Angelo Vilar at [email protected]
Summary To obtain a position in the animation field, where I can apply my education, creativity, and also develope them further. Specialties Digital: Adobe Flash, Illustrator, Photoshop, Corel Painter, Sketchbook Pro, Wacom Cintiq-user, Mac OS X, Windows XP
Analog: Pencil, Marker, Acrylic, Oil, Watercolour
Experience Designer at Six Point Harness Studios 2003 - Present (6 years) Worked on the following projects either doing BG design/layout, character design/layout, flash character comps/mouth comps, and storyboards,
ABC My Wife and Kids TV episode
MTV Where My Dogs At? TV Series D.I.R.T. Squirrel pilot episode Bamimation pilot episode
Klasky Csupo Schmutz Twinkle Sharkhunters Little Freaks Eggheads
Cartoon Network Mask of Santo
Page 1 Sunday Pants - devil and angel shorts Flapjack/Chowder commercial spots
Gametap Pre-Teen Raider web short ATARI Revisted web shorts
Nickelodeon El Tigre TV Series
WB Animation Wacky Races pilot episode
Comedy Central/Sony Gay Robot pilot episode 10 recommendations available upon request
Freelance BG colorist/designer at Desert Panther MGM Inc July 2008 - August 2008 (2 months) Designed/Painted Key BGS on Pink Panther and Pals for Cartoon Network.
Freelance BG Concept Layout Designs at Warner Bros. Animation/ Main Street Pictures July 2008 - August 2008 (2 months) designed BG layouts on a project for PEPFAR ( U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) to combat global HIV/AIDS - the largest commitment by any nation to combat a single disease in history.)
Freelance BG Layout Designer at Nickelodeon Animation Studios November 2007 - February 2008 (4 months) Designed and built grayscale background layouts for El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera in Flash.
Character Design, BG Layout, SB Revisions at BET June 2007 - February 2008 (9 months) "READ A BOOK" (over 3 million views on YouTube)
Worked under Tyree Dillihay.
Freelance Storyboard Artist at Film Roman/ Starz Media June 2007 - October 2007 (5 months) "BUFU" for BET Did storyboard-animatics on episode 4 of the series
Page 2 Caricature Artist at Creative Caricatures 2002 - 2003 (1 year) Drew caricatures of people and tended the cash register at the L.A. Zoo and Hollywood & Highland Mall locations.
Education American Animation Institute N/A, Animation, Life Drawing, Painting, 2001 - 2003
Art Center College of Design N/A, Illustration, 2001 - 2003
Glendale Community College Art, Animation, 2001 - 2003
Disney Imagineering Life Drawing Workshop Art, 2000 - 2003
Interests art, music, food, friends, and techie things alike.
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10 people have recommended Angelo
"Angelo is a innovative, hard working and super talented animation designer. He works fast and never compromises the final product. His passion for animation design is transfers into very piece he works on. He is also a very generous person and very easy to work with." — Kerry Dwyer, artist, Six Point Harness Studios, worked directly with Angelo at Six Point Harness Studios
"Angelo is a one of a kind artist with amazing traditional and digital chops. His talent far outweighs his age, and is someone I would highly recommend for any job within the world of art. It has been nothing but a pleasure knowing and working with such a fine young man." — Mac Whiting, Animator and Producer, Six Point Harness, worked directly with Angelo at Six Point Harness Studios
"Angelo is an extremely talented designer. Not only does he have the creative chops to accomplish whatever artistic challenge given him but he is also one of the most responsible young men I’ve ever worked with. He is hardworking, reliable, and his turnaround time is remarkable. Angelo is a problem solver, proactive and a team player. While I was the head of production at Six Point Harness, I could always rely on Angelo to manage his work and time without supervision." — Cella Duffy, Head of Production, Six Point Harness, managed Angelo at Six Point Harness Studios
"Angelo is not only extremely easy to work with and professional, but an amazing designer with broad range and sophistication whose designs make animating both fun and a breeze." — David Gerhard, Animator, Six Point Harness Studios, worked directly with Angelo at Six Point Harness Studios
"Besides his great personality, Angelo is definitely one of the most talented designers I've had the pleasure to work with. He puts his nose to the grind to get done what has to, and adds his amazing touch on top of it. A rare quality. Overall, a person worth while to have on any team, and I truely hope to be on one with him again in the future." — Justin J Murphy, Animator, Six Point Harness Studios, worked with Angelo at Six Point Harness Studios
Page 4 "Angelo Vilar is perhaps one of the most talented, and versatile artists I've ever had the pleasure of working with. I highly recommend hiring this man!" — Eric Bauza, Character Designer, Six Point Harness, worked directly with Angelo at Six Point Harness Studios
"We brought Angelo into our company when he was just starting out. At that time, he already displayed an advanced understanding of design. At Six Point Harness, Angelo expanded his drafting skills, and took to our technology like a fish to water. I worked with Angelo on many pilots and shows for major Hollywood studios. He is a pleasure to deal with, and his work is outstanding. He adds value to each and every project he touches, and he always approaches new projects with an up-beat attitude. -Stanton Cruse" — Stanton Cruse, Founding Partner, Six Point Harness Studios, managed Angelo at Six Point Harness Studios
"Angelo is hard working, very talented and a delightful co-worker." — Vera Duffy, After Effects artist, Six Point Harness studios, worked with Angelo at Six Point Harness Studios
"Angelo is a detail-oriented Flash Designer who is a hard worker and extremely talented. He does whatever it takes to meet deadlines and is definitely a team player. Angelo is the kind of employee you don't want to let go once you have him working for you as he is a valuable asset to any production and has a lot to offer." — Kerry Valentine, Associate Producer, Six Point Harness, managed Angelo at Six Point Harness Studios
"Angelo is one of the most talented and versatile designers in our studio. He works hard to meet studio deadlines and deliver top notch work." — Dave Vamos, none, Six Point Harness Studios, worked directly with Angelo at Six Point Harness Studios
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