Rahul Iyer-Mobile: -
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Summary
An animation, illustration and graphics specialist with over six years experience in creating
animation, storyboards and graphics for explainer videos for corporates.
Personal Information
Nationality: Indian
Date of Birth: 23 January 1985
Education
September 2009-April 2013 SAE-Middlesex University, U.K.
Master of Arts (with merit) in Creative Media Practice
March 2006-November 2008 SAE-Middlesex University, U.K.
Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) in Digital Film Animation-: Knowledge Quotient, Dubai, UAE
2 ‘A’ Levels (University of London)
• Mathematics
• Accounting-: Knowledge Quotient, Dubai, UAE
5 ‘O’ Levels (University of Cambridge)
• English
• Mathematics
• Accounting
• Business Studies
• Economics
Digital Animation Software:
Proficient with digital animation software such as:
• Adobe After Effects
• Adobe Premiere
• Adobe Photoshop
• Adobe Illustrator
• Adobe Animate CC (formerly known as Adobe Flash)
• Adobe Audition
• Autodesk Maya
• Autodesk 3ds Max
• Apple iMovie
Experience in creating explainer videos in 2D and familiar with Windows 10 and MAC OSX
operating systems
Skills:
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Storyboarding
Creating 2D animations
Editing
3D Character modeling, texturing and rigging
3D Animation
Creating and drawing comics
Drawing caricatures
Drawing nature and wildlife
Voiceovers and Voice acting (both English UK and English US accents)
Impersonations of famous cartoon characters and British and American comedians – in
addition I have considerable knowledge of English and American comedy genres from
the 1930’s to the present era
Scripting English comedy lines
Writing scripts for voiceovers
Work Experience from August 2013 after completion of viva for Masters Degree:
August 2013 to October 2015:
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Animation project assistance, logo designing and brochure designing for customers and
for Exelixir Analytics Pvt. Ltd., Kochi, India
Other freelancing work
November 2015 to August 2016:
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Worked as Animator and Illustrator at Rapid Value Solutions, Infopark Kochi, India.
Rapid Value Solutions is a company engaged in designing applications for mobiles and
business enterprises. It provides digital transformation services to enterprises for end to
end mobility, omni-channel and cloud services and solutions
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My work involved:
❖ storyboarding for explainer videos and mobile applications
❖ 2D animation for explainer videos and mobile applications
❖ illustrations for applications, banners and logos
❖ writing scripts for explainer videos
❖ voiceovers for explainer videos
❖ editing explainer videos
❖ writing articles for the Rapid Value Solutions blog
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Worked on projects for customers such as LinkedIn, River Sands as well as explainer
videos for Rapid Value Solutions
The project for LinkedIn involved creating an explainer video for an app called AccrueIn
that LinkedIn was launching. I did the storyboard, animation, voiceover script and an
English US voiceover for the AccrueIn explainer video
I received an Appreciation Award from LinkedIn for the AccrueIn explainer video
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September 2016 to September 2017:
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Freelancing work involving animation, storyboarding and voiceovers for explainer videos
for clients
October 2017 to January 2018:
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Worked as 2D Animator at Fliptango Global Solutions, Thrikkakara, Kochi, Kerala,
India. Fliptango Global Solutions is an e-commerce company based in Dubai, United
Arab Emirates with their office in Kochi operating as a back office. The company aims at
providing customers in the UAE, an online platform through which they can buy and sell
second hand products such as home appliances, electronic gadgets, furniture, clothes,
jewellery, etc.
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My work involved:
❖ storyboarding for explainer videos
❖ 2D animation for explainer videos
❖ writing scripts for explainer videos
❖ voiceovers for explainer videos
❖ editing explainer videos
❖ creating GIF animations for the company website
❖ doing illustrations for the company website
February 2018 to Present:
Freelancing work involving animation, storyboarding and voiceovers for explainer videos,
advertisements and educational cartoons for clients in India and in the US such as:
➢ 2D animator for RD Global Technologies on a freelance project basis for 4 months.
RD Global Technologies is a software solutions company with its headquarters in
Florida, USA. My work involved creating a:
❖ concept, storyboard, voiceover and animation for an explainer video for Universal
Property & Casualty Insurance, a US based client of RD Global
❖ concept, storyboard, voiceover and animation for a corporate video for RD Global
➢ Freelance Storyboard Artist on a project for Sealine Media, a company based in
Mumbai, India. Sealine Media creates corporate explainer videos for leading
corporates such as L&T Infotech and others. My work involved:
❖ creating a digital storyboard using Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop for an
explainer video for WNS Logistics, a client of Sealine Media
➢ Creation of a 2D animated explainer video for BTH (Bharat Hotel), an icon in the
hotel and hospitality industry in Cochin, Kerala, India. My work involved:
❖ creating the concept, script, storyboard, animation and graphics and providing the
voiceover for the video
➢ Creation of a 2D animated explainer video for CRV Dental, a leading dental clinic in
Cochin, Kerala, India. My work involved:
❖ creating the concept, script, storyboard, animation and graphics for the video
Portfolio Showreel Links:
Animation Portfolio:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nYFlLZFe7HLtbSlujBuIyC-nm_nIgMr6/view?usp=drivesdk
Storyboarding and Illustration Portfolio:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JuNlRyJWgNBWwmA7mU5z3tWZ78bA2SZ3/view?usp=drive
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