Bio
Born August 24, 1986
Micah Newman: The Claymation Kid.
His special knack for creative expression in clay and in working with his hands has led naturally to his current fascination with the medium of animated video production.
Achievements
Summer 1998 ~ Grand Prize, St. Louis County Fair, for presentation of clay figures depicting military uniforms through history.
May/June 1999 ~ Clay Figurine Exhibit, Duluth Depot
Children's Museum featuring work from three periods of his development:
· Civil War Collection, Union and Confederate armies
· Orcs and Humans, based on Tolkien's Lord of the Rings
· Figures based on Redwall Series by Brian Jacques
The Children's Museum also presented early animated works.
July 2000 ~ Grand Prize Winner, FableVisionary "North
Star Dreaming"
Student Clay Animation Festival, 5th-12th grade competition national
in scope. A one minute animated story, "Lucy Discovers Her
True Self".
Fall 2000 ~ Two 30 second televised animated spots promoting Harry Welty for State Senate in 2000 election. As a result of his "Surprise Yourself" campaign Harry Welty received twice as many votes as any other Republican candidate in the Northland.
March 2002 ~ Animated Eggebrecht Chevrolet spot... "At Jim Eggebrecht Chevrolet, where you the customer are always number one."
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Miscellaneous
2000-2002 ~ Internship, Parthe Film & Video Productions
Tools: G-4 Power Mac, Adobe Premiere, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Photoshop, Sony Digicam