Rhys Turner
D.O.B. 18/10/1979
430A Abercrombie St Darlington, 2008
m. 0409 957 901 h. 02 9516 1125
email. rhysturner at alismedia.com.au
web. www.aliasmedia.net.au
October 18, 2006

[Objectives]

Create new and innovative art and design. Push existing design modes and systems. Build slick Flash websites. Explore emerging technologies such as rich media websites, sound image processing and mobile technologies.

[Skills]

Web Design/Development
Flash Design and Development, ActionScript 2, HTML/CSS Coding, Dreamweaver, Director
Graphic Design
Photoshop Image Processing and Design, Photography, Illustrator Graphic Design
Video Production
After Effects, Final Cut Pro HD, DVD Studio Pro, Flash Video.
Sound
Original Sound and Music production with Live, Reason, Audio Mulch and Pro Tools.
Electronic Arts
Processing, Isadora

[Current Position]

Freelance Web Designer/Developer. I have a new website for my services which can be found at ///www.aliasmedia.net.au. I am currently designing and creating a combination of Flash and HTML/CSS websites for various industries and companies.

Short Term Contracts
Here are some of the projects I have been involved in over the past year at The White Agency.
Telstra Next G ///www.nextg.com.au
Telstra ///www.telstra.com.au
BigPond ///www.bigpond.com
BigBlogs ///http://bigblog.com.au
BigBongMobile – Simulator ///www.bigpond.com/managed_content/images/mobile/3G_frame.html
///www.bigpond.com/managed_content/images/mobile/bigblog_home.html
Band On Demand ///www.bigpond.com/bandondemand
Content On Demand ///www.bigpond.com/ondemand
Been Every Where – Flash Development/DVD Production /// www.beeneverywhere.com.au/
Tested on Real People – Flash Video/Development /// www.testedonrealpeople.com 
Coca-Cola Love 06 - ///www.cocacola.com.au
VISA CDROM
Various banner ads for BigPond, Telstra, ING, Jaguar, Coca-Cola, Vivendi Games.
Freelance Jobs
Joinery With Design ///www.joinerywithdesign.com.au
Steensen Varming ///www.rtek.com.au/sv - an example of the simple light Flash aesthetic appropriate to the Architecture and Building Service Firm's image
 NAPCAN ///www.napcan.org.au - The design for this non-profit organisation website was created by another designer and I cut it up and coded it using HTML/CSS and templates with a Content Management System
Northside Community Forum - ///www.nsforum.org.au - another non-profit organisation who required a Content Management System with HTML/CSS. I designed this site.

[Experience]

2005 – 2006 Semester 1 and 2 Casual Lecture Sydney College of the Arts Masters of Multimedia Design (Online/Digital Publishing) Semester 1 Flash and Semester 2 Director
2005 – 2006 Semester 1 Casual Lecture Sydney College of the Arts Digital Art (Flash) create course and teach - beginer interactive art/animation with Flash
2005 – 2006 Contracting at the White Agency (www.thewhiteagency.com.au)- Flash and HTML/CSS production, design and development, Flash video production.
2004 Balmain Film Festival Flash Website, Balmain, NSW. This website was published at www.balmainfilmfanatics.com.au but has been removed. The website boosted the Balmain Film Festivals image dramatically and proved a very valuable marketing device and information resource ///www.rtek.com.au/bff
2003 - 2004 Renegade Penguin/RPBrown, Camperdown, NSW, Flash/Web Designer. Key Flash and Web design at an inner city design studio involving Flash ActionScript, HTML, CSS, ASP, and basic Perl. This studio was a very relaxed environment with many creative ideas floating around. I gained both corporate and artistic web related experience. They designed and art directed as I created and programmed these websites:
///www.kjblaw.com.au ///www.expressglass.com.au ///www.rpbrown.com
///www.renegeadepenguin.com ///Ben Mates CV ///Stomped Video
2003 ADUP and RTEK Animated Christmas E-Card click here
2003 - 2004 Sydney College of the Arts, NSW, Masters of Multimedia Design Teaching Assistant. Assisted teaching a 14 week intermediate/advanced Director Class. Involved with taking the class a few times, demonstrating and assisting.
2002 - 2004 Sydney College of the Arts, NSW, Teaching Assistant. Assisted teaching a Flash art class at beginner level. Being placed in a teaching environment challenged me to prove what I know while having to be articulate and inspire students.
1999 - 2002 British Council Australia Edgecliff, NSW, Web Assistant. Assisted with the Corporate Internet Business Unit maintenance and design of the MontagePlus which became montageWorld
website. Design Internet Curriculum Activity website 200 Pixels www.montageplus.co.uk/200pixels (nolonger active). Research and development of E-Publish content management system. Reason for leaving, traveled to USA.
2002 Regatta Apartments, Noosa, QLD. A website for holiday apartments in Noosa. The apartments were Disable Friendly and had to be linked to associated networks as well as allow bookings ///www.holidaysnoosa.com.au
1997-1999 Adup Pty Ltd Oatley, NSW, Draftsman. CAD Drafting. Designed website www.adup.com.au. Learnt the beauty of working in a close knit work environment. Created a short 3D animation clip of a mock-up mushroom factory contained original music ///www.aliasmedia.net.au/vislab
1997 - 1998 Perception :: Computer Game design work experience at a leading Sydney computer game design company. Created a light polygon count 3D model of a rhino-boat for a boat racing game.
1997- 2000 BE Campbell Milsons Point, NSW, Photography Assistant. Assisting with many different food photography studio shoots. Learnt entire process of the photography image how to see and compose artistic integrity plus the priceless value of an individual creative signature.

[Exhibitions]

2006 September 28, Newcastle TAFE Gallery and Californian School of Arts Electro Fringe, Dinner Party III [N]avatar
2006 September 11, Performance Space Sydney and London, Dinner Party II Avatar X, www.avatarx.rtek.com.au
2006 July, Pact Theatre Enmore Sydney as part of Zing, sound performance
2006 June, Performance Space Sydney and London, Dinner Party I Alpha Zuppa streaming video performance www.dinnerparty.rtek.com.au
2006 May 17 - 28 Pelt Gallery Chippendale, The War and The Cooked, www.afterimage.rtek.com.au
2006 April Fairfield Regional Art Galley, Snap, Into Dust, www.intodust.rtek.com.au
2005 Hatched 05, (Planned for) Perth Institute of Contemporary Art, Perth. Selected 04 Graduate Artworks for Video Stereo artwork
///www.pica.org.au ///www.pica.org.au/art05/Hatched05.html
Dec 2004 Sydney College of the Arts Sydney, NSW Master of Visual Arts Media Arts Postgraduate
Degree Show. "Video Stereo" Interactive video artwork. Alternative interface and narrative. "Tracer" Exploring chaos narrative and interactive video in social space ///www.usyd.edu.au/sca
24, 25, 26 Nov 2004 Balmain Film Festival Balmain, NSW Balmain Film Festival :: Hybrid Happening. Collaborative digital video with visuals from Stephan Popescu and sound by myself. Live VJ performance ///www.balimainfilmfanatics.com.au (not active)
Aug 2004 The Dentist Paddington, NSW Afera :: Group Exhibition. Replica 1970 stereo vinyl video unit. Nonlinear narrative and interactive video. ///www.afera.biz (not active)
Aug 2004 PhatSpace Paddington, NSW Video Stereo :: Solo Exhibition. Modified 1960s stereo unit with vinyl video. Nonlinear narrative and interactive video ///www.phatspace.com
April 2004 First Draft Redfern, NSW Video Stereo :: Group Video Exhibition. Screening "Opacity" a 4 min video exploring the contrast between urban lifestyle and snowboarding lifestyle. ///www.firstdraftgallery.com
August 2003 SCA Studio Rozelle, NSW Synaesthesia I :: Group Video Exhibition. Interactive studio performance with first stage Etherscape artwork "Synaesthesia I" an interactive sound sample application.
August 2003 SCA Studio Honors Sydney, NSW Digital Dirt :: Generative Net Art Website. ///www.digitaldirt.com.au interactive website where artists can upload artwork to which is randomly displayed as a slide show. Explored hybridity and decentralized network space. No longer active but planned to redesign using xml.
August 2003 Art Gallery NSW Sydney, NSW Tone Lock :: 2001 A Space Odyssey : Sensation and Immersion. Interactive studio performance with first stage Etherscape artwork "Synaesthesia I" an interactive sound sample application. ///www.agnsw.com.au ///www.space-odysseys.com

[Awards/Scholarships]

2003 Australian Postgraduate Award Scholarship Sydney College of the Arts, Sydney Uni Sydney, NSW, Master of Visual Arts Media Arts. Exploring new screen media and interactive video, manipulating digital video with turntables. Alternative interfaces infrared, video tracking technology and midi. Sound and video synthesis, and live video and sound performance. Created a Turntable unit that played video allowing the audience to 'scratch' video.

[Ventures]

2006 – Create flash website reflecting brand and image for Corporate Design and Media Alias Media and while RTEK becomes creative media website.
2006 Register Alias Media to provide my Digital Art Services
2002 - 2006 RTEK Sydney, NSW, New Media Arts. freelance and Professional Flash Web artist/designer. Original web design and creative new media. www.rtek.com.au

[Education]

2004 Japanese Certificate level 1, Ultimo TAFE, NSW
2002 - 2004 Sydney College of the Arts, University of Sydney Sydney, NSW. Masters of Visual Arts
1998 - 2002 Sydney College of the Arts, University of Sydney Sydney, NSW. B.V.A.Hon I, Bachelor of Visual Arts First Class Honors. Created artwork www.digitaldirt.com.au
1997 - 1998 3D Studio Max Certificate level 3, St George TAFE, NSW
1997 - 1998 Walt Disney Animation Certificate level 3, Enmore Design TAFE, NSW
1992 - 1997 Higher School Certificate at Peakhurst High School, NSW
1996 - 1997 Joint Secondary Schools TAFE electrical trade strand (first year apprenticeship)

[References]*

Ryszard Dabek :: Sydney College of the Arts click here for reference letter
Gavin Silver :: The White Agency
Craig Kirchner :: RPBrown and Renegade Penguin
Gill Edwards :: British Council click here for reference letter
Barry Campbell :: B+E Photography
*Reference contact information on request

[Interests]

New Media Art, computer Games, Music, DJing/VJing, Surfing, Skateboarding, Snowboarding, Golf and Fishing.
© Rhys Turner 2006