Steven J. Brooks

Los Angeles Unified School District, Los Angeles, CA 2018 – Present

Substitute Teacher - LAUSD - Middle and High School

• Day Substitute Teacher for Middle and High school

WhaleNet.org, Remotely in Whittier, CA for this Boston, MA non-profit. 2014 – 2022

Link Courtesy of the Internet Archives Wack Wayback Machine

Principal Developer - Front End Designer

• Redesigned the Look and Functionality of WhaleNet.
• Front End Design, worked with Back End Developer to update and mobilify this 1993 website.

Black Artists In Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 2014 – 2015

Editor / Curator / Start Up - BAILA ZINE:

• Organized the Formation of, Participated in, and Curated the First Issue of BAILA ZINE.
• Participating artist in Issue 2.
• My Instructions as Curator on ColorInAble®

The Broome Room - Art Share, Los Angeles, CA 2013 - 2014

Technical Supervisor – Audio & Lighting:

• Technical Director for this Monthly Poetry and Art Performance.
• Worked on preproduction and rehearsal planning.
• Ran Audio and Lighting for both In House and Remote Performances.
• See the August 2014 Broome Room on Youtube

Lilli Muller & L.A. Parks and Recreation, Los Angeles, CA, 2012

Projection Artist: "Autumn Lights Festival L.A. 2012"

• Projected excerpts from ADream.us
• Projected excerpts from Damn Reds Adult Escort, (colorinable.NET)

Steven J. Brooks – Freelance 2D Visual Effects Artist, Glendale CA 2002 – 2011

2D Visual Effects Artist, Compositor and 3D animator

• Clients Include
• Entity FX
• Acme Filmworks
• Flash Film Works
• Super 78
• Eden FX
• UFO Films

• Notable Projects Include
• The Last Samurai – Warner Bros.
• The Vampire Diaries - CW
• Man of the House - Columbia
• The Drew Carey Green Screen Show – WB
• The Guardian - Touchstone Pictures
• Threshold - CBS
• Dark Water - Touchstone Pictures
• I’m Still Alive – UPN
• Into the Blue – MGM / Columbia
• Silent Warnings – Sci-Fi
• Dragon Storm - Sci-Fi
• Dark Waters – Sci-Fi
• Epoch Evolution - Sci-Fi
• Maximum Velocity - Sci-Fi

Steven J. Brooks – Freelance 3D Visual Effects Artist, Glendale CA 2010 – 2011

2D Visual Effects Artist, Compositor and 3D animator

• Clients Include
• Illuminate Hollywood 3D
• Stereo D
• ICO VFX Inc.
• Prime Focus

• Notable Projects Include
• Clash of the Titans – Warner Bros.
• Jackass 3D – MTV Films
• Gulliver's Travels – 20th Century Fox
• Shrek 2 - Dreamworks

Lilli Muller & L.A. Parks and Recreation, Los Angeles, CA, 2009

Projection Artist: "Autumn Lights Festival L.A. 2009"

• Projected 3D Stereo and 2D live footage.
• Projected original 2D Animated Characters.

The Citizen L.A., Los Angeles, CA 2008 - 2009

Illustrator / Cartoonist:

• Illustrated the November 2008 Cover.
• Featured Artist Nov. 2008.

Gorilla Pictures, Burbank, CA 2006 - 2008

Composite Artist / 3D Animator / Web & Graphic Designer:

• Composite Artist, Lead VFX Artist, “The Legend of Sasquatch”.
• Principal VFX artist on "The Last Sentinel".
• Visual Effects and Motion Graphics on Promotional and Interstitial spots for Disney networks.
• Developed Promotional Website for “The Legend of Sasquatch”.
• Maintained company website GorillaPictures.net using Flash.

IMDB:

• Internet Movie Database for Steven J. Brooks