About Wiley Wiggins

Work History:

Designer, Web Engineering and Entertainment on Demand
Wayport Inc., July 2007 - Present
Provide front end webdesign and UI design services for Wayport Inc.

Video Prototyping
Conduit Labs, May 2007
Provided video prototyping services to help visualize a game in pre-development.

Editing/Motion Graphics/Sound Design/Systems Consulting
Gamecock Media Group, May 2007
Provided project-by-project purchase and setup consulting for editing systems, as well as a full range of production services for Gamecock Media, an independent game publisher in Austin Texas.

Interaction Design and Project Management
Mediatronica, Nov 2006- May 2007
Provided interaction design and project management for Mediatronica Incorporated.
Mediatronica designed or co-designed sites include:

Motion Graphics Artist
South By Southwest, 2006
Supplied motion graphics bumpers for video content on the South By Southwest website.
http://2006.sxsw.com/film/screenings/
http://2006.sxsw.com/coverage/video/

Pro Application Support
Apple Computer, Austin Texas, 2003 to 2006
Provided enterprise-level customer support for Apple's pro-apps: Final Cut Pro, DVD Studio Pro, Logic Pro, Soundtrack Pro, Motion and their supporting technologies.
Certifications & Awards:

Animator & Actor
"Waking Life" - Flat Black Films & Detour Filmproduction, Austin Texas, 2000
Worked as an animator on Richard Linklater's film "Waking Life", in addition to performing as an actor in the film. Animation was done using proprietary rotoscoping software designed by Bob Sabiston.
Awards:

Quality Assurance and Icon design
Aspyr Media Inc. 2002-2003
During my time at Aspyr I created many icons for the company's games and installers, most notably Medal of Honor: Spearhead. See http://www.wileywiggins.com/icons.html
Further developed my knowledge of OS X and Apple Hardware, learned firsthand about game development, publishing, testing, and support.

Artist
Steve Jackson Games, 2003
Created supplemental illustrations for the SJG book In The Well
Created 12x12 pixel icons for an SJG Windows application.

 
Video Effects Artist
Advanced Media Productions - Los Angeles California       11/2000 - 1/2001
Contracted as Adobe After Effects artist for broadcast TV projects
 
 
Actor
Experienced film actor with lead roles in major studio features to my credit as well as production credits in several independent shorts and features. My lead roles include: Dazed and Confused, Boys, Frontier and Waking Life.
See: My Internet Movie Database Profile
Experienced in all aspects of filmmaking and post- production. Self-equipped and ready to roll on guerilla filmmaking projects.


Selected speaking engagements

University of Texas, Harry Ransom Center: SXSW Film and Interactive panels: RESFest: University of Texas Honors Center, Joynes Reading Room: Selected Exhibitions


Writer
I maintain two main weblogs- the media-centric News of the Dead and the video-tech blog Video Thing. Additional credits include Gamespot, FringeWare Review, and Mondo 2000

Selected press:

I am still interested in acting, but I am less likely to want to audition for strangers at this point in my career. Scripts or acting inquiries can be sent to:
Wiley Wiggins c/o Stacy Abrams
5225 Wilshire Blvd., Ste. 515
Los Angeles, CA 90036
or stacylabrams(at)mac(dot)com