Daniel

Rico-Madrazo EDUCATION

University of Southern California August 2017 - May 2020 MFA of and Digital Arts

Florida Atlantic University: H.L. Wilkes Honors College August 2013 - May 2017 BA of Liberal Arts and Sciences: Trans- disciplinary Visual Arts

Georgetown Atelier PROFILE July 2016 Concept Art Intensive Detail-oriented and highly driven professional with experience working WORK EXPERIENCE collaboratively. Freelance Key/Cleanup Animator Thesis Film ‘Weight’ January 2021-Present CONTACT Corrected rough keys to the director’s specifications Utilized Toonboom Harmony to create clean vector lines 407-927-4906 Lipsynced to audio to ensure the strength of the performance 636 N Hill Pl Re-animated portions that were off model or required a change of Los Angeles, CA character 90012 Assistant Animator ricomadrazo.com Apartment D Films [email protected] August 2020 Prioritized the most necessary scenes for work under a tight deadline Created file structures and organized deliverables according to naming SKILLS convention provided Trackread dialogue and ensured that the timing was frame accurate Storyboarding Kept pace with updating versions of the animatic 2D Animation Teacher’s Assistant 2D Design University of Southern California Traditional Painting August 2018 - May 2020 Guided students through exercises and offered critique on Writing storyboards and animated short films - Provided technical support for the professor Toonboom Harmony Pro Facilitated organizational support and set up out of class meetings Toonboom Storyboard Pro Oversaw all school equipment used by students Freelance Editor Independent Film “A Man’s Destination” Adobe Premiere Pro January 2018 - July 2019 TVPaint Animation Assembled entire film with images provided by the client Created iterations to refine the timing and structure of the transitions within the film Advised the client on timing and tone decisions