Summer Benton

Summer Benton

Mid-level Environment Artist / 7 yrs

Los Angeles, CA

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Environment Artist

Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
Work History

  • Environment Artist

    Lightstorm Entertainment

    August 2018 - Present

  • Freelance 3D Artist

    Personal

    June 2017 - August 2018

    Working as a freelance modeling and surfacing artist for a startup AR company, a startup Gaming studio as well as short term freelance artist for other companies and individuals.

  • Instructor

    Clemson University School of Computing

    August 2017 - December 2017
    Clemson, SC

    ➢ Teaches DPA 3070/3071 which covers the basics of 3D modeling, surfacing, rigging, animation, lighting and rendering. This undergraduate production
    course uses Maya, and the resulting projects are the students’ individual 15-second short films.
    ➢ Responsible for successfully directing, motivating, and aiding the artists in their projects while maintaining a very strict schedule.

  • Graduate Student Teacher

    Clemson University

    January 2016 - May 2017

    Teaches DPA 3070/3071 which covers the basics of 3D modeling, surfacing, rigging, animation, lighting and rendering. This undergraduate production course uses Maya, and the resulting projects are the students’ individual 15-second short films.

  • Graduate Student Teacher Assistant

    Clemson University

    August 2015 - December 2015

    Assisted teaching DPA 3070/3071 which covers the basics of 3D modeling, surfacing, rigging, animation, lighting and rendering. This undergraduate production course used Maya, and the resulting projects were the students’ individual 15-second short films.

  • Lead Character Model and Surface Artist

    DreamWork Summer Program 2015

    May 2015 - August 2015
    Clemson University

    Modeling and surfacing artist for main crab character and surfacing artist for secondary crab character, working under mentorship of DreamWorks artists for fully computer-generated short film.

    http://vimeo.com/136538548

  • Intern Production Assistant

    Encore Video Productions

    May 2014 - August 2014
    Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Area

    Served as production assistant during live-action sizzle reel, handling organization and obtainment of signatures for actor and location release forms as well as taking continuity photographs.

  • Front Desk Assistant

    University of South Carolina Housing

    March 2012 - May 2014
    Columbia, South Carolina Area

  • Student Worker

    University of South Carolina, College of Arts and Sciences

    January 2012 - August 2013

  • Animation Intern

    Wingard Graphics and Animation

    June 2013 - July 2013
    Columbia, South Carolina Area

    Studied and produced motion graphics using Adobe After Effects, Flash, Photoshop, Illustrator, and ProAnimator.

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Education

  • Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) in Digital Production Arts

    Clemson University

    2014 - 2017

  • Bachelor's Degree in Media Arts

    University of South Carolina-Columbia

    2011 - 2014