Bio

Rich’s past experience includes hundreds of projects involving every aspect of production and post-production. Rich has won awards for writing, directing, producing, camera and animation as well as still photography and fine art. Rich is the founder and owner of Animation Works LLC and also freelances as a 3D Animator for feature films and tv commercials. His writing contributions have been seen in American Photographer magazine, Video Toaster User, Big Idea, Michigan Vue Magazine, Michigan Movie Magazine and many others.

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Basic Stats
Name: Richard (Rich) Jackson
Born: Detroit, MI
Home: Rochester, MI
Phone: (248)202-9889
e-mail: rich@animationworksllc.com
Work History
Owner/President                                         October 2012 - Present
Ghost Med!a LLC
Rochester Hills, MI
iBook Publisher, digital media creation,
Apple app authoring.

Owner/President                                          January 1994 - Present
Animation Works LLC
Rochester, MI
3D animation, 3D modeling, pre-viz,
videography, video editing.

Digital Media Arts Instructor                 August 2009 - December 2011
Spec Howard School of Media Arts,
Farmington Hills, MI
Taught and designed curriculum for
Graphic Design, Motion Graphics, Photoshop.

Film Workshop Instructor                            April 2009 – March 2010
Spec Howard School of Media Arts,
Southfield, MI
Taught and designed curriculum for
Cinematography, Directing, Lighting.

3D Artist/Animator                                 April 2008 – November 2008
Mid Coast Studio, Troy, MI
High-end photographic and CGI house.

CGI Specialist                                        March 2005 – December 2007
eVOX Productions LLC
Troy, MI
High-end automotive imaging studio.

Senior 3D Designer                             January 2003 – December 2004
Armstrong White
Bloomfield Hills, MI
Photo retouching and CGI design house.

Co-owner / Graphic Designer              January 1997 – December 1998
Animation Factory LLC
Oak Park, MI
Stock motion graphics for video production.

LightWave 3D Instructor                                         Summer 1996
Media Power LLC
Southfield, MI
Video production/digital media training school.

3D Artist/Animator                                 June 1993 – December 1995
Digital Animation Corporation
Southfield, MI
Stock/custom 3D animation house

Producer/ Director                             January 1989 – December 1993
Create-Tech, Troy, MI
Industrial/corporate video production,
3D animation & computer graphics.

Owner/President                                       January 1985 – June 1994
Slammer Graphics
Rochester, MI
Freelance Artist, Painter,
graphic design.

Freelance CGI Writer                                       June 1998 - Present
Published in:
3D Artist Magazine, New Tekniques Magazin, Big Idea, Michigan Vue,
Michigan Movie Magazine.
Education
Oakland Community College
Business and Fine Arts Major Auburn Hills, MI
Fall 1982 - Fall 1987

Oakland University
Business Major concentration in Marketing and Advertising Rochester, MI
Summer 1986 - Winter 1987

Additional training:

Final Cut Studio certification
Media Power
Southfield, MI

Final Cut Studio, Apple Motion, Soundtrack Pro certification
Mac Professionals, Novi, MI

Avid Media Composer, Apple Motion, Photoshop
Specs Howard School of Media Arts, Southfield, MI

Photoshop Training
Kelby Training
Novi, MI (3 years)

Houdini
Side Effect Software
Toronto, Canada

Lightwave 3D training
Newtek Training Tour
Miami, FL, Chicago, IL, Detroit, MI

Multiple Post-Production Apps.
Postapalooza Conference (7 years)
Mount Pleasant, MI, Kalamazoo, MI

Film Production
Dove Simon's Film School
Detroit, MI

DSLR Cinematography
Gem Schofield "Power up" Sessions
Farmington Hills, Mi, Mount Pleasant, MI

National Association of Broadcasters Conference
Las Vega, NV (7 years)

Digital Video Expo Conference
Chicago, IL (3 years)
Awards
Telly Award, Silver - "Best Motion Graphics ",
"Anything But Ordinary", TV commercial.
Telly Award, Silver - "Best Script ",
"Anything But Ordinary", TV commercial.
Telly Award, Bronze - "Best Use of Animation in Non-broadcast Production",
"WKTV, Turn On 28th Street".
Telly Award, Bronze - "Best Use of 3D Animation",
"Specs Howard, Graphics Design Program TV commercial"
Telly Award, Bronze - "Best Director",
"Specs Howard, Graphics Design Program TV commercial"
Comcast Albert Award "Best Production",
"TV man", music video
People's Choice Award, SEMAFX Film Festival,
"Chicken Sushi"
I have also contributed to numerous productions that have won other Telly, Target, ADDY and CLIO Awards.
Past Clients List
EDS
GMC
K-Mart
Cadillac
Merial Pharmaceutical
Plymouth
Delphi Automotive
Chrysler
Dodge
Jeep
Buick
Chevrolet
Ford Motor Company
Henry Ford Hospital
Oldsmobile
Pontiac
SAAB
Milwaukee Panthers Basketball
The Minds of Medicine TV show
Marvel Entertainment
Kia
Toyota
General Dynamics
UAW
Summit Muscular Therapy
Law Office of Joumana Kayrouz
Subaru
Coxx Communications
Factory Labs
Audi
Houston Electric Company
Virtual Prototypes
Campbell-Ewald
Guthy-Renker LLC
Comcast
Brauer Productions
ESSEN BioScience
DTE Energy
Digital Meddia Works LLC
City of Detroit
City of Oak Park
City of Wyoming
Textron Automotive Company
UAW
Virtual Prototypes
Bader TV News
Sv3 Media Corp
Visa
Faith Lutheran Church
Bader TV News
Virtual Prototypes
Daniel Brian & Associates
United Shore
Other Skills/Hobbies
Owner/President of Animation Works LLC

Owner/President of Ghost Media LLC

Past Certified in parachuting

Michigan Motorcycle License

Certified PADI Scuba Diver

Published Writer/Author

Apple Authorized Developer

Patented Inventor

Member of American Shotokan Karate Association

Michigan Concealed Pistol Permit

Member/ Past President of SEMAFX, (South East Michigan Animation and Effects Network)

Member of MPA, (Michigan Production Alliance)

Member of WMFVA, (West Michigan Film and Video Alliance)

Member of AR Detroit, (Augmented Reality sig group)

Fitness enthusiast, bio-hacker, mud runner, amateur musician, photographer, indie Film-maker, prop-maker, fossil collector.