Erick S.

Hershey
Props & Effects
Prop and Costume Construction Basic Sewing
Mechanical Prop Automation Riveting & Grommet Setting
Design & Pre-Vis Rendering Soldering & Basic Wiring
Magic Effect Design & Construction Animation:
Molding & Casting Stop Motion
Prototyping 2D Digital & Traditional
Painting & Faux-Finishes 3D Modelling & Texturing
Leather Tooling Video Production & Editing

Prop and Costume Construction:

Provost Designs / Character Translations
Client: Peoples Light Theatre Mechanized cow costume head to blink, and open/close
mouth via hand controls and jointed aluminum framework
Client: Hasbro Toys Created radio controlled LED light unit for costumed Operation character
Client: Carnival Cruise lines - Carved and applied foam and fabric soft-sculpture for Audrey II
plants for costume headpieces
Magic Castle Studio Natural Bridge, VA
Mold, cast, and assemble life-size dinosaurs
Private client Steampunk Xena Warrior Princess costume
Created leather Bracers, Armbands, Knee-guards, and Chaka-cog weapon prop
Modified wrist-crossbow (repaint, faux-finish, findings and dcor)
Winner of the 2016 Steampunk Worlds Fair costume contest
Independent Projects:
Leatherwork custom tooled Buscadero double-rig gun belt, knife sheaths,
accessories (belts, hatbands, cases)
Trained at Tandy Leather Miami, FL
SteamKid steampunk rocketpack with deployable wings/rockets
Mechanical Train Coupler Arm costume prop with articulated knuckle
Exhibited at the Smithsonian affiliated AACA museum in Hershey, PA
High School Parade Floats Design, sculpting, mechanization; directing a crew of up to 40
Mechanical animation of characters: rotating figures, flapping wings, spinning lasso, etc.
Doctor Strange costume tunic, cape and collar, and Eye of Agamotto prop
Steampunk props a variety of gun props (carved wood, found objects), Steampunk
Homer Simpson eyeball goggles, Steampunk Lightsaber handle
Magic Effects:
Ex-Raze stop-motion animation for interactive illusion
Client: Penn and Tellers Fool Us winner, Francis Menotti / Menotti Magic
Hand-crafted stop-motion armatures and puppets, sculpted miniature sets and props
Effect performed internationally, and at the Magic Castle in Hollywood, CA
Prop Design / Consultant for Penn & Tellers Fool Us contestant and Today Show
and David Copperfields Search for the Next Great Magician winner, Kayla Drescher
Independent Projects: Design, scripting, and creation of several effects for my own award winning
Country Conjuring magic act, utilizing: prop construction, black art principles,
custom designed gimmicks, and slight-of hand.
Named December 2016 Magician of the Month by Mingus Magic
For Dedication in the Art of Magic

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 Erick S. Hershey
Illustration - Sculpture - Animation

ARTIST EXPERIENCE:
Scenic Artist / Sculptor:
Sight & Sound Theatre - Foam Carver: sculpt and construct stage sets
Tait Towers - Clients include: Cirque du Soliel TORUK, Blake Shelton 2016 tour,
Disney California Adventure Park Frozen - Live at the Hyperion
Character Translations / Provost Displays - Clients include: Carnival Cruise Lines,
People's Light Theater
Studio Crafts, Inc. - Clients Include: Guthrie Theatre, Wells Fargo, Point Blank, TORO
Studio Concepts - Clients Include: Guide Dogs for the Blind (Pasadena Rose Parade),
Oregon Childrens Theatre

Sculptural Illustrator:
Best Buy Celebrity Deathmatch - Best Buy, Inc. - Ad for MTV Awards Show Program
P3 Millennium Corporation - Print Ad, & Web Illustrations / Stop-motion Animations
Read to Me - Childrens Book Comps
Northwest Magic Jamboree - 15th Anniversary Magic Convention - Logo/Mascot
For Promotional Material

2-D Illustrator:
Autism in Scouting (Autism Empowerment ) Recreate logo in Adobe Illustrator
A Heros Heart - Short Film - Storyboards
The Greenbear Chronicles - Childrens Book, Venture Press - Pen & Ink Illustrations,
Traditional media color Cover Art
In Case of Bears - Poetry Collection - Riley Hall Publishers - Pen & Ink Illustrations
Palomino Software - Logo Design & Illustration

Animation, Film & Television:

Temptation - Feature Film (Tri Coast Film Partners 1, Inc.) - Assistant to Producer
Powerade - Commercial (Planet Films Miami, FL) - Production Assistant
Ex-Raze Animation for international Magic act Director, Sculptor,
Stop-motion Animator
Prague Spring - Short Film - Story, Co-Director, Editor, Puppeteer, Effects Rigging
The Barn Dance - Animated Short Film - Lead Animator, Story, Set Design & Construction,
Miniature Lighting, Character/Puppet Design & Construction, Camera, Editor

SOFTWARE:
Adobe: Photoshop, Premiere Pro, Illustrator, After Effects
Toon Boom: Harmony, Animate Pro, Storyboard Pro
3D: 3ds Max, ZBrush

AWARDS:
Best Film Prague Spring FAMU Summer Workshop 1998
Prague, Czech Republic
Best Film The Barn Dance (Stop-motion animation) Cosford Film Festival 1998
Miami, FL

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 Erick S. Hershey
Education Experience

EDUCATION :
University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL
M.F.A. December 1998 - Motion Picture Production (Animation specialization)
B.S. May 1995 - Motion Picture Production, Second Major in Sculpture
National Film Academy of Performing Arts (FAMU), Prague, Czech Republic
Film and Animation Studies - July to August 1998

EDUCATION WORK EXPERIENCE:

Teaching:
The Art Institute of York - Pennsylvania September 2009 to present
- Instructor in: Traditional and Digital 2D Animation, Drawing & Anatomies,
Acting/Movement, Storyboarding, Filmmaking, Character & Object Design
Pennsylvania College of Art & Design September 2014 to May 2015
- Instructor in: Motion Graphics, Time-based Media, Multimedia Advertising
The Art Institute of Pittsburgh Online Division January 2012 February 2012
- Instructor in: Sculpture and Drawing for Game Art & Design
The Art Institute of Philadelphia - July 2007, July 2006
- Summer Studio Animation Instructor: teaching prospective high-school students in
Traditional Animation, History of Animation, Hinged-figure Stop-motion Animation
The Art Institute of Portland (OR) July 2000 to March 2003
- Instructor in: Video Production, Editing, Script & Storyboard, Figure Construction,
Advanced Animation Techniques, 3-D Design
Globe College / Minnesota School of Business January 2000 to July 2000
- Instructor in: Dramaturgy, Story Structure, Animal Studies, Human Form & Action,
Film Studies, 2D Animation, Storyboarding and Scripting, Live-action Production
University Of Miami December 1996 to December 1998
- Graduate Instructor in: Film Production, Traditional Animation, Optical Printing.
- Teaching Assistant / Resident Assistant for Summer Scholars Program in Film Production.
Administration:
Pennsylvania College of Art & Design June 25, 2013
- Curriculum Consultant for development of the colleges Digital Media program.
The Art Institute of Philadelphia
Aug. 2007 to Sept. 2009 - Academic Director of Digital Filmmaking & Video Production,
Digital Media Production, and Video Production
July 2003 to July 2007 - Assistant Academic Director of Media Arts & Animation,
and Animation Art & Design
- Authored the Outcome Assessment rubrics that were chosen
as examples by James and Karen Nichols
July 2005 to June 2006 - On-line Advocate
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania - Department of Education
- Curriculum Expert for degree application site visits:
Douglas Education Center, and DuBois Business College
University Of Miami December 1996 to December 1998
- Animation Lab Manager

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