Naughty Dog Studios’ Marianne Hayden, UMBC ‘03 

In a special alumni focused CIRCA event

Performing Arts and Humanities Building, Theater Rehearsal Studio

CIRCA Presents is a series championing important new work in the performing and visual arts. As UMBC celebrates its 50thanniversary CIRCA will highlight the accomplishments of exceptional Visual and Performing Arts alumni. A reception, with vegetarian options, will be provided by CIRCA. This event is co-presented with the Theater Department at UMBC.

Program:

Marianne Hayden, will discuss her work as a cinematics animator at Naughty Dog, one of the worlds leading video game companies, which is based in Santa Monica, California. She has worked on Uncharted 1,2,3,and 4, The Last of Us, The Last of Us: Left Behind, and many other titles. Hayden has contributed to the animation team, which has been awarded an Annie, BAFTAs, VGAs and numerous Game of the Year awards. She specializes in high quality, realistic, facial and animal animation.

Presenter Bio:

Marianne Hayden was an UMBC Linehan Artist scholar and graduated from UMBC in 2003 with a BA in visual arts and a BFA in theater. She continued her education at The California Institute of the Arts, earning her MFA in experimental animation in the Film/Video department. Marianne has worked at a range of studios, including Insomniac, Technicolor, Treyarch, Imagi, and Naughty Dog, Inc.

Along with being a professional animator Hayden uses her theater background to direct motion capture shoots as well as act on the motion capture stage. She earned her SAG card while on maternity leave, doing stunt work for Uncharted 3.

Marianne Hayden at IMDb.