TEL: +81 (0) 80 3588 4533
Skype: yuri_ta
E-mail : yuri (at) nomadic-a.com

• Video edit and design • Motion graphics • Animation (After Effects, Final Cut Pro, Cinema 4D)
• Photography • Graphic design • Illustration (PhotoShop, Illustrator)
• Magazine edit (InDesign) • WEB (GoLive, Dreaweaver) and multimedia (DVD Studio Pro, Ward, Excel)

WORKS
Major Projects and Achievements;


2007
Musical "Assepoester – Cinderella - " Premier at Efteling Theater, Kaatsheuvel, Netherlands
Designed and created animations for the stage projection and gobos. Special effect create magical moment on stage. Create the magical transformation of Pumpkin into Coach, animals into servant and put Cinderella into gorgeous dress.
official site : http://www.efteling.nl/

Musical "THE LORD OF THE RINGS" Europe Premiere, London, United Kingdom
Following the world premiere in Toronto 2006, 80% of videos were renewed for Europe Premiere. Premiere at Theatre Royal Drury Lane London UK, June 2007
official site : http://www.lotr.com/


2006
Musical "Dirty Dancing – classic story on stage" Europe premiere, Hamburg, Germany
Eleanor Bergstein's world famous film was revived for the stage.  Entire show was completely redesigned for Europe from Australia version. So as videos.  My job was to Art direct images on the stage using 4 huge projectors and LED.
official site : http://www.dirtydancingonstage.com/

Musical "THE LORD OF THE RINGS" World Premiere, Toronto, Canada
The world biggest theatre production ever had budget of £12,000,000.  My job was to create stage effects using 12x 9 meter LED screen and 5 projectors on stage.  Images ware on stage for entire show and interpret the magic and the air of “middle earth”.
official site : http://www.lotr.com/


2005
Stage Animation for “Duran Duran Concert tour in US 2005”
Work as chief animator and project manager. Animation was for LED screen behind the band performance in Duran Duran’s concert tour in US 2005. This is going to be developed as band’s promotion video. August 2005.photography.

Musical “Dirty Dancing – classic story on stage” Sydney and Melbourne, Australia
Worked as Art director and consultant for stage projection. Moving images for 4 projectors in the huge box which moving above and behind actors during the show. Show opened in Sydney Australia in 2004 and moved Melbourne in 2005.

Musical "3 Musketeer" Berlin Germany
Images by 8 video projectors cover entire stage and set including floor.  Video interpret different locations, time of the day and also emotions and mood on the stage. Worked as an Art director for moving images and projection as well as creating animations.
client website : http://www.thegraycircle.com/p_3m.htm


2004
Exhibition “Tomorrow’s truth” Jonathan Barnbrook's exhibition in South Korea, also in Tokyo and Osaka in Japan
Series of six animations ware created in corroboration with a world well known typographer Jonathan barnbrook’s. It was for his exhibition in South Korea 2004.  Movies ware projected on the wall and TV monitors in the art gallery. Exhibition also toured to Tokyo and Osaka in Japan 2004.
client site : http://www.barnbrook.net/

Opera "Macbeth" by Ernest Bloch in Frankfurt, Germany
The show was originally created and performed for Klang Bogen Wien in Vienna 2003, and moved Frankfurt 2004. Animation was adjusted for this show and theater.
client site : http://www.thegraycircle.com/Mac.htm


2003
Theatre play "His Dark Materials" at Royal National Theater in London, United Kingdom
Credited as a Computer Graphics Designer. Philip Pullman's trilogy His Dark Materials was adapted by Nicholas Wright, directed by Nicholas Hytner. Artwork was created for video and still projectors on the stage to interpret magical moment and doorway to the other world. It was performed with slight adjustment for another four months from Christmas 2004 to end of March 2005
client site : http://www.thegraycircle.com/HDM.htm

Opera "Macbeth" by Ernest Bloch at Klang Bogen Wien in Vienna
Show was created and performed for the music festival ‘Klang Bogen Wien’ in Vienna.  Projection fills entire stage representing ghosts or illusion of the people Macbeth killed.
client site : http://www.thegraycircle.com/Mac.htm


2002
Dance "Permanent Revolution V2R" by Union Dance Company
at Queen Elizabeth Hall in London, United Kingdom
Designed animation for stage projection and photography. The show now is touring the world.

Dance "Imagine the invisible" by Union Dance Company
at The Place theater in London, United kingdom
Assisted the visual artist Thomas Gray to create the video for stage projection and to take photography.



Other Relevant work:

May 2004- 
Aspire Media Group (publisher in London)
Creative director. Magazine, Web and stationary.

Jun. 2000 - Aug. 2001
Kinko's (Digital printing centre in TOKYO)
DTP designer. Created posters, pamphlets, DM materials, fliers using graphic programs such as Illustrator and Photoshop.

Kenji Taki Gallery Tokyo Branch
Working for contemporary art gallery to study art.

Mar. 1998 - Apr. 2000
Ryoushindo Ltd, (Editorial Production in TOKYO)
Editor for Magazine of photography and camera, interviewing, writing.

EDUCATION

Apr. 1999 - Mar. 2000
Digital Creator College WAO (Sinjuku, TOKYO)
Graphic Design, DTP, WEB

Apr. 1996 - Mar. 1997
Tokyo Photography College (YOKOHAMA)
Photograph

08/2008