Professional Experience
2018 - 1month
Animated Short - Storyboard Artist
-
Provided additional storyboards for animated short written and directed my Nerf Norm.
2017
EMANATA Art Gallery
MFA in Comics Exhibition
-
Preview of work from Masters in Fine Arts thesis projects.
2017
What Concern Me - Comic - Tales from La Vida: The Latinographix Collection - OSU Press
Artist
-
Illustrated a comic that discuss the lack of Latinx American representation in Hollywood and higher education. Written by Alejandro Gamboa.
2013 - 2014 - 6 months
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Nickelodeon
Storyboard Revisionist - Nickelodeon’s Artist Program
-
Read scripts for episodes in season 3.
-
Produce storyboards for episodes with storyboard teams under the episode director’s leadership.
-
Developed and pitched original animated projects to Nickelodeon Animation Studio executives through the Nickelodeon Artist Program.
2013
Cosmos: Space Time Odyssey - Fox/National Geographic- Six Point Harness
Character Layout Designer
-
Designed characters for animated sequences according to historical facts and scientific accuracy.
-
Designed and set up cinematic layouts for characters to be animated by animators.
2013 1 - month
Broats - Nickelodeon - Six Point Harness
Character Layout Designer
-
Designed characters for animated sequences for animated short that aired on Nickelodeon.
-
Designed and set up cinematic layouts for characters to be animated by animators.
2013 1 - month
FERSERBERT - Titmouse RugBurn (Intern)
Storyboard Artist, Character Designer, and Animator
-
Produced storyboards for episode 2 under the episode director’s leadership.
-
Animated characters on pilot episode. (Episode 1)
-
Designed characters for episode 2 and first season.
2007 CalArts Student Film
Keisha Jones
Character Designer, Storyboard Artist, Animator, and Director
-
Produced, wrote, storyboarded, animated, and directed original animated short.
-
Awarded CalArts Character Animation Producer Show 2007
-
Awarded Taiwanese International Film Festival 2007
Education
CCA (California College of the Arts) , San Francisco, California
Masters of Fine Arts in Comics, May 2019
-
CCA Diversity scholarship.
-
Transnational Media Focus - Comics Becoming Films - Afrofuturism
CalArts (California Institute of the Arts) , Valencia, California
Bachelors of Fine Arts, Film/Video: Character Animation, May 2011
-
Received the Walt Disney Character Animation scholarship.
-
Select for CalArts/Paris Foreign Exchange Program 2009
ENSAD (École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs) ,Paris, France
CalArts/Paris Foreign Exchange Program, Experimental Animation, 2009
-
Represented CalArts Character Animation Program at ENSAD in Paris, France.
-
Worked in teams to develop international animated shorts.
-
Attend Annecy International Animated Film Festival in Annecy, France.
The Animation Collaborative , Emeryville, California
Story Artist Training for Featured Animated Films with Academy Award winning director Mark Andrews.
-
Studied cinematic storytelling with a small group of artists under the guidance of Mark Andrews.
-
Wrote and storyboarded films scenes by adapting books, original content, and life experience.
Teaching Experience
2018 - 2019
English as a Second Language Teacher
Baehwa Kindergarten Feinschule English School, Jinhae, South Korea
-
Prepare lessons in English for students ages 5 -11 years old.
-
Conducted writing and art projects based on themes of English lessons with students.
-
Organized activities and speaking games based on themes of lessons for kindergarten and after-school English elementary programs.
2000 - 2006
Teaching Assistant - Sheldon High School
Animation/ Video Production Classes
-
Helped prepare lessons in animation for high school students under the leadership of Shawn Sullivan.
-
Led discussions on visual storytelling, developing characters, and films for high school students.
-
Led life drawing based activities for afterschool programs.
-
Advised students on their video project.
Service
Student Teacher Assistant - CalArts 2007 - 2008, 2010 - 2011
-
Video recorded lectures for CalArts guest lectures, speakers, and workshops.
-
CalArts Character Animation Year Level Representative for Class of 2011.
-
Assisted teachers with diverse solutions to foster a student centered class environment.
Mentorship
-
Volunteered as an Assistant Varsity Football Coach Valley High School in Elk Grove, Ca. in 2009.
-
Volunteer teaching for various animation and art workshops.
Skills
Programs & Hardware
-
Adobe Photoshop
-
Adobe Illustrator
-
After Effects
-
Adobe Flash
-
Adobe Premiere
-
Final Draft
-
Final Cut
-
ToonBoom Harmony
-
TVPaint Animation Software
-
Storyboard Pro
-
Cintiq
THANK YOU!