storyboard artist / illustrator - willing to relocate

Jason Dorf

plano, TX – 562-***-**** – zfjkpc@r.postjobfree.com http://jasondorf.weebly.com/

OBJECTIVE

Dedicated, goal – oriented, deadline conscious individual seeking to use freehand digital storyboarding/ illustration / cartooning abilities as well as knowledge of design with various software programs to enhance a companies abilities and work in a teamwork oriented environment.

SKILLS

Storyboards and digital storyboard software

Illustration

Cartooning

Proficiency in Illustrator, Photoshop

Design

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

These were contract freelance jobs

Wildbrain Studios, los angeles 2011 - 2012

How to train your dragon_the series

Storyboards

Take script from page to finished storyboards

Produced storyboards on photoshop software

Pitch storyboards to director

Helped devise gags and action choreography

VARIOUS COMPANIES - freelance (please see website) 2011

The creative group

Raintree pediactrics

689 design – designed an 8 page full color comic book for AMD processors

- Was released at comic-con 2011

Warner Brothers Animation Los Angeles, CA 2010

Looney Tunes

Storyboards

Take script from page to finished storyboards

Produced storyboards on photoshop software

Pitch storyboards to director

Helped devise gags and action choreography

Flying Tangent prods., Los Angeles, CA 2010

Karma’s world ( for ludacris)

Designed and illustrated all characters, locations, etc. for his daughters’

Educational website

- Pitch ideas and concepts to art directors and ludacris

These were staff / salary jobs:

Artistic Textile Graphics, Plano, Texas present

• Produce and set up art for apparel printing

Illustration, logos, and design

- Work in illustrator, photoshop and corel draw

Omation Studios, San Clemente, CA 2006 – 2010

Planet Sheen (Animated TV Series)

Take script from page to finished storyboards

Produced storyboards on toon boom storyboard pro software

Pitch storyboards to director

Helped devise gags and action choreography

Omation Studios, San Clemente, CA 2006 – 2010

Supervising Storyboard Artist

Back at the Barnyard (Animated TV Series)

Digital storyboarding using ToonBoom SB pro software for this Emmy Award winning Nickelodeon TV series

Stereoscopic 3D experience

Take script from page to finished storyboards

Produced storyboards on toon boom storyboard pro software

Pitch storyboards to director

Led a team of 3 other story artists

Helped devise gags and action choreography

Walt Disney Animation Studios, Burbank, CA 2005 – 2006

Storyboard Artist

Mickey Mouse Clubhouse (Animated TV Series);

My Friends Tigger & Pooh (Animated TV Series)

Storyboard artist

Pitch storyboards to director

Helped devise gags and action choreography

DNA Productions, Irving, TX 2001 – 2004

Storyboard artist / Designer

The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron (Animated TV Series)

3+ seasons storyboarding on this Nickelodeon TV series

Designed various characters and props

Helped devise gags and action choreography

Pitch storyboards to director

Pro-Print, Mesquite, TX 2000 – 2001

Designer

Designed logos and illustrations for textiles

Used photoshop and illustrator software for design work

Created freehand illustrations for textile design

Knowledge of color separations and setting up artwork to print

AKA Cartoon, Vancouver B.C. 2000 – 2000

Storyboard Artist

Ed, Edd & Eddy (Animated TV Series)

Storyboard artist for this Cartoon Network TV series

Devised gags

DNA Productions, Irving, TX 1999 – 1999

Designer

Olive the Other Reindeer (Christmas TV Special); Weirdbeard (Pitch)

Designed props and characters for this Fox Network special

Storyboards for the Weirdbeard pitch

Pitch storyboards to director

Helped devise gags and action choreography

Artistic Textile Graphics, Plano, TX 1992 – 1997

Designer

Designed logos and illustrations for textiles

Used photoshop and illustrator software for design work

Created freehand illustrations for textile design

Knowledge of color separations and setting up artwork to print

EDUCATION

Vancouver Film School, Vancouver, B.C. 1997 – 1998

Classical animation

Studied storyboarding, character design, and animation

Produced a full color :30 commercial including all animation and sound design

University of North Texas, Denton, TX 1989 – 1991

Illustration and Commercial Art

Studied both illustration and commercial art

Studied logo design, type styles and other facets of design work

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