Chuck Eyler
www.chuckeyler.com
www.n2Gmz.tv
*~20+ year Game Art Director with diverse classic skill and experience~*
Wii, DS, PS2,PSX, Xbox, GameCube, PC
3D Studio Max, Photoshop, Illustrator, Project, Maya, Lightwave, Premier, After Effects, Final Cut Pro, Flash
20+ game titles with 20 years in Games and Film Animation
10+ years Art, Animation and Cinematic Direction
Animation, Concept Art, Character Design, UI, FX, Cinematics
Hands on Illustration and Animation, Animation and Cinematic Direction
Cinematic Writer and Director for numerous “Sims” intro pieces (samples available upon request)
Innovative leader who enjoys and fosters an equal and collaborative atmosphere
Award winning Animation film Writer and Director
Managed teams of up to 40 artists
Art Direction teacher May 2009
Making Good Art Great, 2 day seminar workshop for Art Directors and Lead Artists in Taipei, Taiwan.
UI Design, Character Animation Layout and Character Design Jan - March 2009
Contract at Play First for PC title. UI design in Flash, Character animation layouts prepared for outsourcing.
Writer/Director November 2008
N2Gmz
Half hour office comedy about the video game business
Art Director EA July 1996 – December 2008
Overall goal: to inform and inspire the artists on the team, get as much junk out of their way as possible, encourage their involvement and participation in a comfortable yet highly charged collaborative atmosphere.
Keep it fun, keep it moving and looking good.
Pre-Production
Work with Producer, Game designer and Lead engineer to clarify art goals and schedule
Establish art style guides for objects, characters, environments, UI, animation, and effects, with experiments as necessary
Present art to upper management at project review meetings
Determine art staff needs and job descriptions
Work with graphics engineers to determine specific art goals with an understanding of the graphics capabilities of the various platforms
Work with engineers and technical art lead to determine the best available art pipeline
Determine design goals for specific game shaders
Reviewe art portfolios and interview artist candidates, recommend which artists to hire
Determine art content variations for different platforms
Make some content myself so I understood what is required and how complicated it is to do
Supervise art prototypes
Present art at team meetings
Production
Meet with Art leads, Character, Environment and Animation regularly to determine what they needed to keep things moving
Reinterprete goals and schedule as necessary
Visit and guide artists at their desks between official revues
Present art at company-wide graphic conferences
Supervise presentations for and attend focus groups
Determine lighting design, the system required for the game and do all of the tuning
Help determine and produce assets for marketing
Write and present the concept(s) for intro videos and game ending videos, supervise their production
Review all art content for the game including bug reviews in the final weeks
Alway deliver all the art on time and to the highest standard possible.
'08 "SimAnimals" for Wii and DS - Sims/EA
Contributed main focus for intro video
'07 "Sims2 Castaway" for PS2 and Wii - Sims/EA
Wrote and directed in game cell phone pics for game intro
'06 "Sims2Pets" for PS2 and Wii - Sims/EA
Directed storyboards and design for intro video
'05 "Sims2" for PS2, Xbox and GameCube - MAXIS/EA
Wrote and directed intro video
'04"The Urbz - Sims in the City" for PS2, Xbox and GameCube - MAXIS/EA
Wrote and directed intro video
'03 Sims "Bustin' Out" for PS2, Xbox and GameCube - MAXIS/EA
Wrote and directed intro video and reward videos
'02 "Sim City 4" PC - MAXIS/EA
Conceived and executed Intro Video
Animated advisors (Talking heads of City Council members who give you advice)
'01-02 "Sims2" PC - MAXIS/EA
Early concept work, storyboards
Character designs, UI concepts
‘99-00 "Nascar 2001" PS2 – EA
Launch PS2 title - few existing tools
Lead Artist
‘97-98 Janes' Combat Simulations - "WWII Fighters" PC flight Sim
Directed museum renders, wrote and directed intro video
'96 - Gex2 PSX - Crystal Dynamics
Art Director - Arcade -Time Warner Interactive/Atari Games 1989-1995
Vicious Circle
Senior Animator - Arcade Games - Time Warner Interactive/Atari Games
Thunderjaws
Hydra
Pit-Fighter
Batman
Moto Frenzy
Steel Talons
Off the wall
Relief Pitcher
Space Lords
Gaurdians of the Hood
Danger Express
BeatHead
Animator Rocko's Modern Life - pilot – Nickelodean 1992
Staff Animator DTV2 Title, White Cloud, Supertramp - Colossal Pictures
Computer Graphic Effects Designer ‘87 for Military Flight Simulator - Singer/Link
Effects Animator ILM 1985-1987
Enemy Mine
Young Sherlock Holmes (Effects Oscar)
Howard the Duck
Innerspace (Effects Oscar)
Animation Company Owner Heaping Teaspoon Animation 1983
Clients: Perkin Elmer, Eclipse Productions, Rainbow Records -
Scene Animator Korty/Lucasfilm 1982
Twice upon a Time
Film Producer ‘81 Personal animated film
Earthly Beings
Animator Nepenthe Productions 1979
Plague Dogs
TV Animator Filmation Studios 1977
Tarzan
Flash Gordon
Broom Hilda
Mighty Mouse
~ 8th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards
Nomination for Art Direction Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences
~ EA Annual Award
Distinguished Service 2004
~ Writer's Digest Magazine Writing Competition
Honorable Mention ‘92 – scripts
~ Judges Special Award - USA Short Film Competition and Showcase
Earthly Beings
~ 1st Prize Animation - Marin County Film Festival
Earthly Beings
~ Best Health and Educational Film - Birmingham International Educational Film Festival
Excerpts from reviews...
"a fresh idea complimented by crisp drawing"
"excellently executed"
"best short animated film blending philosophy and science"
~ EA Annual Award
Most inspirational 1997
~ Association of Visual Communicators – Animation
Window in Time
Cindy Award 1985
~ TVwriter.com Pilot competition
Semi finalist in the spring of 2008
~ 3 years Art Direction Judge for the Academy of Interactive Science
~ Industry Advisor to La Canada College