animation, rendering, flash interactive videos and final compositing in Director.

mass animation/“DC Universe” 0nline game (November 2009– February 2010)

Participated in the creation of the cinematic trailer and in-game character animations for the Sony Entertainment online game “DC Universe”. My responsibility was to create exciting animation sequences for the cinematic trailer as well as snappy in game animations for DCUO, working from home through the virtual studio platform of Reel FX Creative Studios.

mass animation short: “Live Music” (November 2008 – February 2009)

Worked as a character animator in the mass animation short “Live Music”. Responsible of bringing the “instrument” characters into life and deliver expressive animations working from home through the virtual studio platform of Reel FX Creative Studios.

Military Service (03/1998 – 12/2000)

Greek Navy, ΑΤ Themistocles

Glammorgan Center of Art and Design Technology, UK (08/2006-06/2008)

HND in Animation

module :

Computer Animation

Glammorgan Center of Art and Design Technology, UK (08/2003-06/2006)

ΒΑ in Animation

module :

Stop Motion Animation

University of Ioannina, Greece (09/1990-09/1998)

Chemistry Department

module

: Chemistry

- Nominated for the price of best film, best stop motion film, and best animation in the “Glammies” organized by Gcadt (Glammorgan Center Of Art And Design Technology) for my third year film “The Pit and The Pendulum”
- The same film participated in the animation festival “Cosmic Flux” taking place in Copenhagen, in 2006 and also
- in the film festival “Platforma Video” taking place in Athens, in 2006.

- "Drag Me" has participate, either as short film or as music video, in more than 50 festivals around the world and got the following awards and distinctions

- Best European Independent Animation in ÉCU - The European Independent Film Festival, Paris,France
- Best animation film in the short film festival of Drama, Drama,Greece
- Best Music video in isffc, International Short Film Festival of Cyprus, Lemesos, Cyprus
- Second Prize in Greek Competition, in International Cinematography Artfools Festival, Larissa, Greece
- Audience Award in Shorts@Fringe Festival in Azores, Portugal - Special Jury Mention for bright animation and daring combination of two- and three- dimensional space in Beginning film festival, St.Petersburg, Russia