CV

Karen McCann - CV
   
 
 
   Email:      karenmccann@hotmail.com

 

   Phone:    +44 161 445 0662

    


 

 

Karen McCann

Title

 


Academic and Animator

 

Experience

 


Jul 2001 – Jun 2005
               Hong Kong, China

Lecturer 

City University of Hong Kong

  • Lectured postgraduate students in narrative, film and video making techniques and computer animation.
  • Conducted research on digital media and computer animation.
  • Supervised independent film and animation projects.
  • Advised on curriculum development.
  • Co-organised a Pan-Asia seminar on animation co-productions.
  • Judge for the inaugural New York University’s Tish School of the Arts international student film competition (2003). http://www.nextreel.org

 

 

Feb 1999–Feb 2001              Canberra, Australia

Lecturer 

Australian National University

       (Formerly The Australian Centre for Art &      
  Technology, now the Centre for New Media Arts)
  • Lectured postgraduate students in film-making and computer animation.
  • Supervised Master's thesis projects.
  • UNIX systems administration and website support.
  • Conducted research on virtual reality and automatic generation of plants.

 

Education

 

Feb 1995 – Mar1997             Canberra, Australia

Australian National University
  • M.A. in Electronic Arts (MAEA) in Computer Animation.
  • 2-year full time, post-graduate research degree.
  • Sub thesis on 'Non-linear Storytelling'.

Feb 1992–Dec 1994               Canberra, Australia

University of Canberra

  • B.A. in Communications (Media).

 

Most recent activities

 

Feb 2005 – Present                  Manchester, UK

 

Skills

 

Production skills:

  • Supervising and producing new media works.
  • Teaching all aspects of of animation and visual effects creation.
  • Writing for web, printed publications, newspaper copy, and academic papers.
  • Website creation.

Software and technical knowledge:

  • 3D animation: Maya, Houdini, 3D Studio Max.
  • 2D Animation: Flash, Toonboom.
  • 2D video editing and manipulation: Premiere, After Effects.
  • 2D image manipulation: Photoshop, Illustrator, Imageready, Gimp.
  • Multimedia software: Director.
  • Scripting: MEL, Lingo, Python.
  • Website creation: Dreamweaver, Netscape Composer, Nvu.
  • Microsoft Office products.
  • Video and still camera operation.

 

Interests

 


  • Travel – particularly to Asia. I am at home with heat, humidity, spicy food and local transport.
  • Languages – I have a smattering of French, Cantonese, Mandarin and Japanese, enough to greet the locals.
  • I am also interested in creative writing and illustration.

 

 

 

 

Contact details

         Email Karen