W I L L  C A S C I O                                                      
Austin TX.           

 

SUMMARY OF STRENGTHS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS

  • Over ten years of experience with computer graphics and animation, completely self-taught.
  • Artwork published in five national magazines, EFX Art & Design, RELIX, CHURN, Magical Blend and Lapis.
  • Past artwork for 2002 Tour Package for major recording artist, Bill Kreutzmann of the Grateful Dead,
    including two album covers, tour posters, t-shirts, POP 12” & bincard promotional artwork for
    Tower Records.
  • Twelve years of professional motion picture knowledge to bring to the table when needed.
  • Work well under stress and in team environment.
  • Able to lead and follow with equal ease.
  • Highly creative and skilled at conceptualizing.
  • Accomplished in many traditional arts such as drawing, painting, airbrush, leather clothing design
    (master semester), jewelry design, and wax carving.


TECHNICAL SKILLS

·         PhotoShop (master,10 years)
·         Flash (4 expert, 5 advanced/expert, 5 years; with intermediate understanding of Actionscript).
·         DreamWeaver (expert, 7 years)
·         Fireworks (expert, 7 years)
·         Premiere (advanced, 2 years)
·         After Effects (intermediate,advanced, 2 years)
·         QuickTime movie compression for the Web (advanced/expert, 2 years)
·         Cool Edit Pro (sound editing for the Web, advanced/expert, 1 year)
·         Quark 4 (intermediate, 1 year)
·         JavaScript (ability to design and implement complex script)
·         HTML (ability to troubleshoot and tweak)


PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

 Heavy Magic Design; San Rafael, CA
1997- present
Owner/Art Director/Graphic Designer
Work mainly with artists to create websites from concept to completion.
Designed sites using the most up to date tools, including PhotoShop, Flash, DreamWeaver, and Fireworks.

Greenfield Graphix; Santa Rosa, CA
2001- 2002
Lead Web & Flash designer
Graphic Designer
Designing original art for print advertising, album covers ,posters .brochures etc. /promotional web assets.

Rembrandt Design Group; Santa Fe, NM
1999- 2001
Freelance Graphic/Web Designer
Produced high-end websites for companies such as Bioneers.org. Brainstormed ideas for navigation and
layout, created original artwork and navigation design. Optimized and compressed images. Built and tested
style sheets for cross-browser compatibility.

Bad Dog Design; Santa Fe, NM
1999- 2001
Graphic Designer
Designed logos and original art for print advertising. Placed national magazine ads and created brochures.

URL’s for excellent examples of web design skills .

FLASH CONCEPT INTEGRATED WITH HTML
original concept / designed and implemented
http://www.willcascio.com/m2/index.html

( ALL FLASH SITE ) GREENFIELD GRAPHIX
original concept / designed and implemented
http://www.greenfieldgraphix.com

 ( ALL FLASH SITE ) PERSONAL SITE FEATURES OUT OF THE BOX FLASH DESIGN
original concept / designed and implemented
 http://home.earthlink.net/~gypsyco

PERSONAL WEB SITE FEATURING PERSONAL ART  AND URL’S  FOR PAST DESIGN
original concept / designed and implemented
http://www.willcascio.com

EDUCATION
Beverly Hills Playhouse; Beverly Hills, CA
Attended five years at this prestigious acting school
Lewisville High School; Lewisville, TX


OTHER SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Professional Actor and Stuntman in a variety of motion pictures and television shows:

Films:
The Alamo ...Due out next year 2004..................................Stunts
SecondHand Lions...Due out next year 2004 .......................Stunts
The Hi-Lo Country: ..............................................................Chickie Cobain/Stunt Double
Tom and Huck:.................................................................... Huck Finn/Stunt Double
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: .........................................Raphael/Stunts
Back to the Future II & III:..................................................... Michael J. Fox Stunt Double
Wyatt Earp: ..........................................................................Rowdy Dubbs/Stunts
Far and Away:.......................................................................Stunts
Bodyguard: ...........................................................................Stunts
Bad Girls: .............................................................................Stunts

Television:
The Magnificent Seven (13 episodes): ...............................Andrew Kavovit/Stunt Double
Last Stand at Saber River:................................................. Stunts
The Lazarus Man: ..............................................................Clay/Stunts
Doogie Howser, M.D.: ........................................................Stan
Murder, She Wrote: ............................................................Blaine/Stunts
Bluegrass (miniseries):...................................................... Whitey Dahl/Stunts
Man of the People: ..............................................................Stunt Coordinator
Heist: ...................................................................................Bobby/Stunts


PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Screen Actors Guild Active Member (3/86-Pres.)

Excellent References will be provided upon request.