About me

Sopwith Studios

c/o Mike Lapalme

1628 Whitestone Drive

Oshawa, Ontario, L1K 2X1

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Motion Design

To whom it may concern:

For the past twenty five years I have made a career in the field of Broadcast Design, developing on-air personae for several Television Networks, most currently for The CBC, Sopwith Studios, Panasonic, and Rogers Sportsnet. My background is in News, Documentary, Sports and Promotional material for Broadcast, as well as Marketing work for such high profile clients as McDonald's, Sony, Microsoft, Ford, Toyota, and many more . In the field of live events, I have created artwork for the Rogers Centre, The Toronto Blue Jays, Charlotte Raceway, Detroit Tigers Stadium, all six Canadian NHL Team Arenas, as well as numerous CHL, CFL and NBA venues as well. This has given me a wealth of design knowledge from which to draw from, and I make use of these resources in Design, as well as in teaching. Currently, I teach part time in Visual Effects at Humber College's School of Media Studies, Post-Production and Digital Design to students of 3D Animation.

My skills also span into Script Writing, Set Design, on set Direction, Campaign launches, Green Screen Work, Illustration, Storyboarding, and Mentoring.

I have received many awards and accolades for my efforts in Design. I am a recipient of 12 Broadcast Design and Animation awards. I enjoy working on projects of varying degrees of complexity, and skill , and I am able to emulate a great deal of animation and design styles...In a word, I'm flexible!! I hope to hear from you soon about any Motion Design position you have now or in the future.

Sincerely,

Mike Lapalme

Skills

Broadcast Design for The CBC, Sopwith Studios, Panasonic, Rogers Sportsnet. My background is in News, Documentary, Sports and Promotional material for Broadcast, as well as Marketing work for such high profile clients as McDonald's, Sony, Microsoft, Ford, Toyota, etc . In the field of live events, I have created artwork for the Rogers Centre, The Toronto Blue Jays, Charlotte Raceway, Detroit Tigers Stadium, all six Canadian NHL Team Arenas, as well as numerous CHL, CFL and NBA venues as well. This has given me a wealth of design knowledge from which to draw from, and I make use of these resources in Design, as well as in teaching. Currently, I teach Visual Effects at Humber College's School of Media Studies, Post-Production and Digital Design to students of 3D Animation.My skills also span into Script Writing, Set Design, on set Direction, Campaign launches, Green Screen, Illustration, Storyboarding, and Mentoring.

Sector Experience

Highest level of computer/artistic skills with 3DS Max, the Adobe CS Package, 25 years experience in client services and creative execution., Advanced Technology Knowledge, Training, Development, & Mentoring, International Award Winning Motion Designer, Dedicated to Creativity and Problem Solving, Software (PC and MAC environments): Expert knowledge in 3DS Max, Adobe CS Systems including Photoshop, Illustrator, After-Effects, Sound Booth, Acrobat, Director, etc. and 3rd Party Applications IE: Mocha, Knoll, Mental Ray Sapphire, etc., System Installations, File Management and Data Base Assets, Extensive knowledge in data Base management and establishing best practices for Graphics management., Hardware and Software purchasing, and evaluation.

Awards

2008: Gemini Awards Nomination:, 2007-08: Promax Bronze Award:, 2007-08: New York Festivals Finalist, 2007-08: New York Festivals Finalist Certificate, 2007-08: New York Festivals Finalist Certificate, 2007: Promax Gold Award: Best Promotional Animation;, 2006: BDA Gold Award: Art Direction & Design: Topical Campaign;, 2006: BDA Silver Award: Opening;, 2006: Promax Silver Award: Best Promotional Animation, 2005: Rogers Sportsnet Creativity Award, 2005: Promax GOLD Award Best Promotional Animation, 2005: Promax SILVER Award Best Promotional Animation, 2004-05: New York Festivals Finalist Certificate:, 2004-05: New York Festivals GOLD Medal Winner, 2002: BDA Bronze Award: Sports: Topical Promo

Clients

all six Canadian NHL Team Arenas, Broadcast, CFL, Charlotte Raceway, CHL, Detroit Tigers Stadium, Ford, McDonald's, Microsoft, NBA venues, Panasonic, Rogers Centre, Rogers Sportsnet, Sony, Sopwith Studios, The CBC, The Toronto Blue Jays, Toyota

Trade Associations

Promax, RGDA, BDA,