HELLO!! I'm Diana
Hello and welcome to my page! Thank you for visitng. I graduated from Ringling College of Art and Design in 2014 with a BFA in computer animation. I have always enjoyed cartoons and movies. I love how you can simply forget your problems and just dive into the story!
I have an upbeat and loyal personality! All my friends tell me my spirit animal is a yellow labrador. I like to tell a lot of funny stories and make my friends, and random people laugh, and smile!
LETS MAKE MOVING PICTURES!!
Diana Angeline Hsu
1505 Blue Mesa Rd, Carrollton, TX, 75007, dhsu828gmail.com,
(214) 470-0737
EDUCATION
Creekview High School Carrollton, TX
Ringling College of Art and Design Sarasota, FL
BFA, May 2014
Major in Computer Animation
Animation, Character and Story Development Experience
“The Haunted” Thesis Film April 2014
“The Haunted” Thesis Film, Ringling College of Art and Design, Sarasota, FL, April 2014
Made a thesis film with a thesis partner, Ringling College of Art and Design. A three minute film, where there are two characters, two sets, and multiple props. Responsible for creating the story, storyboarding the film, designing and modeling and texturing the props and the characters, creating the layout of the film, and animating the characters.
Computer Animation Experience 2011-2014
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Learned design and rig a basic character from scratch. Worked on ten to twenty second animations.
Independent Study Agreement: Advanced Storytelling- Techniques in Dialogue Spring 2014
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Employ a variety of advanced techniques for crafting authentic dialogue.
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Become proficient in the use of dialogue to convey emotion and character motivation.
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Become proficient in the development of dialogue that conveys unique character identities.
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Understand how to structure a script treatment
Story Development Experience 2011-2013
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Create thirty-second to a minute animatic. Learned about what makes a good composition, basics of cinematography in films, and how to incorporate it into my own film. Also how to brainstorm and bounce around ideas with other people. Learned how to pitch story ideas in a formal yet fun way.
Storytelling Class 2011
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Learned new ways of creating interesting stories with compelling characters.
COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE
Autodesk Maya 2011- 2016, Zbrush, Nuke, Adobe Premier, Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft Word and Excel Power Point.
Languages
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English, Korean, and Chinese.
Experience
Freelance artist for My Lead Guys compay
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Help design and layout ads to be printed.
Digital Painting Instructor at Dream Art Academy (Beginners Class) : June-August 2013 Carrollton,TX
·Taught basic knowledge of Photoshop to middle scholars. Discussed what makes a character appealing, taught line of action, and basic’s of line work.
Digital Painting Instructor at Dream Art Academy (Advanced Class): June-August 2013 Carrollton,TX
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Taught middle scholars to high scholars about character designs, form, line of action, and how to rendering characters in Photoshop.
Instructor at Dream Art Academy (Advanced Class): June-August 2013 Carrollton,TX
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Taught High scholars traditional art, from pencil, color pencil, Oil paining, Acrylic, Figure drawing, Water Color, Charcoal, Oil paste and pen.
Cashier/Host/Waitress at Chef Hsu Chinese Restaurant: 2000-2010 Dallas, Tx
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Learned how to work well with others, remain calm in stressful situations maintain quality care for customers.