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Hello! I’m Michal Zadok, and I go by @morioriohno on social media and Ori Eta on YouTube! I specialize in 3D rigging and animation of any medium, with an emphasis on cartoony and stylized design.
SKILLS

SKILLS

Game Development & Programming
Sound Design
& Composition
Teaching & Administration
2D & 3D Animation, Design, & Illustration

Unity

Unreal Engine

Maya Python

C++

Rive

Logic Pro X

Finale

Audacity

Pro Tools

Music Theory​

Autodesk Maya

Adobe Suite

Procreate

Procreate Dreams

Davinci Resolve​
Fusion

Toon Boom

Microsoft Office Suite

Google Suite

Dropbox

Jira

EXPERIENCE

EXPERIENCE

Technical Artist & Motion Designer for Trivium Interactive

MAY 2023 - PRESENT

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  • 2D and 3D illustration and animation, from cartoony to realistic movement

  • Development and production of interactive assets

  • Material and shader development for 3D projects

  • Asset placement within graphics-intensive Unity projects

  • Motion design and linear video editing

3D Artist for TEDxUNT Talk by Scott Tixier

AUG 2022

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  • Completed the entire process within a week

  • Modeling and rigging a semi-realistic brain for animation

  • Developing an efficient deformer-based rig in under 48 hours

  • Animating the short to the client’s specifications

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3D Rigging Artist & Animator for "The Camera That Bleeds"

AUG 2019 - SEPT 2022

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  • ​Won the Innovation Award from the 2021 Intel University Games Showcase

  • 3D rigging and animating all existing assets

  • Troubleshooting asset implementation in Unreal Engine

  • Composed main theme music

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Digital Project Technician & Animator for NYS BOCES

OCT 2021 - JAN 2022

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  • Overseeing the creation of promotional animations for member districts

  • Meeting with clients and organizing project delivery deadlines

  • Supplementing the existing animation team in all stages of the pipeline

  • Recording and mixing audio and video for BOCES content and events

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Teaching Assistant for RIT School of Film & Animation

DEC 2019 - MAY 2021

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  • ​Ran labs and lessons with undergrad and grad students

  • Organizing assignments and setting up dropboxes for submission

  • Recording demos for online learning through Zoom and Discord

  • Organizing a Discord server for students to communicate and ask questions

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PROJECTS

PROJECTS

3D Artist for Short Films "SILVER", "StarStrike", and "Feedback"

JAN 2019 - MAY 2021

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  • All 3 films accepted into RIT's Honors Reel used to show prospective students

  • Completing all production tasks, from storyboards to final composites

  • Organizing and recording vocal and musical talent

  • Rigging and animating characters with both homemade rigs and auto rigs​​

Programmer for "Constrain-O-Matic" Rigging Tool

DEC 2022

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  • Class-based custom script for Maya Python to create unlimited constraints

  • Meant to connect large sections of a rig simultaneously

  • Plans to update to allow custom scripts to be executed en masse

3D Rigging Artist for "Blockie" AnimSchool Rig

AUG 2022

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  • ​Donated back to AnimSchool, being used by current students

  • Modding an existing AnimSchool rig for more options and better silhouette

  • Cleaning up rig and adding new styles and options

2D Designer & 3D Animator for "I'm Outta Here!" Jam Game

FEB 2023

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  • Designing all characters, concept art, assets and UI

  • Designing levels and platforming challenges in Unity

  • Animating all enemy and character cycles

2D Designer & 3D Generalist for "Thanks, Newton" Jam Game

NOV 2020

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  • ​Designing all characters, assets and UI

  • 3D rigging and texturing models and implementing assets into Unity

2D Designer & 3D Generalist for Time Jam Game

FEB 2022

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  • Designing all characters, concept art, assets and UI

  • 3D rigging and texturing models and implementing assets into Unity

  • Animating all cycles

EDUCATION

EDUCATION

Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester NY
Honors BFA in 3D Animation, minor in Music and Technology
AUGUST 2017 - MAY 2021
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I completed my study at RIT’s College of Art and Design, taking classes with the School of Film and Animation in 3D animation. My GPA was 3.78.

Rhode Island School of Design, Providence RI
Pre-College Game Design Program
SUMMER 2016
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I studied for six weeks at RISD in their pre-college program, where I took multiple fine arts foundations courses and concentrated in game design. I completed the program with all As.

Ward Melville High School, Setauket NY
High School Diploma with Honors
SEPTEMBER  2014 - JUNE  2017
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I was in mostly honors and AP classes while at Ward Melville, and graduated with an GPA of 101.6.

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