Animator/Illustrator

Keaton Sapp

Kernersville, North Carolina, United States

***********@*****.***

linkedin.com/in/keatonrsapp

Summary

Keaton Sapp spent his entire youth with a drive to create and animate. He graduated from UNC School of the Arts where he cultivated a deep understanding of the animation industry process. Through his education he spent intimate time with several of his classmates' projects in order to gain experience with each aspect of the animation pipeline. In his fourth year, he worked with Madison Williams bring to life their vision of the short film "Folding Fur." The film went on to be accepted to four film festivals, including River Run, and win two awards, including the Bradford Audience Award 2020. He continues to grow his skills and currently works with Thoughts of Dog, giving animated life animations to the people's favorite dog thoughts. Experience

Animator/Illustrator

WeRateDogs, LLC

Sep 2020 - Present (6 months +)

As a member of the art team, I contribute illustrations for WeRateDogs merchandise as well as animations for their social media accounts on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. Customer Service Representative

Blackboard

Aug 2020 - Aug 2020 (1 month)

I went through all the training required to be able to deftly communicate with customers and thereby rectify any issue or quandary they may be experiencing. Floor Supervisor

RED Cinemas

Mar 2020 - Apr 2020 (2 months)

As a former floor staff employee myself, I'm able to efficiently manage and point employees in the proper direction to keep business moving with minimal mistakes, if any. Floor Staff

RED Cinemas

Jul 2019 - Mar 2020 (9 months)

I had a general experience working with customers directly and providing them with the specific services they requested, often under extreme duress during a large influx of patrons. Teaching Assistant

University of North Carolina School of the Arts

Jun 2018 - Jul 2018 (2 months)

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I helped the High School students learn to navigate the industry level animation programs in order to create individual short films.

Teacher Assistant

University of North Carolina School of the Arts

Jun 2017 - Jul 2017 (2 months)

I helped the High School students learn to navigate the industry level animation programs in order to create individual short films.

Floor Staff

Little Caesars Pizza

Jul 2015 - Jul 2016 (1 year 1 month)

I worked up front mostly with the register and cutting pizzas. I would do additional odd jobs such as stocking and unloading and preparing the pizzas.

Education

University of North Carolina School of the Arts

Bachelor of Fine Arts - BFA, Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects

2015 - 2019

Skills

3D Character Animation • Toon Boom • Digital Illustration • Storyboarding • Animation • Film Production • Character Animation • Adobe Creative Suite • Autodesk Maya • Final Draft Pro Keaton Sapp - page 2

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