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Short Biography and CV
David Mc Camley
103 The
Woodlands, Ratoath, County Meath, Ireland
e-mail
dmccamley@eircom.net
Tel-+353-1-8257841
Professional Summary
David has over 20 year’s
experiences in animation. He currently works as a freelance
artist for main of the top studios around the world. As well
as developing several animated TV series both for
preschoolers and older audiences. In January 2005 David
finished production on his first computer animated
television series ‘The
Island of INIS
COOL’,
which was nominated at Italy’s ‘Cartoons on the
Bay’ in 2005. This 26x13 minute series was Created,
Directed and Co-written by David. The series uses a new 3D
computer technique that David developed which has the look
and feel of Clay-animation. Prior to that David worked for
eight years at Walt Disney Feature Animation in
California. Working on Awarding winning films such as
‘The Lion King’, Pocahontas, Hunchback and Hercules.
At Disney, David pushed digital background painting to a new
extreme. On Tarzan he was a key member involved in
the development of a new 3D Painting system called DEEP
CANVAS. This revolutionary technique made it Possible
for Tarzan to fly through three dimensional paintings making
seamless cuts between 3D and 2D backgrounds. Prior to this
he has worked as an Art Director, Background Artist and
effects Artist for many studios in America and Europe.
Positions Held
Director
Producer
Writer
Art Director
Background
supervisor
Background
Artist
3D Artist
Digital EFX
Artist
Miniature model
set builder.
Clients
Sony Pictures
Brown Bag Films
Cartoon network
Walt Disney
Feature Animation
HYPERION Studios
AMBLIN
Entertainment
Universal
studios
SULLIVAN/BLUTH
STUDIOS
Skills
Director both
for 3D & 2D, Animation pipeline consultant, Script Writing,
Story
& concept
development, Production Design, Character Design, Art
Direction,
Background
Artist both traditional and Digital, Texture Map Artist,
Miniature
Model set
construction.
Film Credits
Walt Disney's 'Tarzan'
Walt Disney's 'Atlantis the
lost empire'
Walt Disney's
'Hercules'
Walt Disney's 'The
Hunchback of Notre Dame'
Walt Disney's 'Mickey Mouse
short Runaway Brain'
Walt Disney's
'Pocahontas'
Walt Disney's
'The Lion King'
Paramount
Pictures 'Wooly
Bully' Animated shorts
Paramount
Pictures 'The
Itsy Bitsy Spider' Animated shorts
Warner Brothers
'BEBE’S Kids'
Warner Brothers
'Rover
Dangerfield'
Sullivan Bluth
'A Troll in
central park'
Sullivan Bluth
'Rock-A-Doodle'
Sullivan Bluth 'All Dogs go to
heaven'
Sullivan Bluth
'An American Tail'
TV/Video Credits
The boondocks
(Background
stylist, Sony pictures)
The Island of
Inis Cool
(Creator/Director)
The Oscar Wilde
stories (Digital effects)
The Itsy Bitsy
Spider (Art Director)
A wish for wings
that work (Background stylist)
Computer Software
Advanced
knowledge of Photoshop, Discreet Combustion & 3D Studio Max,
Right
Hemisphere’s Deep paint 3D, Painter and Final Draft.
Productions Skills
Worked very
closely with Disney software programmers and Artists to
develop
New Digital
Painting Tools for CAPS.
Affiliations
Member of the
'Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' (AMPAS),
Member of 'The
Creative Talent Network' (CTN)
Member of 'Screen
producers Ireland'
Special Achievements
‘The Island of
INIS COOL’ was nominated at ‘Cartoons on the bay 2005’ for
best
Animated series
for all ages.
The Island of INIS COOL’ was nominated
in 2005 for an IFTA (Irish Televesion and Film Awards)
Inis cool
artwork appeared in the book ELEMENTAL the world's best
Discreet
(3d Max) art by
Ballistic publishing 2004
Served on the
2000 Academy awards committee which selected the short list
for
Best animated
short and best live action short.
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