Atle S. Blakseth

Freelance CG Artist.

For the most part I`ve been working on Featurefilms, but I also enjoy doing smaller projects. Been working in the norwegian animation industry since 2002, after graduation from animation-studies in Volda. Character Animation and Layout has been my main occupation, but I also enjoy doing character design and modelling.

If you find my work to your likeing, and would like to hire me for a project you can drop me an e-mail at this adress:

atlesblakseth@gmail.com

Adress:

Atle S. Blakseth
Herslebsgate 2b
0561 Oslo
Norway

Awards - Fishing With Sam:
2009 Giffoni Int. Film Festival, Italy: Best Short Film in the ELEMENTS +6 SECTION
2009 Bergen Animasjonsfestival: Stromboli Award for Best Short Film
2009 Olympia Int. festival for Children and Young People, Greece: Children's jury Award for Best Short Animation Film
2010 22ème Festival du Court Métrage pour Jeune Public, Stains, France: Best film for Children, age 5-8 years
2010 28th Ciné-Jeune International film festival Saint-Quentin. Best short film age 3-7.

Short Resume:

2010

- Preproduction "Blekkulf" -  Animated TV series - Filmkameratene

- Den Kulturelle Skolesekken Akershus

- Script Writing

- Animator & Modeller on The Trollhunter / Trolljegeren

2009

- Filmkameratene  Animator

- Elias Movie Nr 2

- Personal Shortfilm, Fishing With Sam

- Qvisten Animation Stratos Commercial, Animator

2008

- Qvisten Animation, Pelle The Police car

2007

- Qvisten Animation, Kurt Turns Evil, Layout Artist, Animator

- Teaching at KHIO

2006

- Filmkameratene Elias The Movie. Doing modelling, Layout & Animation

- Teaching at Idefagskolen Tønsberg

2005
 
- Filmkameratene Worked as modeller / rigger / animator on Elias ( TV Series )

2004

- Storm Studio -  Animation on Free Jimmy

2003

- Various freelance jobs for Qvisten Animation and Pravda ( Ballerina, Cola, Litago,
Plantasjen, Gjensidige Nord, Nrk Barne TV  Sommeråpent etc).

2002
 
- Dmates Worked as Character designer animator

- Animagicnet Animated six months on Norwegian feature Free Jimmy

- Graduated from Volda


Main Influences:

Movies:

Down By Law, Big Lebowski, Lost Highway, Aberdeen, Pixar films,
Sideways and the list goes on...
Music:

Wilco, Beck, Tom Waits, The Shins, American Analogset, Smog, Will Oldham,
Townes, Joanna Newsom, The Moldy Peaches ..........