Shane Walker
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Creative Director, Metro Productions
Kansas City, MO
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Shane: So Rhianna samples Soft Cell's 'Tainted Love'...who'da thunkit. 1 day ago via Facebook
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Professional Summary
General rabble-rouser and overall, an O.K. guy. Visual effects, film-based storytelling, gadget-infatuations and by-and-large just geeking out tends to fill my days. That and my little boy, Elijah.
Work/Education
Work Experience
Metro Productions
/ Creative Director
2009 -
Present
Leading the creative team at this 30yr enterprise in film/video production and post by building new workflows and a cast of characters to attack the visual storytelling needs of the next decade.
Freelance
/ VFX Artist/Designer
2008 -
Present
15 yrs experience as a Flame/Inferno/desktop visual effects and motion graphics artist.
Optimus
/ Sr. VFX Artist/Designer
2003 -
2008
Lead VFX artist, Flame/Inferno/desktop. Effects/Art direction and supervision.
Cutters/SOLdesignfx
/ VFX Artist/Designer
1995 -
2003
Sr. effects Artist/Designer--Flame/desktop, w/ supervisory role of Jr. Artists.
Education
MFA - capstone proj pend, Film/Video, 2008
BA extension, Photo/Video, 1993
Dual BA, Studio Arts/English Lit, 1992
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Shane Walker So Rhianna samples Soft Cell's 'Tainted Love'...who'da thunkit. 1 day ago via Facebook
Shane Walker Holiday movie trivia-- Did you know that the actor who played Alfalfa in the 'Our Gang' serials has a small role in the Frank Capra classic, 'It's a Wonderful Life'? Yep. He's the jilted date at the dance who opens up the floor and sets the party to watery mayhem. Love that film--and it REALLY hits home right now. But poor Alfalfa 
Nov 27, 2009 via Facebook
Shane Walker I think that on your 40th birthday, the mayor of your town should show up on your doorstep with a cup of your favorite beverage and a coupon redeemable for the express right to kick a person of your choosing in the nuts (or punch them in the ta-tas if that person happens to be female). That would make it a day of much joy. I've got a few months...bit it bore mentioning. Can we make this a new tradition? Nov 2, 2009 via Facebook
Shane Walker I'm just curious, but isn't the point of ventriloquism to make the dummy talk without your lips moving and your throat convulsing as a dead giveaway? Just asking. Oct 30, 2009 via Facebook
Shane Walker You rake the leaves, turn back and see more leaves have fallen while you labored. Makes one wonder, can anyone even tell (unless they got so close as to see my blistered hands and sweat-drenched goodie) that I actually did anything this entire morning?! Ah, yardwork is indeed a melancholic metaphor for life, is it not? Oct 24, 2009 via Facebook
Shane Walker I love that TLC is purported bringing suit against Jon Gosselin--seems networks only like a certain 'reality' in their "reality" programming. You mean you can't just throw money at a family built on a baby-factory conceit of a marriage/relationship and get a good sustainable result? Oh, and you mean I can't Flip That House? Places...smiles everyone, smiles. Welcome to Fantasy Network (Nation?)! Oct 21, 2009 via Facebook
Shane Walker's connections
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Jon Farley Head of Road and Set Crew... Chicago |
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Paul Andrews Arlington Heights, IL, United... |
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Craig Leffel Glen Ellyn, IL, United States |
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Oscar Oboza Colorist, Pixel Farm Golden Valley, MN |