[email protected] 1(818) 276-6835 1(518) 429-3122 ALEXA SEIDNER www.alexaseidner.com STORYBOARD ARTIST AND 2D ANIMATOR www.linkedin.com/pub/alexa-seidner/37/7a4/826

EDUCATION Rochester Institute of Technology; Rochester, New York School of Film and Animation (SOFA); BFA; Graduated with Honors; May 2014 Major: Animation; Minor: Creative Writing

WORK EXPERIENCE September 2015 – Present - Freelance VFX Artist • ; Burbank, CA Help to create digital effects for stop motion series and SuperMansion.

January 2015 – Present - Freelance Storyboard Artist • Stoopid Buddy Stoodios; Burbank, CA; May-August 2015 Worked closely in a freelance capacity on storyboards with the Director, Production Coordinator and Studio on productions including: Lego Scooby-Doo web series and Robot Chicken.

• GRB Entertainment; Sherman Oaks, CA; January-February 2015 Collaborated with the production team to help create storyboards for live action film, Bad Night.

May 2015 - Present - Freelance 2D Artist/Animator on Beast Runner for Big Head Studios; Orlando, FL • Discuss assets with indie game team while conceptualizing and illustrating aspects for the app game.

Nov 2014 – Present Office Assistant; Burbank Pediatrics; Burbank, CA • Work in a pediatrician’s office to scan patient files to input them into the electronic medical records. Assist with filing folders and making sure there are clean medical supplies as well as provide other support duties when asked.

January 2014 Assistant Animator; Worked in Toon Boom to create rough animated shots for a student’s senior thesis; Lotus

June-Aug 2012 Animation Production Intern for Hasbro Studios (TRANSFORMERS: PRIME); Burbank, CA • Helped collect art from the server for artists, scanned and numbered exposure sheets and storyboards, watermarked videos for references, and assisted filling out excel sheets for shipment logs. • Created a log to help with the show’s continuity. • Attended production meetings.

SKILLS Final Cut Pro, Frame Thief, Dragon Stop Motion, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe After Effects, Toon Boom Animate Pro, Toon Boom Storyboard Pro, Autodesk Maya, Adobe Flash; Use of Mac and PC computers, Wacom Cintiq tablet. PROJECTS • “Granted” – 30 week animation project – Created with Toon Boom Animate Pro and Adobe After Effects, Spring 2014. • “To Market, To Market” – 20 week animation project – Created with Toon Boom Animate Pro, Winter 2013. • “Relaxation & Relocation” – 10 week animation project – Created with Adobe Flash, Spring 2012.

CONTINUING EDUCATION Storyboard Workshops; Gesture Drawing Classes; Courses at AAI, Burbank

REFERENCES Jeff Kline Brian Larson Ethan Marak Executive Producer Assistant Professor; RIT/SoFA Director/Producer TRANSFORMERS: ROBOTS IN DISGUISE 585-475-2785 Stoopid Buddy Stoodios Darby Pop Productions (in association with Hasbro Studios) Director; Kerplunk Animation 818-333-8603 310-386-6054 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

Therese Trujillo Mathias Dougherty Peter Murphey Animation Producer; Hasbro Studios LLC Production Manager - Puss In Boots Assistant Professor, RIT/SoFA 818-478-4330 DREAMWORKS Animation SKG Senior Thesis Advisor [email protected] 818.695.2368 585-475-2743 [email protected] [email protected]