Boris Andreev

Work History

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  Art-director

  Arc Productions

  December 2012 - Present

  Toronto, Canada

  Art-directed on Thomas & Friends 60 min DVD special "Tale Of The Brave" and on 26 TV-episodes for the same season; on 44 min DVD special "The Adventure Begins".
  Currently art-directing on a new Thomas & Friends up-coming 60 min DVD special and TV-episodes.
  Also, I have been participating in a few Arc's full-feature projects, working on concept visual development.

• Visual Development Artist

  DIGITAL DOMAIN, Tradition Studios, Florida

  October 2011 - September 2012

  Port Saint Lucie, FL, United States

  Worked on Visual Development, Concept Design, Matte Paintings, overall look and feel of this amazing full feature animated movie — The Legend Of Tembo.
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  Art-director

  Rainmaker Entertainment

  May 2010 - October 2011

  Vancouver, Canada

  Barbie, DVD, CG animation.
  
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  Background Artist

  Bardel Entertainment

  November 2010 - December 2010

  Bob's Burgers TV-show
  Short term contract

• Artist

  Jolly Bear Games

  November 2009 - March 2010

  Game art development.
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  Art-director

  Nitrogen Studios

  July 2008 - October 2009

  Brand new seasons of Thomas And Friends, full CG animation for the first time ever since many years of production. And that means lots of new opportunities for the world wide best selling kid's franchise Thomas The Little Tank Engine.
  A brand new DVD (Hero Of The Rails) and first full-CG TV-season had been delivered. As well as concept art-work and design for another DVD (Misty Island) and another TV-season.

• Colour Stylist/Illustrator/Poser

  Studio B Productions (Vancouver, BC)

  November 2006 - May 2008

  Worked on George Of The Jungle and Martha Speaks TV-serials.

• Illustrator

  Jolly Bear Games

  June 2007 - August 2007

  Developed a set of 70 illustrative icons for one of the Big City Adventure computer games.

• Graphic designer (freelance)

  UCE Informational Systems Inc. (Vancouver, BC)

  October 2005 - May 2007

  Delivered a few logo and website designs.

• Animator

  The Mercury Filmworks (Vancouver, BC)

  May 2006 - November 2006

  A brand new career start from scratch since I moved from Russia to Canada.
  Worked on Grossology and Ruby Gloom TV-serials

• Owner, Art director

  BOLARS-brand (Novosibirsk, Russia)

  October 2003 - October 2005

  Delivered service in the field of visual branding decisions and graphic design for a big variety of the retail market clients.

• Art-director

  Harmens (Novosibirsk, Russia)

  October 2001 - October 2003

  Graphic design — lots of different kinds of packaging and advertising materials — for a big variety of the retail market clients of the east half of Russia.

• Art-director

  Fort-Press

  February 1999 - September 2001

  Graphic design — lots of different kinds of packaging and advertising materials — for a big variety of the retail market clients of the east half of Russia.

• Brand manager, art-director

  Mangusta (Novosibirsk, Russia)

  December 1995 - October 1998

  Self-started the company's Advertising Department from scratch and Brand-management of the company including it's five different retail businesses. Art-directed all graphic design projects that came out of the Advertising Department.

• Art-director

  LBL-Siberia (Novosibirsk, Russia)

  May 1994 - November 1996

  Worked on Visual Branding Concepts, Graphic Designs and Storyboards for TV-commercials for a big variety of the retail market clients.

• Illustrator

  Different publishing houses

  May 1991 - August 1996

  Illustrated several books, including covers and book jackets (from fairy tales to fiction and novels).

• Life Drawing and Composition instructor

  Art School #1, (Novosibirsk, Russia)

  September 1989 - May 1994

• Artist, illustrator, graphic designer

  Self-employment

  May 1988 - May 1993