Deztek

Profile
A thinker and visual communicator. A passionate individual with good communication skills, can work effectively as an individual or in teams. Also adaptable to different working environments.

Interest
I play badminton on a regular basis. My interest in sports such as cricket (state level), martial arts (black belt) has allowed me to develop patience, good leadership and co-operative skills. An avid reader of Computer Arts and Photoshop Creative which keeps me updated with the current trends within the design industry.

Skills
Literate with Mac OS X and Windows. Work with Adobe CS3 software's such as After Effects for motion graphics, Photoshop and Illustrator for graphic design. Maxon Cinema 4D for 3D modelling. Pages and Keynote for presentation.

Education
Sept 2007 - July 2010 (Ongoing)
BA (Hons) Visual Communication (Graphic Communication) - 2nd Year (Level 5)
Birmingham Institute of Art and Design (BIAD), Birmingham City University, Birmingham, UK

May 2004 - May 2006
Diploma in Digital Film Making
School of Audio Engineering (SAE), Chennai, India

July 2002 - July 2004
Senior Secondary
Laxman Public School, New Delhi, India

Achievement
_August 2009, winner of the Advanced Photoshop Challenge, a monthly competition by Imagine Publishing Ltd in Birmingham, UK.

_June 2009, nominated for the Hachette Fillapachi Award in London, UK. This was in collaboration with a Fashion Retail Management student. We created an animation on business ethics.

_March 2009, awarded 3rd prize for online design competition by Voodoochilli and 1st place under the category of Digital Art in Birmingham, UK.

_March 2009, my music video ‘Odyssey in Time’ was nominated for Young Independent Film and Television Award (YIFTA) and Peoples Choice Award in Birmingham, UK. I received the award for the YIFTA.

_Feb 2009, awarded ‘Artist of the month’ and featured on the cover of Ignite Birmingham Magazine (IBM) in Birmingham, UK.

_Aug 2006, my music video ‘Odyssey in Time’ was nominated for screening during a Film Festival at PVR Chennai, India’s renowned Cinema house.

Area of Interest & Practice:
Graphic Communication:
2D & 3D Graphic Design
Image Manipulation
Art Direction (Set Designing)

Motion Design:
2D & 3D Kinetic Typography
2D & 3D Motion Graphics
Pre visualization for Motion Control (MOCO)
Visual Effects (Compositor)

Current Residence: Birmingham, UK
Operating System: Windows XP + Mac OS X