Michael P. Judge

email
http://www.lordcheez.com


EDUCATION

Bachelor of Arts – CINEMA
San Francisco State University (1997)

WORK HISTORY

Zynga | San Francisco, CA (Nov. 2008–present)

Lead Artist for Social games on Facebook

- Creative Vision, Graphic Design, Animation, Illustration, Concept art
- Production Artist Supervisor

- Live Poker for Iphone (updates): Winter 2008

- Scramble Live for Iphone (graphics): Winter 2008/2009
- Cafe World: (Lead Artist/Art Director) Spring 2009-Present

 

GoSub60, Inc. | Santa Monica, CA (Nov. 2007 – Nov 2008)
Production Artist for Mobile games

- Design and animation, resizing, assisting in game design
- Production Artist Supervisor

- Scooby Doo Hidden Object Mysteries (graphics): Summer 2008
- House Flipping Frenzy (updates): Spring 2008

 


Client: Mekanism | San Francisco, CA (2003 - 2007)
Character Designer/Animator for animated broadcast and web spots

-“Mysterious Mystery of the Malfunctioning Pets” (animation): Fall 2007
- British Petroleum “Say Hey” T.V. spots (character design): Summer 2006
-“Napsterbits” web cartoons: (character design/animation) Fall 2003

 



Client: Gametrust/GameShow Network | New York City, NY (2007)
Character Artist for casual games website

- Avatar design and animation for www.gsn.com Spring 2007

 


Client: Ghostbot | San Francisco, CA (2007)
Animator, Artist for Nintendo DS games, animated shorts
-Animation assistant, designer, and background artist

- Looney Toons’ Duck Amuck DS game Fall 2007
- “Johnny Lightning” animated short Summer 2007

 


Client: AG Interactive | Los Angeles, CA (2006 – 2007)
Flash Artist, Animator, Designer
- Designed and animated characters for ecards and MSN “Winks” for www.kiwee.com

- Hip-Hop character design for DEFJAM Summer 2006
- “Case of the Mondays” ecard Fall 2006
- “Whateva” ecard Winter 2006
- “That Rawked” ecard Winter 2007

 

Client: SimpleStar, Inc. |San Francisco, CA (2005 – 2006)
Flash Artist, Animator, Designer
- Character design, clip art design, and special effects animation for photo album software

-Photoshow: Collegiate Edition (college theme) Fall 2005
-Photoshow: Expansion Pack (dress-up, kids, parties, pets) Fall 2006
-Photoshow: Zinger Pack (pranks and jokes) Fall 2006

 


Client: Warner Bros. | Online, Burbank, CA (2006)
Flash Animator, Designer
-Animation and motion graphics for websites

-“The Ant Bully” website (character animation) Spring 2006
-“Saturday Morning Forever” (ecards, interstitial animation) Spring 2006

 


Client: BUCK Design | Los Angeles, CA (2005 – 2006)
Character Animator, Storyboard Artist

-G4 Anime ID spots: (character animation, storyboards) Spring 2005
-G4 Sports Show Opener: (character animation) Summer 2005
-Nike Battlegrounds Lebron James spot: (storyboards) Summer 2005
-Comedy Central’s Last Laugh 2005 Show Opener: (character animation) Winter 2005
-David Spade Showbiz Show Opener: (storyboards) Winter 2006

 


Client: Freerange Graphics | Berkeley CA (September – November 2005)
Character Animator, Background artist
-Animated characters and designed backgrounds for a 4 ½ minute viral web cartoon.

-“The Meatrix 2: Revolting” Fall 2005

 


Client: LeapFrog | Emeryille CA (January 2003- February 2005)
Character Animator, Designer
-Animation and design for children’s games

- Letter Factory Winter 2005
- Batman: Strength in Numbers Fall 2004
- Kindergarten 4-6 Spring 2003

TECHNICAL SKILLS
Macromedia Flash MX, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Pro Motion