Shannon J Cross

Employment/Milestones

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2023

• Selected to exibit at Games Connection 2023 San Fransisco

 

2022

• Animator on Adult Swim TV series Yolo Silver Destiny at MonkeyStack

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2021

• QA and level design for 'Cult of the Lamb' at Massive Monster

• Design document and prototype build for original IP 'The Ever After'

2018 - 2020

• Creator and Creative Director on 'Conan Chop Chop' 

• Dungeon Chop Chop Nominated at Games Connection Paris 

 

2018

• Animator on 'Koala Man' Pilot at Monkeystack

2017

• Advanced Diploma of Professional Game Development specialising in Design at AIE

• Award for most impressive advanced diploma game project for Dungeon Chop Chop.

• Created Dungeon Chop Chop

• Created Super Feather Brothers, Lost in a Forest and Angel. 

• Crime Wave created for Global Game Jam

• Created playable games: Angel, Lost in a Forest, Super Feather Brothers.

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2016

• VETiS coordinator at Academy of Interactive Entertainment.

• Created Space Dash, released on Google Play and Itch.io

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2015

• After Effects and Photoshop animation on short film

       My Little Sumo for Karu Karu

• Completed Jumpa Exe. using Game Maker

• Created Super Shooter Box exe. using Game Maker and learned basics GML scripting

 

2014

• Flash animation for Holdfast Council’s Click Project instructional video

• Development of Day of the Kingdom.

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2013

• Game tester for Half Brick’s Band Stars at Six Foot Kid

• Development of Day of the Kingdom

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2012

• Publishing agreement with indie Dev Edible Entertainment to develop Day of the Kingdom

• Game testing for Edible Entertainment

 

2011

• Game document, and concept design for mobile game Vine Climb (released on Zune)

• Assist animator, clean up and colour on Gotye film clip Bronte for Mechanical Apple

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2010

• Assist animator, lead colour and clean up artist using Photoshop for kids TV series Itty Bitty Ditties at PRA

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2009

• Flash animated film clip for Gotye's Learnalilgivenanlovin

• Grad Cert in 3D Animation AFTRS Maya

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2008

• Industrie clothing design (Sydney based) kids line ABCD Industrie

• Flash animation TV show Dust Echoes 'Mermaid Story' at PRA (aired on ABC)

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2007

• 2007 Certificate III in Screen Animation Hamilton Flash animation for Podmo advert for PRA

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Relevant Skills and Abilities

 

• Versatile and adaptable

• Team leader

• Extensive knowledge of many programs and disciplines

• Extensive industry experience

• Clear and concise communicator

• Animator, artist, game designer, teacher

• Passionate and hardworking 

 

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Proficient Using

 

• Adobe Animate 

• Photoshop

• AfterEffects

• Maya

• Unity

• Ableton

• Pro Tools

 

 

References

 

Levi George - Animation Lead 

levi.george@monkeystack.com.au

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Jay Armstrong - Programmer Lead - Massive Monster 

jay@massivemonster.co

 

Carlos Manrique Clavijo - Director Karu Karu Studios

prod@karu-karu.com

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Shannon J Cross