Mariko Umeda
Set Designer, Concept Artist, Illustrator, Visual Novel Author and Game Artist
Mariko started her creative career as an illustrator when she was studying Graphic Design BA at Tama Art University Tokyo. After graduated a BA, she has worked as a concept artist, a lead artist and an art director in both Japan and the UK. Her former employers are Konami Digital Entertainment (Tokyo, Japan), Gree. inc (Tokyo, Japan) and Rebellion developments (Oxford, the UK). Also, her first comic book was published by Kadokawa Shoten in 2016.
She studied on the Production Design MA at the National Film and Television School (https://nfts.co.uk/) to enhance her filmmaking skills and understanding. She won the Joe Farley Award for her production design studies during the course. She finished the course in February 2017 and got a Masters Degree from RCA.
She started working as a concept artist and designer for the puppet animation series Moon and Me (Start broadcasting on BBC Cbeebies from 4th Feb 2019) in 2017 and the show nominated BAFTA Children's Awards 2019 Pre-school Live-Action Category.
She illustrated a picture book Moon and Me the Little Seed written by Andrew Davenport and published by Scholastic Children's Book. And also she providing illustration for Cbeebies official app and other Moon and Me product.
Currently, She is based in near New York City and founded UK&M LLC, She is providing artworks and production design for worldwide creative productions.
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うめだまりこ
イラストレーター、コンセプトアーティスト、映画美術デザイナー、ゲームアーティスト
多摩美術大学グラフィックデザイン学科在籍中よりイラストレーターとしての活動を開始。同大学卒業後コナミデジタルエンターテインメント家庭用ゲーム部門にデザイナーとして入社し、コンセプトドローイングやモーション作成、３Dモデル、インターフェースなどの多分野に渡って制作に携わる。その後グリー株式会社、Rebellion developments（英国オックスフォード）等の会社でアートディレクター、リードアーティストとしてゲーム制作のアート分野で活動を続ける。2016年、角川書店より エッセイ漫画「渡英2年うめだまのイギリス自由帳」を出版。
欧米の映画美術とコンセプト作成をより深く学ぶため、国際的に評価ある英国立映画テレビ学校（NFTS)に入学、2017年2月には同大学にてRCAの院学位を取得。在学中の研究でJoe Farley Award を受賞するなど、イラストレーション、専門的な設計の両面で映画制作を実践的に学ぶ。
NFTS 卒業後、2017年より米国アトランタにて、Andrew Davenport氏の最新作、2019年2月BBC Cbeebiesにて放送開始のパペットアニメーションシリーズ 「Moon and Me」のコンセプトアーティスト兼セットデザイナーとして就業。同作品は2019年のBAFTA Children's Awards Preschool Live Actionにノミネートされ、プロダクションチームの一員として授賞式に参加。
同作のオリジナル絵本Moon and Me the Little Seedの挿絵を全編にわたり担当、Scholastic Children's Book より世界中で発売中。また、BBC Cbeebiesが提供するオンライン上のゲームアプリにもイラストレーションを提供。
日本帰国後は東京狛江市をベースに合同会社UK&Mを立ち上げ。現在は米国ニューヨーク近郊に居を構え、国内外問わず映画、アニメーション、イラストレーションなどを他分野にわたって提供中。
Work
Co-Founder and Concept Artist
UK and M LLC (2019-present)
Illustrator for Game App (UK access only)
CBeebies Storytime / Moon And Me Friends always
CBeebies Playtime Island App
Production Designer
それでも,砂は歌い続ける(2021)
Japanese Short film directed by Hiroki Taniguchi
Illustrator for Game App (UK access only)
Moon And Me Official web: Time to go to sleep (2019 and 2021)
BBC CBeebies website
Picture Book Illustrator
Moon And Me the Little Seed (2019)
Scholastic Children's Book
Author: Andrew Davenport
Published worldwide
Concept Artist / Designer
Moon And Me (2017-2019)
Puppet and Stop motion Animation
BBC Cbeebies
Bentobox animation studio
Moon and Me production ltd
Pinewood Studios UK, Atlanta US
Production Designer
Another Day, Another Time (2016)
UK, NFTS Short Film
Art Department Work Placement
Jason Bourne (2016)
UK, Warner Bros Leavesden Studios
Visual Novel Author
Japan, Kadokawa Shoten
Production Designer
Faithful (2015)
UK, NFTS Short Film
UI Designer
2PM Take off and Story (2015)
iOS/Android
Japan
Lead Mobile Artist
Raceline CC (2014)
iOS/Android
UK, Rebellion Developments
Art Director
Animal Days (2012-2013)
iOS/Android
Japan, Gree inc
Design Director
Magicians Quest Mysterious Times 2(2010)
とんがりボウシと魔法のお店
Magicians Quest Mysterious Times 3 (2011)
とんがりボウシとおしゃれな魔法使い
Nintendo DS
Japan, Konami Digital Entertainment Ltd
Illustrator/Motion Scriptor
Loveplus (2009)
ラブプラス
Nintendo DS
Japan, Konami Digital Entertainment Ltd
UI Designer
Mah-jongg Fight Club Wii (2008)
麻雀格闘倶楽部Wii
Nintendo Wii
Japan, Konami Digital Entertainment Ltd
Director
Saying Goodbye (2007)
Japan,Animated Short film
Official Selection of Hida International Animation Festival of Folktales and Fables
Fashion Illustrator
(2003-2007)
Japan, Freelance
Education
Skill and Knowledge
Production Design MA
The National Film and Television School (2015-2016)
Beaconsfield, The United Kingdom
Graphic Design&Animation BA
Tama Art University (2003-2007)
Tokyo, Japan
Software
2D
Photoshop, Illustrator, Autodesk AutoCAD, Sai, Clip studio
3D
Autodesk MAYA, 3DS Max , Zbrush
Motion
Flash, Animate, After Effects, Premiere, Console and application game development
Hand drawing
Technical drawing for film,
Realistic Illustrations
Manga(Comic) drawing
Language
English (Academic &Business) and Japanese (Native Speaker)