David Vinson
Motion Graphics Artist / Compositor / Partner
WORK EXPERIENCE
Outpost Pictures, Birmingham, AL
Motion Graphics Artist/Compositor and Partner 2008 - Present
Responsible for direct, hands-on creation of product as well as supervision of contract designers and animators. Provide strategic and artistic direction to creative team, ensure adherence to strategy, budget and time parameters.
Clients Served: Red Giant Software, Smithfield, The Weather Channel, New England Sports Network (NESN), Emory Healthcare, U.S. Postal Inspection Service, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Southern Progress Corporation, Mohawk and Dow.
Artifact Design, Atlanta, GA
Design and Technical Director 2006 - 2008
Clients Served: MTV, UPS, Time Warner, Coke, Moe's Southwest Grill, Ford, Bridgestone, Universal, U.S. Postal Inspection Service, U.S. Postal Service, Raytheon Missile Systems, Little Debbie and Disney.
The Weather Channel, Atlanta, GA
Design Technology Specialist 2004 - 2006
Vinson Studios, Atlanta, GA
Creative Director and Owner 2000 - 2008
Clients Served: ABC, NBC, CBS, TNT, CNN, CN8 The Comcast Network, DirecTV, Phillips Arena, The Weather Channel Networks, Southern Living, Georgia Pacific Television, Georgia Museum of Art, Adobe Systems, Toolfarm, Red Giant Software, Trapcode, Realviz, Zaxwerks, Sterling Ledet and Associates, Russell Athletic and Ted Nugent.
EDUCATION
University of Georgia, 1996
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Graphic Design
Studies Abroad, Cortona, Italy, 1995
CREATIVE AWARDS
Silver Promax Award
Gold BDA (Multiple)
Silver Mark Award
Telly Award (Multiple)
Local and Regional Addy® Awards
Featured Artist - Black Magic Design Case Studies
Featured Chapter and Contributing Writer - Studio Secrets: Adobe Premiere and After Effects
Speaker and Demo Artist - NAB for Adobe Systems, 3December for Alias Wavefront
Featured Work - Adobe, Discreet Logic and ICE demo reels
Featured Articles - Millimeter, DCC, Film & Video
Gold and Best of Show - Southeastern Museum Conference
