Misha Griffith
1660 Fig Ave   Redding, CA 96001   530/246-8356     ggriff@snowcrest.net   

Career Objective:  Creating fascinating spaces for great stories.
Work History
Art Director           1998-Present     Cartesian Coordinates     Redding, CA

  • Created all graphic elements for historical documentary.  Used 3D Studio Max, Photoshop and other NT based software.
  • Created detailed 3D models of 15th century buildings, wagons, and weapons based on illuminated manuscripts, historian's notes and archeological findings.
  • Coordinated  videotaping throughout the US, Canada and the Czech Republic.  Supervised art direction and settings for interviews and reenactments.
Graphic & Video Specialist   1990-1998     Voorwood Company     Anderson, CA
  • Created animated renderings of new and existing woodworking machinery.
  • Used 3D modeling to assist engineers in designing new machines.
  • Designed and constructed trade show booths and booth walk-throughs using 3D modeling.
  • Created safety and marketing videos.
  • Directed lighting for all video productions.
Freelance Designer        1988- Present     KIXE     Redding, CA
  • Designed sets for "Stage 9" nationally distributed PBS performance series, and "Jobs" regional employment series.
  • Lighting & graphics for "Without Due Process" PBS Documentary
  • Designed, hung, and focused  lights for in-studio tapings and live broadcasts at KIXE.

Video Production            1983-1988     The VideoSmiths     Redding/Napa, CA
  • Designed and built scenic elements for numerous productions, including detective's office, 18th century woodworker's shop, and depression era drugstore.
  • Organized and scheduled all industrial and commercial video productions.
Education
1983 University of Washington Seattle, WA
  • B.A. Scenic and Lighting Design.
Additional
  • Designed and  built sets for numerous community theatre productions, including "Company", "Arsenic and Old Lace",  and "Our Miss Brooks".
  • Can read blueprints, light plots, and electrical schematics.

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