Aja Bogdanoff
Character Animator
ajabogdanoff@gmail.com

Studio Experience

Freelance Animator, Portland, OR
January 2009-Present
Animated characters on Apple Jacks "Glider"
and "Taken" spots for Bent Image Lab.

Staff Animator, Reel FX
December 2007-December 2008
Animated over 120 seconds of foreground
hero shots on the sequel to Sony's Open Season,
as well as shots in Dreamworks' Kung Fu Panda:
Secrets of the Furious Five.


Temp Animator, Blue Sky Studios
July 2007-November 2007
Animated over 60 seconds of cycles and 30 seconds
of foreground hero shots on Horton Hears a Who.


Character Animator, PSYOP
January 2007-June 2007
Animated over 60 seconds of foreground character
performances for two Coca-Cola short films.



Education

AnimationMentor.com, Online Animation School
March 2005-September 2006
Advanced Studies in Character Animation


Cornell University, Ithaca NY
August 1999-May 2003
Bachelor of Arts in Film Studies


Other

Co-Founder of the 11 Second Club Monthly Animation Competition
Local Precinct Captain, County Delegate, and Election Day Volunteer

Voted “Most Encouraging Student” by AnimationMentor classmates
Cornell University Dean's List, Fall 2002
International Baccalaureate Diploma Recipient