Patradol “Dodo” Kitcharoen Storyboard Artist Los Angeles, California | [email protected] | +1-714-398-4382 | EDUCATION
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Patradol “Dodo” Kitcharoen Storyboard Artist Los Angeles, California | [email protected] | +1-714-398-4382 | www.patradodo.com EDUCATION Master of Fine Arts, John C. Hench Division of Animation and Digital Arts Los Angeles, CA University of Southern California, GPA 3.9 2016-2019 Honors: • Fox Fellowship Endowment Fund 2018-2019: one of two top cinematic art proposals selected out of over 200 submissions • Prof. Jack Epps, Jr Celebration of Comedy Award 2017-2018: 1st prize winner of USC's comedy film festival • First Frame Student Film Festival 2017-2019: selected to screen animated shorts to Directors Guild of America and 20th Century Fox • Student Assistant with Assistantship Stipend 2017-2019: granted to selected teaching assistant based on academic performance Bachelor of Arts, Entertainment Media Animation Production Program Bangkok, Thailand Mahidol University International College, GPA 3.5 2011-2014 Honors: • Thailand Animator Festival 2013-2014: consecutive winner of Thailand's biggest animation festival with over 300 annual submissions • Bangkok Art & Culture Center's Short Film and Video Festival 2014: won 1st place for best animated short • Mahidol University Media Program Popular Vote 2014: Best 2D Animation & Thesis Film Popular Vote • Graduated First Class with Honor PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Cartoon Network Burbank, CA CNS Academy Storyboard Trainee 2020 One of the six selected artists from over 1000 applicants • Received hands-on professional training in storyboarding and writing with rotating in-house productions and guest instructors, who include Owen Dennis (creator, Infinity Train), John Fang (showrunner, Ben 10), Stephen Neary (creator, The Fungies), Julia Pott (creator, Summer Camp Island) and Alonso Ramirez (co-executive producer, Steven Universe The Movie), amon Apartment D Burbank, CA Storyboard Artist Fall 2019- Spring 2020 • Created storyboards for American Girl’s stop motion mini-series “Meet Josh Kendrick” • Cut, edited and retimed animatics for American Girl’s stop motion mini-series “Meet Josh Kendrick” The Monk Studio Bangkok, Thailand Storyboard Artist 2014-2016 Thailand's top animation studio with works in DreamWorks' "Kung Fu Panda: the Paws of Destiny", Paramount's "Rango" and more • Created concept sketches, beat boards and storyboards for Unilever's animated TV series, “Max Adventure,” aired in 33 countries • Pitched storyboards for Thai animation movie "Khun Thong Dang: the Inspirations" with the nationwide release in 2015 • Finalized storyboards to create animatics for Unilever's animated advertisements in Asia, Australia, and Europe • Developed studio’s original character from ideation to launch and commercialized on KakaoTalk messaging app Storyboard Intern Fall 2013 • Provided 2D animation assistance for the studio’s multi-award-winning animated short film “Nine” • Designed concept art for studio’s plush toy project • Worked on storyboards and character designs for studio’s internal projects ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE University of Southern California: Guest Instructor - instructed an intro workshop class on the 2D animation software TV Paint SIGGRAPH 2019 (Los Angeles, CA): ACM SIGGRAPH Student Services Storyboard Mentor - provided mentorship guidance and feedback for the assigned students focusing on storyboarding for animation SIGGRAPH 2019 (Los Angeles, CA): Volunteer - provided exhibit information to attendees at the VR theater and art gallery Getty Unshuttered Live 2019 (Los Angeles, CA): Animator - designed, animated and sequenced the event’s live projection show SIGGRAPH Asia 2018 (Tokyo, Japan): Volunteer - coordinated Q&A panel for speakers from top animation studios in Asia and USA OTHERS Technical Skills: Toonboom Storyboard Pro, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Premiere Pro, TV Paint Animation Language: English (Fluent), Thai (Native) Interests: musical instruments (bass and guitar), Thai cooking, badminton, basketball, swimming, board games .