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Petros Raitsidis Digital Artist Date of Birth: 17.01.78 Nationality: Hellenic Languages: Greek, English, French email: p_raitsidis@hotmail.com |
Current Address: Ch. Francois Lehmann 24 CH-1218 Gd. Saconnex Geneva, Switzerland phone: +41 (79) 205 4362 |
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Professional Experience: CHROME Imaging SA - Geneva, Switzerland - (June '01 - present) I worked primarily as a compositor and effects artist on CHROME Imaging’s Matrix Compositing and Matrix 3D Particle System software. Other responsibilities included beta testing, filing/updating bug reports, coordinating bug fixes and researching a new user interface. I was also in charge of demonstrating the products for clients as well as at numerous international conventions: - IBC 2001(Amsterdam, NL) - The Production Show 2002(London, UK) - Milia 2002, (Cannes, FR) - NAB 2002 (Las Vegas, USA) - Digital Behavior 2002(Cologne, DE) I was also part of the documentation team. My responsibilities included writing, correcting, editing and creating the layout for a large, detailed user manual and various online tutorials. Labo SO2 - Geneva, Switzerland - (Sept. 2000 – Feb. 2001) Aided in the design and worked on the intranet and internet sites of Raymond Weil Geneve (local high profile watchmakers). Infologo SA - Geneva, Switzerland - (June-July 2000) Conception and design for Infologo’s online store. DeltaGraph Ltd. - Athens, Greece - (Sept. 1999 – March 2000) Reviewed games and wrote articles for The Official Playstation Magazine (Greek Edition). Various freelance jobs, Athens, Greece (1997-1999) Painted murals, designed logos and posters for various small businesses in the Athens area. Studies: AKTO Art & Design - Athens, Greece - (1997 – 1999) Completed the courses of the 3D Animation & Multimedia production diploma - 3D Computer Graphics (3D Studio MAX) - Video Editing (Adobe Premiere) - Digital Painting (Adobe Photoshop, Fractal Design Painter) - Morphing (Elastic Reality) - Audio Theory & Production - Theory of Film Production - Storyboard Creation - Aesthetics of Color - Television Graphics - Classic Drawing (pencil, ink, watercolor, pastel, carbon) I created an array of projects for the courses but even more out of personal initiative. Most of my existing skills are due to extra curricular projects and additional time in the school’s graphics lab and studio facilities. Seminars / Lectures: The Foundation of the Hellenic World - Athens, Greece - (March 1999) - 10day seminar on the history and theory of 3D computer graphics as well as a brief introduction to Softimage3D. T.E.A.M Laboratories - Athens, Greece - (July 1997) - 30day course on Photoshop 4.0 Technical Knowledge: Operating Systems: Windows, MacOS(user only), UNIX/IRIX (user only) 3D Applications: 3dsmax (proficient), Maya(novice), Softimage(novice) Compositing & Effects: Discreet Combustion, Matrix 3D Particle System, Matrix Compositing, Avid Elastic Reality, Adobe Premiere Image Editing / Painting: Adobe Photoshop, Fractal Design Painter Audio & Sound: Steinberg Wavelab, Sonic Foundry Soundforge * samples of work or reference contacts are always available on demand |
