Experience

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  Gabriele Ciampi Productions

  • Los Angeles, California, United States

  • Sound Design and Editing

    • Apr 2020 - Present
    • Los Angeles, California, United States
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  Charles H. Cecil Studios

  • Florence, Tuscany, Italy

  • Portrait Painting Student

    • Sep 2019 - Dec 2019
    • Florence, Tuscany, Italy

    Began a quick semester at the world's best portrait painting school. The the Pandemic struck....

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  Florence Academy of Art

  • Florence, Italy

  • Florence Academy of Art

    • Sep 2014 - Jun 2017
    • Florence, Italy

    Completed the three year course in classical painting.

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  Steve Belfer Creative

  • Greater Los Angeles Area

  • Illustrator

    • Jun 2014 - Aug 2014
    • Greater Los Angeles Area

    Designed seven animation-ready characters for a TED Talks film.

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  Wild Canary Media, Inc.

  • Burbank

  • Flash Animator

    • Mar 2012 - Apr 2013
    • Burbank

    Timing animatics and roughing pose to pose animation for 30 second commercials.

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  Carlito's Animation Machine

  • Greater Los Angeles Area

  • Animator/ Director

    • Oct 2012 - Mar 2013
    • Greater Los Angeles Area

    Writer and storyboard. I produce animatics and animate scenes. Currently finishing a 7 minute narrative piece.

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  Not Applicable

  • Firenze, Italia

  • Summer School Student

    • Jul 2012 - Aug 2012
    • Firenze, Italia

    Studying Figure Painting and Portraiture at Florence Academy of Art from July 1st till August 1st

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  Wild Canary Media, Inc.

  • Flash Animator

    • Nov 2011 - Dec 2011

    worked on visual development and animation for three 30-second commercials.

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  Kline Academy of Art

  • Student

    • Jan 2011 - Nov 2011

    For the last year I have been pursuing my dream to learn Renaissance painting techniques at the Klein Academy. I have studied Drawing with Esmeralda Acosta, oil painting with Cheryl Kline and Grigor Chilingarian. Currently, I am finishing a 5 week course on Portraits and Renaissance Techniques (...

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  Carlito's Animation Machine

  • Director/Producer/Animator

    • Dec 2010 - Jan 2011

    Working on an animated music video.

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  Wild Canary Media, Inc.

  • Lead Flash Animator/ Project Manager

    • Jul 2010 - Aug 2010

    Assembling and distribution of shots to assistant animator on a Pre-Viz project for a couple of Mucus medicine commercials.Then I hope to get back to painting.

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  Limbo

  • Animatic Assembly & Animator

    • Feb 2010 - Jul 2010

    finishing up a painting...

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  Carlito's Animation Machine

  • Freelance Animator

    • 2010 - Feb 2010

    I do everything for the boss, including the dishes!

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  zero g games

  • Flash Designer and Animator

    • Feb 2009 - Feb 2010

    Designing, building and animating top secret characters for a top secret mission. When you hear that wolf howl at midnight... I just finished another one.

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  Wild Canary Media, Inc.

  • freelance animator

    • May 2009 - May 2009

    worked on more Popular cough syrup animatics that were practically 90% animated. Looked pretty good too. Yup, Flash.

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  Wild Canary

  • Flash Animator

    • Jun 2008 - Jul 2008

    Animatic and Title animation for a popular cough syrup.

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  Fudd Ink (WB)

  • Flash Animation

    • Jan 2008 - Apr 2008

    Animated Character cycles and actions for a soon-to-be released online game.

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  WBOL

  • Animator

    • 2000 - 2005

    Flash Animator. Desinged props games, and animated cartoons for online content. Also wrote gags and jokes for cartoons.

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  Time Machine, Inc

  • Volunteer

    • Oct 1927 - Oct 1927

    Traveled on a time machine to converse and advise none other than WALT DISNEY himself. The guy would not listen to my brilliant idea of a pudgy HAMSTER who drives his Steam engine across the country, whistling and singing lullabies - Hooty Hamster and his Merry Locomotive. Ub Iwerks d...